Unemployment rates, black and all workers, by state (fourth quarter 2012 and projected fourth quarter 2013)
| Fourth quarter, 2012 | Fourth quarter, 2013 (projected) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | State | Black | All | Rank | State | Black | All |
| 1 | Michigan | 18.7% | 9.0% | 1 | California | 18.0% | 9.4% |
| 2 | New Jersey | 17.8 | 9.7 | 2 | Michigan | 17.7 | 9.6 |
| 3 | Illinois | 17.6 | 8.7 | 3 | Arkansas | 16.4 | 7.3 |
| 4 | North Carolina | 17.3 | 9.2 | 4 | District of Columbia | 16.3 | 8.4 |
| 5 | California | 17.2 | 9.9 | 5 | Minnesota | 16.0 | 5.7 |
| 6 | District of Columbia | 16.3 | 8.4 | 6 | New Jersey | 15.8 | 8.9 |
| 7 | Ohio | 15.4 | 6.8 | 7 | South Carolina | 15.4 | 9.2 |
| 8 | South Carolina | 14.9 | 8.4 | 8 | Ohio | 15.2 | 7.4 |
| 9 | Mississippi | 14.3 | 8.7 | 9 | Tennessee | 15.1 | 8.1 |
| 9 | Arkansas | 14.3 | 7.1 | 9 | North Carolina | 15.1 | 9.0 |
| 11 | Florida | 14.1 | 8.2 | 11 | Mississippi | 14.5 | 9.5 |
| 12 | Pennsylvania | 14.0 | 7.9 | 12 | Pennsylvania | 14.3 | 7.9 |
| 13 | New York | 13.9 | 8.4 | 13 | Illinois | 13.9 | 8.2 |
| 14 | Minnesota | 13.1 | 5.7 | 14 | Alabama | 13.8 | 7.6 |
| 15 | Georgia | 12.5 | 8.6 | 15 | Florida | 13.1 | 8.2 |
| 16 | Tennessee | 12.4 | 7.8 | 16 | New York | 12.5 | 8.0 |
| 17 | Missouri | 12.2 | 6.8 | 16 | Georgia | 12.5 | 8.6 |
| 17 | Connecticut | 12.2 | 8.8 | 18 | Louisiana | 12.0 | 7.0 |
| 19 | Alabama | 11.8 | 7.6 | 18 | Missouri | 12.0 | 7.1 |
| 20 | Texas | 11.4 | 6.3 | 20 | Connecticut | 11.6 | 7.7 |
| 21 | Virginia | 11.3 | 5.6 | 21 | Texas | 11.2 | 6.8 |
| 22 | Maryland | 10.3 | 6.6 | 22 | Maryland | 10.7 | 6.8 |
| 23 | Delaware | 9.9 | 6.8 | 23 | Virginia | 9.6 | 5.8 |
| 24 | Louisiana | 9.5 | 6.0 | 24 | Delaware | 9.3 | 6.7 |
| United States | 14.0 | 7.8 | United States | 13.5 | 7.7 | ||
Note: States are ranked by highest to lowest Latino 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