On the structure of US unemployment disaggregated by race, ethnicity, and gender

We present empirical evidence regarding the structure of unemployment in the US disaggregated by race, ethnicity, and gender. Popp's (2008) unit-root test reveals that the dynamics of unemployment for all groups is characterized by the hysteresis hypothesis except for Hispanic Males.

► We examine the dynamics of US unemployment rates by race, ethnicity, and gender. ► All the groups, except for Hispanic Males, exhibit high levels of persistence. ► The level of persistence varies substantially by race, ethnicity, and gender. ► The level of persistence is higher for Males than Females within each racial group. ► The level of persistence is highest for Whites and lowest for Hispanics.