Table 3

Unemployment rates for black and all workers, by state (third quarter, 2011, and projected fourth quarter, 2012)

Third quarter, 2011 Fourth quarter, 2012 (projected)
Rank State Black All Rank State Black All
1 Minnesota 27.4% 7.1% 1 Minnesota 25.4% 6.6%
2 Michigan 21.8% 11.1% 2 Michigan 22.0% 11.2%
3 California 21.3% 12.0% 3 Indiana 20.4% 9.0%
4 District of Columbia 21.1% 11.0% 4 District of Columbia 20.1% 10.5%
5 Ohio 20.3% 9.1% 5 Ohio 19.7% 8.8%
6 Indiana 19.8% 8.7% 6 North Carolina 19.3% 10.3%
7 North Carolina 19.4% 10.3% 7 California 18.9% 10.7%
8 Mississippi 19.0% 10.5% 7 Mississippi 18.9% 10.4%
9 Missouri 18.9% 8.7% 9 Missouri 17.7% 8.2%
10 Connecticut 18.3% 9.0% 10 Connecticut 17.0% 8.4%
11 Florida 18.1% 10.7% 11 Illinois 16.8% 9.4%
12 Illinois 17.5% 9.8% 12 Arkansas 16.1% 7.8%
13 Arkansas 17.2% 8.3% 12 Florida 16.1% 9.5%
14 New Jersey 16.4% 9.4% 14 New Jersey 15.6% 8.9%
15 Georgia 16.2% 10.2% 14 Georgia 15.6% 9.8%
16 Alabama 16.0% 9.9% 16 New York 15.3% 8.2%
17 Texas 15.5% 8.5% 17 Tennessee 15.1% 9.5%
17 Tennessee 15.5% 9.8% 17 South Carolina 15.1% 10.7%
17 South Carolina 15.5% 11.0% 19 Texas 15.0% 8.2%
20 New York 14.9% 8.0% 20 Alabama 14.4% 8.9%
21 Pennsylvania 12.6% 8.1% 21 Pennsylvania 12.4% 8.0%
22 Louisiana 12.5% 7.2% 22 Virginia 12.3% 6.7%
23 Delaware 12.3% 8.1% 23 Louisiana 12.2% 7.1%
24 Virginia 11.6% 6.3% 23 Delaware 12.2% 8.0%
25 Maryland 11.2% 7.3% 25 Maryland 11.3% 7.3%
United States 16.6% 9.1% United States 15.9% 8.7%

Note: States are ranked by highest to lowest black 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

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