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

Table A.3.

Decompositions – unemployment adding absent job (due to other reasons) April, May, and June 2020.

Black - White Latinx-White Asian-White
April 2020 gap in unemployment rate 5.1 6.7 3.5

Essential/Major industry Contribution −0.3 0.37 −0.45
Std. Err. (0.09) (0.14) (0.08)
Major occupation Contribution 1.84 2.59 0.21
Std. Err. (0.13) (0.20) (0.08)
Education level Contribution 0.81 1.45 −1.15
Std. Err. (0.08) (0.19) (0.12)
State Contribution 0.13 0.38 1.16
Std. Err. (0.13) (0.21) (0.21)
Potential experience Contribution −0.06 −0.03 −0.15
Std. Err. (0.04) (0.03) (0.03)
Telework Contribution 0.31 0.5 −0.1
Std. Err. (0.07) (0.12) (0.02)
Health risk (Z-score)
Contribution −0.25 0.16 0.05
Std. Err. (0.03) (0.04) (0.02)

May 2020 gap in unemployment rate 6.5 6.9 6.2

Essential/major industry Contribution −0.13 −0.13 −0.19
Std. Err. (0.08) (0.14) (0.09)
Major occupation Contribution 1.49 1.97 −0.03
Std. Err. (0.13) (0.19) (0.09)
Education level Contribution 0.77 1.18 −1.11
Std. Err. (0.09) (0.18) (0.12)
State Contribution 0.38 0.74 1.50
Std. Err. (0.13) (0.20) (0.22)
Potential experience Contribution 0.01 0.07 −0.07
Std. Err. (0.04) (0.04) (0.03)
Telework Contribution 0.19 0.27 −0.05
Std. Err. (0.07) (0.10) (0.02)
Health risk (Z-score)
Contribution −0.16 0.10 0.00
Std. Err. (0.04) (0.03) (0.01)

June 2020 gap in unemployment rate 5.9 4.8 4.8

Essential/major industry Contribution 0.06 0.22 −0.10
Std. Err. (0.08) (0.12) (0.09)
Major occupation Contribution 0.99 1.10 0.13
Std. Err. (0.12) (0.16) (0.07)
Education level Contribution 0.44 0.53 −0.63
Std. Err. (0.08) (0.16) (0.11)
State Contribution 0.23 0.84 1.77
Std. Err. (0.13) (0.18) (0.21)
Potential experience Contribution 0.04 0.08 −0.04
Std. Err. (0.04) (0.04) (0.03)
Telework Contribution 0.14 0.16 −0.05
Std. Err. (0.08) (0.09) (0.03)
Health risk (Z-score) Contribution −0.15 0.12 0.07
Std. Err. (0.02) (0.03) (0.03)

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.