are race populations in proportion to jobs filled in U.S.?
No.
Courtesy of
Number employed in the U.S. in 2016, by ethnicity | Statistic
Number employed in the United States in 2016, by ethnicity.
U.S. total 151,436,000
White/Caucasian 119,313,000 = roughly 51% of white people employed by population.
Black/African-American 17,982,000 = 44% by population
Asian 9,213,000 = 56% employed
Compared to U.S. population.
Race Population (2015 est.) Share of total population
Total 316,515,021 100%
One race 307,067,138 97.0%
White 232,943,055 73.6%
Black or African American 39,908,095 12.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 2,569,170 0.8%
Asian 16,235,305 5.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 546,255 0.2%
Some other race 14,865,258 4.7%
All that said, it looks like about 50% unemployment by race is about standard, which makes sense as most households have 1 partner working and the other stays at home to take care of family.