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. 2020 Sep 14;192:104287. doi: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2020.104287

Table A.2.

Decompositions - unemployment February 2020.

Black - White
Latinx - White
Asian - White
February 2020 gap in unemployment rate 3.4 1.7 −0.5
Essential/major industry Contribution −0.15 0.14 0.05
Std. Err. (0.07) (0.08) (0.03)
Major occupation Contribution 0.33 0.72 −0.11
Std. Err. (0.08) (0.10) (0.03)
Education level Contribution 0.3 0.58 −0.19
Std. Err. (0.05) (0.08) (0.05)
State Contribution −0.08 0.07 0.13
Std. Err. (0.10) (0.09) (0.07)
Potential experience Contribution 0.29 0.1 0.08
Std. Err. (0.05) (0.02) (0.02)
Telework Contribution 0.05 0.07 −0.02
Std. Err. (0.04) (0.05) (0.01)
Health risk (Z-score)
Contribution −0.06 0.02 0.01
Std. Err. (0.02) (0.01) (0.01)

Sample size 58,982 58,982 58,982

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.