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