Data Sources

Here is a compiled list of all data sources used in this project.

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Unemployment

• https://www.bls.gov/iag/tgs/iag70.htm (compiled spreadsheets of unemployment rates by industry, also includes average hourly wages by industry)
• https://www.bls.gov/cps/cpsaat18.htm (racial breakdowns of employment by industry)
• https://www.bls.gov/web/empsit/cpsee_e01.htm (quarterly unemployment rates by gender)
• https://www.bls.gov/web/empsit/cpsee_e02.htm (quarterly unemployment rates by race)

The Wage Gap

• https://www.epi.org/data/#/?subject=wage-avg&g=*&r=* (median/average hourly wages by race and gender in downloadable .csv files)

Others

• https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/US/PST045219 (statistics on U.S. population demographics)