Economic Overview
Unemployment Rate , 1990 - 2019
12 % 10 % 8 % 6 % 4 % 2 %
9.6 %
7.5 % 6.0 %
8.2 % 4.6 %
6.3 % 4.2 %
5.9 % 4.0 %
2.7 %
United States Arlington
35 % 30 % 25 % 20 % 15 % 10 % 3.7 % 5 % 3.4 % 0 %
Economics |
Poverty Rate Comparison for White and People of Color , 2017 |
26.5 % |
28.2 % |
30.5 % |
21.6 % |
20.6 % |
15.6 % |
16.7 % |
19.1 % |
10.5 % |
11.0 % |
10.8 % |
10.1 % |
8.1 % |
11.0 % |
11.0 % |
10.8 % |
U . S . |
Arlington |
Irvine |
Anaheim |
Aurora |
Mesa |
Raleigh |
Tampa |
0 % 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2019
Source : U . S . Bureau of Labor Statistics , Local Area Unemployment Statistics .
White
People of Color Source : PolicyLink / USC Equity Research Institute , National Equity Atlas , www . nationalequityatlas . org .
16 %
12 %
8 %
4 %
0 %
Arlington Poverty Rate , 1970 - 2018
15.7 %
14.3 %
9.9 %
8.2 %
5.9 %
5.3 %
1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2018
Source : U . S . Census Bureau , 2018 ACS 5-Year Estimates ;
I ’ ve been very fortunate in that I always felt as though Arlington was the biggest , little small city there has ever been . Everybody had an opportunity here . That was my vantage point . I have no doubt about someone else ’ s vantage point on another side of town . Their skin color is different . Their economic status is different . I am sure of that . But from where I stand , I saw opportunity .
– an Arlington resident
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