Table 2

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

Rank* Metropolitan area Ratio
1 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, Minn.-Wis. 3.3
2 Baltimore-Towson, Md. 2.6
3 Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, Ill.-Ind.-Wis. 2.5
3 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, Fla. 2.5
5 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, D.C.-Va.-Md.-W.Va. 2.4
6 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, Calif. 2.3
7 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas 2.2
7 Memphis, Tenn.-Miss.-Ark. 2.2
9 New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, N.Y.-N.J.-Pa. 2.1
10 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pa.-N.J.-Del.-Md. 2.0
10 Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, N.C.-S.C. 2.0
10 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Ga. 2.0
13 Houston-Baytown-Sugar Land, Texas 1.9
13 St. Louis, Mo.-Ill. 1.9
13 Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Va.-N.C. 1.9
13 Las Vegas-Paradise, Nev. 1.9
13 Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, R.I.-Mass. 1.9
18 Richmond, Va. 1.8
18 Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Mich. 1.8
National ratio 2.2

* 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.

Note: Estimates exclude 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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