Change in state unemployment rates by race and ethnicity, 2007Q4–2014Q3
| State | White | Black | Hispanic | Asian |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA | 0.8 ppt. | 2.7 ppt. | 1.3 ppt. | 1.2 ppt. |
| Alaska | 1.0 | NA | NA | NA |
| Alabama | 1.6 | 7.1 | NA | NA |
| Arkansas | 0.7 | 3.0 | NA | NA |
| Arizona | 2.3 | NA | 3.1 | NA |
| California | 1.3 | 4.9 | 1.3 | 1.2 |
| Colorado | 1.1 | NA | -0.9 | NA |
| Connecticut | 1.5 | 2.1 | 2.2 | NA |
| District of Columbia | 1.1 | 5.3 | NA | NA |
| Delaware | 2.4 | 4.7 | NA | NA |
| Florida | 1.2 | 4.6 | 1.1 | NA |
| Georgia | 1.6 | 5.4 | -0.2 | NA |
| Hawaii | -0.1 | NA | NA | 0.9 |
| Iowa | 0.5 | NA | NA | NA |
| Idaho | 1.1 | NA | NA | NA |
| Illinois | 1.2 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 1.4 |
| Indiana | 0.9 | 0.5 | NA | NA |
| Kansas | 1.1 | NA | NA | NA |
| Kentucky | 1.6 | NA | NA | NA |
| Louisiana | 1.6 | 1.1 | NA | NA |
| Massachusetts | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA |
| Maryland | 2.5 | 4.3 | 3.0 | 1.9 |
| Maine | 0.6 | NA | NA | NA |
| Michigan | -0.2 | 1.4 | NA | NA |
| Minnesota | -0.8 | NA | NA | NA |
| Missouri | 0.1 | 4.1 | NA | NA |
| Mississippi | 1.3 | 2.0 | NA | NA |
| Montana | 0.7 | NA | NA | NA |
| North Carolina | 1.4 | 2.2 | 1.7 | NA |
| North Dakota | -0.1 | NA | NA | NA |
| Nebraska | 0.4 | NA | NA | NA |
| New Hampshire | 0.8 | NA | NA | NA |
| New Jersey | 1.3 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| New Mexico | 0.6 | NA | 3.7 | NA |
| Nevada | 2.9 | NA | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| New York | 1.2 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 2.4 |
| Ohio | 0.2 | -1.6 | NA | NA |
| Oklahoma | 1.1 | NA | NA | NA |
| Oregon | 0.9 | NA | NA | NA |
| Pennsylvania | 0.8 | 2.6 | NA | NA |
| Rhode Island | 0.3 | NA | 13.0 | NA |
| South Carolina | 1.7 | -2.1 | NA | NA |
| South Dakota | 0.6 | NA | NA | NA |
| Tennessee | 1.9 | 3.5 | NA | NA |
| Texas | 0.4 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.8 |
| Utah | 0.9 | NA | 0.1 | NA |
| Virginia | 2.2 | 3.1 | 0.8 | NA |
| Vermont | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA |
| Washington | 0.3 | NA | 3.0 | -1.1 |
| Wisconsin | 0.3 | NA | NA | NA |
| West Virginia | 2.2 | NA | NA | NA |
| Wyoming | 2.0 | NA | NA | NA |
Note: The table only reports data for state subgroups with sample sizes large enough to create accurate estimates.
Source: EPI analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) data and Current Population Survey (CPS) data