Unemployment rates for white and all workers, by state (third quarter, 2011, and projected fourth quarter, 2012)
| Third quarter, 2011 | Fourth quarter, 2012 (projected) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | State | White | All | Rank | State | White | All |
| 1 | Nevada | 11.7% | 13.2% | 1 | Nevada | 11.8% | 13.4% |
| 2 | California | 10.0% | 12.0% | 2 | Michigan | 9.7% | 11.2% |
| 3 | Michigan | 9.6% | 11.1% | 3 | Oregon | 9.1% | 9.7% |
| 4 | Rhode Island | 9.1% | 10.6% | 4 | California | 8.9% | 10.7% |
| 5 | Oregon | 8.9% | 9.6% | 5 | Rhode Island | 8.7% | 10.2% |
| 5 | South Carolina | 8.9% | 11.0% | 5 | South Carolina | 8.7% | 10.7% |
| 7 | Idaho | 8.7% | 9.2% | 7 | Arizona | 8.0% | 9.5% |
| 8 | Kentucky | 8.6% | 9.6% | 7 | Tennessee | 8.0% | 9.5% |
| 9 | Washington | 8.5% | 9.3% | 7 | Washington | 8.0% | 8.7% |
| 10 | Florida | 8.4% | 10.7% | 10 | Idaho | 7.9% | 8.3% |
| 11 | Illinois | 8.2% | 9.8% | 10 | Indiana | 7.9% | 9.0% |
| 11 | Tennessee | 8.2% | 9.8% | 10 | Illinois | 7.9% | 9.4% |
| 13 | Alabama | 7.9% | 9.9% | 13 | North Carolina | 7.8% | 10.3% |
| 14 | Georgia | 7.8% | 10.2% | 13 | Kentucky | 7.8% | 8.6% |
| 14 | North Carolina | 7.8% | 10.3% | 15 | Georgia | 7.5% | 9.8% |
| 14 | Arizona | 7.8% | 9.3% | 15 | Ohio | 7.5% | 8.8% |
| 14 | Ohio | 7.8% | 9.1% | 17 | Florida | 7.4% | 9.5% |
| 18 | Indiana | 7.6% | 8.7% | 18 | Massachusetts | 7.3% | 7.7% |
| 18 | New Jersey | 7.6% | 9.4% | 19 | New Jersey | 7.2% | 8.9% |
| 20 | Missouri | 7.5% | 8.7% | 20 | Alabama | 7.1% | 8.9% |
| 21 | Utah | 7.3% | 7.5% | 21 | Maine | 7.0% | 7.5% |
| 22 | Maine | 7.2% | 7.6% | 21 | Missouri | 7.0% | 8.2% |
| 23 | West Virginia | 7.1% | 8.1% | 23 | Pennsylvania | 6.7% | 8.0% |
| 23 | Colorado | 7.1% | 8.4% | 23 | Montana | 6.7% | 7.6% |
| 25 | Massachusetts | 7.0% | 7.4% | 23 | West Virginia | 6.7% | 7.7% |
| 25 | Connecticut | 7.0% | 9.0% | 23 | Delaware | 6.7% | 8.0% |
| 27 | Pennsylvania | 6.9% | 8.1% | 23 | Utah | 6.7% | 6.8% |
| 28 | Montana | 6.8% | 7.7% | 28 | Connecticut | 6.5% | 8.4% |
| 28 | Delaware | 6.8% | 8.1% | 29 | Alaska | 6.4% | 7.6% |
| 30 | Alaska | 6.5% | 7.6% | 30 | Colorado | 6.3% | 7.5% |
| 31 | Texas | 6.3% | 8.5% | 30 | Mississippi | 6.3% | 10.4% |
| 31 | Mississippi | 6.3% | 10.5% | 32 | New York | 6.2% | 8.2% |
| 31 | Wisconsin | 6.3% | 7.8% | 33 | Texas | 6.1% | 8.2% |
| 34 | Arkansas | 6.2% | 8.3% | 34 | Wyoming | 6.0% | 6.4% |
| 35 | New York | 6.1% | 8.0% | 35 | Arkansas | 5.8% | 7.8% |
| 36 | Minnesota | 5.9% | 7.1% | 36 | Wisconsin | 5.7% | 7.2% |
| 37 | Vermont | 5.7% | 5.8% | 36 | New Mexico | 5.7% | 7.5% |
| 38 | Maryland | 5.6% | 7.3% | 38 | Maryland | 5.6% | 7.3% |
| 39 | Iowa | 5.5% | 6.0% | 38 | Vermont | 5.6% | 5.7% |
| 40 | Hawaii | 5.4% | 6.2% | 40 | Minnesota | 5.4% | 6.6% |
| 40 | Kansas | 5.4% | 6.6% | 41 | Iowa | 5.3% | 5.8% |
| 40 | Wyoming | 5.4% | 5.8% | 41 | Virginia | 5.3% | 6.7% |
| 43 | New Hampshire | 5.1% | 5.3% | 43 | Hawaii | 5.1% | 5.9% |
| 43 | New Mexico | 5.1% | 6.6% | 43 | Kansas | 5.1% | 6.3% |
| 45 | Virginia | 5.0% | 6.3% | 45 | New Hampshire | 4.9% | 5.1% |
| 46 | Louisiana | 4.5% | 7.2% | 46 | Louisiana | 4.4% | 7.1% |
| 47 | Oklahoma | 4.3% | 5.7% | 47 | Oklahoma | 4.0% | 5.3% |
| 48 | Nebraska | 3.6% | 4.2% | 48 | Nebraska | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| 48 | South Dakota | 3.6% | 4.7% | 49 | South Dakota | 3.4% | 4.5% |
| 50 | District of Columbia | 3.4% | 11.0% | 50 | District of Columbia | 3.2% | 10.5% |
| 51 | North Dakota | 2.2% | 3.4% | 51 | North Dakota | 2.4% | 3.8% |
| United States | 7.4% | 9.1% | United States | 7.0% | 8.7% | ||
Note: States are ranked by highest to lowest white unemployment rate.
Sources: EPI estimates based on data from the Current Population Survey and the Local Area Unemployment Statistics from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and December 2011 projections from Moody’s Economy.com