Unemployment rates for Latino and all workers, by state (third quarter, 2011, and projected fourth quarter, 2012)
| Third quarter, 2011 | Fourth quarter, 2012 (projected) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | State | Latino | All | Rank | State | Latino | All |
| 1 | Rhode Island | 19.6% | 10.6% | 1 | Rhode Island | 18.8% | 10.2% |
| 2 | Connecticut | 18.7% | 9.0% | 2 | Connecticut | 17.3% | 8.4% |
| 3 | Pennsylvania | 17.5% | 8.1% | 3 | Pennsylvania | 17.2% | 8.0% |
| 4 | Washington | 15.3% | 9.3% | 4 | Washington | 14.4% | 8.7% |
| 5 | California | 13.7% | 12.0% | 5 | Nevada | 13.7% | 13.4% |
| 6 | Nevada | 13.5% | 13.2% | 6 | Arizona | 12.8% | 9.5% |
| 7 | Idaho | 12.6% | 9.2% | 7 | Massachusetts | 12.3% | 7.7% |
| 8 | Arizona | 12.4% | 9.3% | 8 | California | 12.2% | 10.7% |
| 9 | Florida | 12.3% | 10.7% | 9 | Idaho | 11.4% | 8.3% |
| 10 | Colorado | 12.1% | 8.4% | 10 | New Jersey | 11.3% | 8.9% |
| 11 | New Jersey | 11.9% | 9.4% | 11 | Illinois | 11.0% | 9.4% |
| 12 | Massachusetts | 11.8% | 7.4% | 11 | New York | 11.0% | 8.2% |
| 13 | Illinois | 11.5% | 9.8% | 13 | Florida | 10.9% | 9.5% |
| 14 | New York | 10.7% | 8.0% | 14 | Colorado | 10.8% | 7.5% |
| 15 | North Carolina | 9.1% | 10.3% | 15 | New Mexico | 9.0% | 7.5% |
| 16 | Texas | 9.0% | 8.5% | 15 | North Carolina | 9.0% | 10.3% |
| 17 | Utah | 8.3% | 7.5% | 17 | Texas | 8.7% | 8.2% |
| 18 | Delaware | 8.2% | 8.1% | 18 | Delaware | 8.1% | 8.0% |
| 19 | New Mexico | 8.0% | 6.6% | 19 | Utah | 7.6% | 6.8% |
| 20 | District of Columbia | 7.5% | 11.0% | 20 | District of Columbia | 7.2% | 10.5% |
| 21 | Georgia | 6.4% | 10.2% | 21 | Maryland | 6.4% | 7.3% |
| 22 | Maryland | 6.3% | 7.3% | 22 | Georgia | 6.1% | 9.8% |
| 23 | Nebraska | 5.5% | 4.2% | 23 | Nebraska | 5.6% | 4.3% |
| 24 | Virginia | 4.6% | 6.3% | 24 | Virginia | 4.9% | 6.7% |
| United States | 11.3% | 9.1% | United States | 10.8% | 8.7% | ||
Note: States are ranked by highest to lowest Latino unemployment rate, based on states with sufficient data by race for reliable estimates.
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