St. Joseph Community Partnership Fund

PolicyLink and PERE 48 An Equity Profile of Orange County N A $20 $30 N A $24 $33 $17 $23 $37 $22 $27 $39 $15 $20 $28 $15 $22 $36 $0 $10 $20 $30 $40 $50 HS diploma, no college More than HS diploma but less than BA degree BA degree or higher 7% 6% 4% 8% 7% 7% 8% 6% 4% 6% 6% 4% 8% 6% 4% 8% 8% 5% 0% 1% 2% 3% 4% 5% 6% 7% 8% 9% HS diploma, no college More than HS diploma but less than BA degree BA degree or higher Racial economic gaps persist across education levels In general, unemployment decreases and wages increase with higher educational attainment. In Orange County, Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders (API) with only a high school diploma have higher rates of joblessness than their counterparts. The disparity in joblessness between African Americans and whites is greatest among those who have a bachelor's degree or higher. Interestingly, Latinos across all education levels have lower unemployment rates. Among full-time wage and salary workers, there are racial gaps in median hourly wages at all education levels, with whites earning substantially higher wages than all other groups. Among college graduates with a BA or higher, APIs earn $3/hour less than their white counterparts while African Americans earn $9/hour less and Latinos earn $11/hour less. At every education level, people of color have lower wages than whites Economic vitality 38. Unemployment Rate by Educational Attainment and Race/Ethnicity, 2016 Source: Integrated Public Use Microdata Series. Universe includes civilian non- institutional full-time wage and salary workers ages 25 through 64. Note: Data represent a 2012 through 2016 average. N/A data omitted due to small sample size. Source: Integrated Public Use Microdata Series. Universe includes the civilian non-institutional labor force ages 25 through 64. Note: Data represent a 2012 through 2016 average. 39. Median Hourly Wage by Educational Attainment and Race/Ethnicity, 2016 (in 2016 dollars)

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