TABLE
5
Distribution of Manufacturing Workers by Race or Ethnicity, 1979-2006
(Percent)
|
Black
|
White
|
Hispanic
|
Other
|
Overall
|
1979
|
9.5
|
82.7
|
6.0
|
1.8
|
100.0
|
1980
|
9.1
|
82.4
|
6.3
|
2.2
|
100.0
|
1981
|
9.2
|
82.1
|
6.6
|
2.1
|
100.0
|
1982
|
8.9
|
82.4
|
6.5
|
2.2
|
100.0
|
1983
|
9.2
|
82.2
|
6.0
|
2.6
|
100.0
|
1984
|
9.6
|
81.4
|
6.3
|
2.7
|
100.0
|
1985
|
9.6
|
80.1
|
7.7
|
2.6
|
100.0
|
1986
|
9.7
|
79.5
|
7.9
|
2.9
|
100.0
|
1987
|
9.8
|
78.9
|
8.1
|
3.2
|
100.0
|
1988
|
9.7
|
79.1
|
8.3
|
2.9
|
100.0
|
1989
|
9.8
|
78.6
|
8.4
|
3.2
|
100.0
|
1990
|
9.9
|
78.4
|
8.7
|
3.0
|
100.0
|
1991
|
10.0
|
78.2
|
8.4
|
3.4
|
100.0
|
1992
|
10.1
|
77.9
|
8.6
|
3.4
|
100.0
|
1993
|
9.7
|
78.1
|
8.8
|
3.4
|
100.0
|
1994
|
9.8
|
76.9
|
10.0
|
3.3
|
100.0
|
1995
|
10.0
|
76.8
|
10.1
|
3.1
|
100.0
|
1996
|
10.0
|
75.5
|
10.0
|
4.5
|
100.0
|
1997
|
9.9
|
74.1
|
11.0
|
5.0
|
100.0
|
1998
|
10.0
|
74.3
|
11.0
|
4.7
|
100.0
|
1999
|
10.2
|
73.9
|
11.2
|
4.7
|
100.0
|
2000
|
9.9
|
72.9
|
12.1
|
5.1
|
100.0
|
2001
|
9.5
|
72.9
|
12.4
|
5.2
|
100.0
|
2002
|
9.7
|
73.1
|
12.1
|
5.1
|
100.0
|
2003
|
9.2
|
70.5
|
13.9
|
6.4
|
100.0
|
2004
|
9.2
|
70.2
|
14.4
|
6.2
|
100.0
|
2005
|
9.6
|
69.7
|
14.3
|
6.4
|
100.0
|
2006
|
9.2
|
69.9
|
14.5
|
6.4
|
100.0
|
Source: Authors'
analysis of CEPR extract of the Current Population Survey Outgoing Rotation
Group. |