Table 1

Unemployment rates, white and all workers, by state (fourth quarter 2012 and projected fourth quarter 2013)

Fourth quarter, 2012 Fourth quarter, 2013 (projected)
Rank State White All Rank State White All
1 Nevada 9.3% 10.8% 1 Nevada 9.3% 10.9%
2 Rhode Island 9.0 10.3 2 Rhode Island 8.6 9.7
3 New Jersey 8.6 9.7 3 Michigan 8.4 9.6
4 Oregon 7.8 8.5 4 Oregon 8.3 8.9
4 Kentucky 7.8 8.2 5 Washington 8.0 8.1
4 California 7.8 9.9 6 New Jersey 7.8 8.9
7 Connecticut 7.6 8.8 7 Kentucky 7.6 8.0
8 West Virginia 7.5 7.4 8 California 7.3 9.4
8 Michigan 7.5 9.0 9 Illinois 7.2 8.2
10 Washington 7.4 7.8 10 Tennessee 7.0 8.1
11 Tennessee 7.2 7.8 10 North Carolina 7.0 9.0
12 Illinois 7.0 8.7 10 Idaho 7.0 7.0
12 New York 7.0 8.4 10 South Carolina 7.0 9.2
14 Maine 6.9 7.3 14 Indiana 6.9 8.0
15 Indiana 6.8 8.1 15 Georgia 6.8 8.6
15 Idaho 6.8 6.8 15 New York 6.8 8.0
17 North Carolina 6.7 9.2 15 Arizona 6.8 8.1
17 Pennsylvania 6.7 7.9 15 Mississippi 6.8 9.5
19 Arizona 6.6 7.9 19 Maine 6.7 7.2
20 Colorado 6.5 7.7 19 Pennsylvania 6.7 7.9
21 Florida 6.4 8.2 19 West Virginia 6.7 6.7
21 Massachusetts 6.4 6.6 22 Alaska 6.6 7.4
23 Georgia 6.3 8.6 22 Florida 6.6 8.2
24 South Carolina 6.1 8.4 24 Connecticut 6.5 7.7
25 Missouri 6.0 6.8 25 Montana 6.3 7.3
26 Arkansas 5.7 7.1 25 Ohio 6.3 7.4
26 Alabama 5.7 7.6 27 New Mexico 6.2 7.6
26 Alaska 5.7 6.8 27 Missouri 6.2 7.1
29 Delaware 5.6 6.8 29 Colorado 6.1 7.3
30 Wisconsin 5.5 6.7 30 Arkansas 5.9 7.3
30 Ohio 5.5 6.8 30 Massachusetts 5.9 6.4
32 New Hampshire 5.4 5.7 30 Delaware 5.9 6.7
32 Mississippi 5.4 8.7 33 Alabama 5.5 7.6
34 Maryland 5.1 6.6 34 Wyoming 5.3 6.2
34 Montana 5.1 5.8 35 Wisconsin 5.2 6.3
34 Vermont 5.1 5.3 35 Kansas 5.2 5.8
37 Minnesota 5.0 5.7 37 Utah 5.1 5.7
38 Kansas 4.9 5.5 37 Maryland 5.1 6.8
39 New Mexico 4.7 6.3 39 New Hampshire 5.0 5.1
39 Wyoming 4.7 5.1 40 Virginia 4.9 5.8
41 Iowa 4.6 5.0 41 Oklahoma 4.8 5.5
42 Utah 4.5 5.2 41 Minnesota 4.8 5.7
43 Virginia 4.3 5.6 43 Iowa 4.7 5.2
43 Texas 4.3 6.3 43 Vermont 4.7 5.0
43 Louisiana 4.3 6.0 43 Texas 4.7 6.8
46 Oklahoma 4.2 5.2 46 Hawaii 4.5 5.3
47 South Dakota 3.4 4.4 47 Louisiana 4.3 7.0
47 Hawaii 3.4 5.3 48 South Dakota 3.3 4.1
49 District of Columbia 2.9 8.4 49 Nebraska 3.2 3.9
49 Nebraska 2.9 3.7 50 District of Columbia 2.5 8.4
51 North Dakota 2.1 3.1 51 North Dakota 2.4 3.1
United States 6.3 7.8 United States 6.3 7.7

Note: States are ranked by highest to lowest white unemployment rate.

Sources: EPI estimates based on data from the Current Population Survey and the Local Area Unemployment Statistics from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and December 2012 projections from Moody’s Economy.com

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