Hispanic unemployment rates of selected metropolitan areas, 2010 and 2011

2011 rank* Metropolitan area 2011 2010 2010–2011 percentage-
point change
1 Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, R.I.-Mass. 23.3% 25.2% -1.9
2 Orlando, Fla. 16.6% 16.1% 0.5
3 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, Calif. 15.4% 18.1% -2.7
4 Las Vegas-Paradise, Nev. 14.7% 18.0% -3.4
5 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pa.-N.J.-Del.-Md. 14.3% 12.1% 2.2
6 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, Calif. 13.8% 14.3% -0.5
7 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, Calif. 12.9% 12.0% 1.0
8 McAllen-Edinburg-Pharr, Texas 12.8% 11.5% 1.3
8 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, Calif. 12.8% 13.3% -0.5
10 Sacramento–Arden-Arcade–Roseville, Calif. 11.4% 12.8% -1.4
11 Albuquerque, N.M. 11.3% 9.3% 2.0
11 Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, Ill.-Ind.-Wis. 11.3% 12.9% -1.6
13 San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, Calif. 11.0% 10.9% 0.1
14 Denver-Aurora, Colo. 10.7% 12.1% -1.4
14 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, Fla. 10.7% 12.6% -1.9
16 El Paso, Texas 10.6% 9.4% 1.2
17 New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, N.Y.-N.J.-Pa. 10.3% 11.1% -0.8
18 Austin-Round Rock, Texas 9.8% 8.8% 0.9
19 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas 9.7% 10.1% -0.4
20 Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, Ariz. 9.5% 12.3% -2.8
21 San Antonio, Texas 8.7% 9.4% -0.7
22 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Ga. 7.9% 9.5% -1.6
23 Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Mass.-N.H. 7.7% 9.3% -1.6
24 Houston-Baytown-Sugar Land, Texas 7.3% 8.9% -1.6
25 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, D.C.-Va.-Md.-W.Va. 5.9% 7.0% -1.1
National Hispanic unemployment rate 11.5% 12.5% -1.0

* The table uses "standard competition ranking," wherein items that tie for a position in the ranking receive the same ranking number, and the ranking numbers of all those below them reflect how many competitors rank above them.

Notes: 2010 estimates may differ from those in Austin 2011 because of revisions to the Local Area Unemployment Statistics. Percentage-point changes may not sum properly due to rounding.

Sources: Author's analysis of basic monthly Current Population Survey microdata and Local Area Unemployment Statistics from the Bureau of Labor Statistics

View the underlying data on epi.org.