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