Table 1

Black unemployment rates of selected metropolitan areas, 2010 and 2011

2011 rank* Metropolitan area 2011 2010 2010–2011 percentage-
point change
1 Las Vegas-Paradise, Nev. 22.6% 19.8% 2.8
2 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, Calif. 21.1% 19.3% 1.8
3 Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, Ill.-Ind.-Wis. 19.1% 17.4% 1.7
4 Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Mich. 18.1% 25.4% -7.3
5 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, Fla. 17.8% 16.6% 1.2
6 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, Minn.-Wis. 17.7% 21.0% -3.2
7 Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, N.C.-S.C. 17.2% 20.0% -2.9
8 Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, R.I.-Mass. 17.1% 15.8% 1.3
9 St. Louis, Mo.-Ill. 14.9% 16.2% -1.3
10 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Ga. 14.4% 15.7% -1.2
11 Memphis, Tenn.-Miss.-Ark. 14.3% 15.4% -1.2
12 New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, N.Y.-N.J.-Pa. 13.9% 14.5% -0.7
13 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pa.-N.J.-Del.-Md. 13.3% 14.5% -1.2
14 Baltimore-Towson, Md. 13.1% 14.4% -1.3
14 Houston-Baytown-Sugar Land, Texas 13.1% 13.5% -0.5
16 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas 12.4% 12.6% -0.1
17 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, D.C.-Va.-Md.-W.Va. 10.1% 9.7% 0.3
18 Richmond, Va. 9.8% 10.7% -0.9
19 Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Va.-N.C. 9.7% 8.4% 1.3
National black unemployment rate 15.9% 15.9% -0.1

* 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. These data exclude Hispanics. 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

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