8-23. South Carolina Unemployment Rates by Age, Race, and Sex: 1992 – 1996

 CATEGORY                  1992   1993   1994   1995   1996

 TOTAL                      6.2    7.5    6.3    5.1    6.0

   Men (16 & Over)          6.0    7.2    5.6    3.9    5.8
   Women (16 & Over)        6.6    8.0    7.0    6.3    6.2
   Both Sexes (16-19)      17.4   23.0   23.3   15.6   19.9

 WHITE                      4.3    4.5    4.2    4.0    3.7

   Men (16 & Over)          4.3    4.3    3.7    3.2    3.7
   Women (16 & Over)        4.2    4.6    4.7    5.0    3.8
   Both Sexes (16-19)      12.9   13.7   15.3   11.8   10.2

 BLACK                     11.3   15.6   11.9    8.0   11.9

   Men (16 & Over)         10.8   15.3   11.4    6.2   12.0
   Women (16 & Over)       11.8   15.9   12.5    9.6   11.8
   Both Sexes (16-19)      26.4   41.5    N/A   26.5   40.9

Source: S.C. Employment Security Commission, Labor Market Division, and U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 1998.

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