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