Table 4.
Decompositions - unemployment April, May and June 2020.
| Black - White | Latinx - White | Asian - White | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2020 gap in unemployment rate | 3.8 | 5.4 | 0.9 | |
| Essential/major industry | Contribution | −0.29 | 0.05 | −0.37 |
| Std. Err. | (0.08) | (0.14) | (0.06) | |
| Major occupation | Contribution | 1.55 | 2.29 | 0.19 |
| Std. Err. | (0.12) | (0.19) | (0.07) | |
| Education level | Contribution | 0.56 | 1.00 | −0.72 |
| Std. Err. | (0.07) | (0.17) | (0.10) | |
| State | Contribution | −0.04 | 0.10 | 0.84 |
| Std. Err. | (0.11) | (0.20) | (0.18) | |
| Potential experience | Contribution | 0.13 | 0.14 | −0.01 |
| Std. Err. | (0.04) | (0.03) | (0.03) | |
| Telework | Contribution | 0.19 | 0.32 | −0.04 |
| Std. Err. | (0.06) | (0.10) | (0.01) | |
| Health risk (Z-score) |
Contribution | −0.16 | 0.11 | 0.02 |
| Std. Err. | (0.03) | (0.03) | (0.02) | |
| May 2020 gap in unemployment rate | 6.0 | 6.9 | 3.6 | |
| Essential/major industry | Contribution | −0.13 | −0.14 | −0.22 |
| Std. Err. | (0.07) | (0.14) | (0.07) | |
| Major occupation | Contribution | 1.39 | 1.98 | −0.09 |
| Std. Err. | (0.12) | (0.18) | (0.07) | |
| Education level | Contribution | 0.65 | 1.05 | −0.85 |
| Std. Err. | (0.08) | (0.16) | (0.11) | |
| State | Contribution | 0.20 | 0.67 | 1.24 |
| Std. Err. | (0.12) | (0.19) | (0.20) | |
| Potential experience | Contribution | 0.22 | 0.26 | 0.09 |
| Std. Err. | (0.04) | (0.04) | (0.03) | |
| Telework | Contribution | 0.12 | 0.17 | −0.03 |
| Std. Err. | (0.06) | (0.09) | (0.01) | |
| Health risk (Z-score) |
Contribution | −0.10 | 0.06 | −0.01 |
| Std. Err. | (0.04) | (0.03) | (0.01) | |
| June 2020 gap in unemployment rate | 5.9 | 5.2 | 4.3 | |
| Essential/major industry | Contribution | 0.07 | 0.20 | −0.11 |
| Std. Err. | (0.08) | (0.13) | (0.08) | |
| Major occupation | Contribution | 1.04 | 1.26 | −0.05 |
| Std. Err. | (0.11) | (0.16) | (0.07) | |
| Education level | Contribution | 0.35 | 0.47 | −0.57 |
| Std. Err. | (0.08) | (0.14) | (0.11) | |
| State | Contribution | 0.12 | 0.73 | 1.56 |
| Std. Err. | (0.12) | (0.18) | (0.20) | |
| Potential experience | Contribution | 0.20 | 0.21 | 0.07 |
| Std. Err. | (0.05) | (0.04) | (0.03) | |
| Telework | Contribution | 0.10 | 0.11 | −0.04 |
| Std. Err. | (0.07) | (0.08) | (0.02) | |
| Health risk (Z-score) | Contribution | −0.11 | 0.07 | 0.03 |
| Std. Err. | (0.02) | (0.03) | (0.02) | |
Notes: All nonlinear decomposition specifications use pooled coefficient estimates from the full sample of all races. Sampling weights are used in all specifications. Standard errors are reported in parentheses below contribution estimates. Sample size is 48,190 for April, 46,832 for May, and 45,334 for June.