Table 2

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

Fourth quarter, 2012 Fourth quarter, 2013 (projected)
Rank State Hispanic All Rank State Hispanic All
1 Rhode Island 18.2% 10.3% 1 Rhode Island 15.6% 9.7%
2 Connecticut 16.1 8.8 2 Nevada 14.8 10.9
3 Pennsylvania 13.3 7.9 3 Connecticut 13.9 7.7
4 Nevada 13.1 10.8 4 Pennsylvania 13.5 7.9
5 Colorado 12.5 7.7 5 California 11.3 9.4
6 California 11.9 9.9 6 Colorado 11.1 7.3
7 Georgia 11.3 8.6 7 Washington 10.7 8.1
8 Washington 11.0 7.8 8 Massachusetts 10.5 6.4
9 New York 10.6 8.4 9 New Jersey 10.2 8.9
10 Arizona 10.5 7.9 10 New York 10.1 8.0
10 New Jersey 10.5 9.7 10 Arizona 10.1 8.1
12 Illinois 9.7 8.7 12 New Mexico 9.8 7.6
13 Florida 9.2 8.2 13 Florida 9.4 8.2
14 Massachusetts 9.0 6.6 14 Georgia 9.2 8.6
15 New Mexico 8.2 6.3 14 Illinois 9.2 8.2
16 Idaho 8.1 6.8 16 North Carolina 8.2 9.0
17 District of Columbia 7.5 8.4 17 Texas 7.9 6.8
18 Utah 7.4 5.2 18 District of Columbia 7.2 8.4
18 North Carolina 7.4 9.2 19 Utah 7.0 5.7
20 Texas 7.0 6.3 20 Idaho 6.3 7.0
21 Nebraska 6.7 3.7 21 Maryland 6.2 6.8
22 Maryland 5.2 6.6 22 Nebraska 5.6 3.9
23 Virginia 3.8 5.6 23 Virginia 3.4 5.8
United States 9.8 7.8 United States 9.7 7.7

Note: States are ranked by highest to lowest Hispanic unemployment rate, based on states with sufficient data by race for reliable estimates.

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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