Table A.1.
Decompositions - newly unemployed April 2020.
| Black - White |
Latinx - White |
Asian - White |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gap in newly unemployed rate | 2.8 | 4.8 | 0.7 | |
| Essential/major industry | Contribution | −0.38 | −0.11 | −0.36 |
| Std. Err. | (0.07) | (0.13) | (0.06) | |
| Major occupation | Contribution | 1.39 | 2.05 | 0.2 |
| Std. Err. | (0.11) | (0.18) | (0.06) | |
| Education level | Contribution | 0.52 | 0.85 | −0.71 |
| Std. Err. | (0.07) | (0.16) | (0.09) | |
| State | Contribution | 0.02 | −0.04 | 0.72 |
| Std. Err. | (0.11) | (0.19) | (0.17) | |
| Potential experience | Contribution | 0.11 | 0.16 | −0.02 |
| Std. Err. | (0.03) | (0.04) | (0.02) | |
| Telework | Contribution | 0.17 | 0.29 | −0.04 |
| Std. Err. | (0.05) | (0.09) | (0.01) | |
| Health risk (Z-score) |
Contribution | −0.15 | 0.1 | 0.01 |
| Std. Err. | (0.03) | (0.03) | (0.02) | |
| Sample size | 47,353 | 47,353 | 47,353 | |
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. Newly unemployed is defined as unemployment with duration less than or equal to 2 months. Sample includes April 2020 labor force without individuals unemployed more than 2 months.