Table 2

Hispanic-to-white unemployment rate ratios of selected metropolitan areas, 2011

Rank* Metropolitan area Ratio
1 Albuquerque, N.M. 2.5
1 Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, R.I.-Mass. 2.5
3 Orlando, Fla. 2.2
4 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pa.-N.J.-Del.-Md. 2.1
5 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, Calif. 2.0
6 Austin-Round Rock, Texas 1.9
7 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas 1.7
8 New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, N.Y.-N.J.-Pa. 1.6
9 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, Fla. 1.5
9 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, Calif. 1.5
9 Denver-Aurora, Colo. 1.5
9 Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, Ill.-Ind.-Wis. 1.5
13 San Antonio, Texas 1.4
13 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, D.C.-Va.-Md.-W.Va. 1.4
13 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, Calif. 1.4
13 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, Calif. 1.4
17 Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Mass.-N.H. 1.3
18 Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, Ariz. 1.2
18 San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, Calif. 1.2
18 Las Vegas-Paradise, Nev. 1.2
21 Houston-Baytown-Sugar Land, Texas 1.1
21 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Ga. 1.1
23 Sacramento–Arden-Arcade–Roseville, Calif. 1.0
 — El Paso, Texas **
 — McAllen-Edinburg-Pharr, Texas **
National ratio 1.6

* 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.

** El Paso, Texas, and McAllen-Edinburg-Pharr, Texas, did not have a sufficient white sample size to calculate white unemployment estimates.

Note: White unemployment data exclude white Hispanics.

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

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