State unemployment rates, by race/ethnicity and overall, 2017Q2

State All White Black Hispanic Asian
Alabama 5.0% 3.7% 8.5% NA NA
Alaska 6.7% 4.3% NA NA NA
Arizona 5.1% 3.8% NA 6.1% NA
Arkansas 3.4% 3.1% 5.6% NA NA
California 4.7% 4.1% 6.7% 5.5% 3.6%
Colorado 2.3% 2.2% NA 1.9% NA
Connecticut 4.9% 4.2% NA 8.9% NA
Washington D.C. 6.0% 1.9% 12.8% 3.6% NA
Delaware 4.7% 3.9% 8.5% NA NA
Florida 4.3% 3.6% 6.7% 4.4% 3.7%
Georgia 4.9% 3.3% 8.4% 3.3% NA
Hawaii 2.7% 2.3% NA NA 2.4%
Iowa 3.1% 2.6% NA NA NA
Idaho 3.2% 3.1% NA 4.4% NA
Illinois 4.7% 4.1% 7.9% 4.7% 3.8%
Indiana 3.3% 2.8% 7.3% NA NA
Kansas 3.7% 2.9% NA 4.1% NA
Kentucky 5.1% 4.6% NA NA NA
Louisiana 5.7% 3.8% 9.7% NA NA
Massachusetts 4.1% 3.4% NA 7.8% 2.1%
Maryland 4.2% 3.3% 6.3% NA NA
Maine 3.2% 2.9% NA NA NA
Michigan 4.2% 3.5% 7.1% NA NA
Minnesota 3.7% 3.1% NA NA NA
Missouri 3.9% 3.6% 5.8% NA NA
Mississippi 5.0% 3.5% 7.2% NA NA
Montana 3.9% 3.1% NA NA NA
Nebraska 2.9% 2.4% NA NA NA
New Hampshire 2.9% 2.4% NA NA NA
New Jersey 4.1% 3.3% 6.7% 5.2% 3.5%
New Mexico 6.6% 5.0% NA 6.4% NA
Nevada 4.7% 4.6% NA 5.1% 2.9%
New York 4.4% 3.8% 7.4% 5.0% 3.1%
North Carolina 4.5% 3.7% 6.0% 5.7% NA
North Dakota 2.5% 2.1% NA NA NA
Ohio 5.0% 4.3% 9.2% NA NA
Oklahoma 4.3% 3.2% NA 4.3% NA
Oregon 3.7% 3.0% NA 4.0% NA
Pennsylvania 5.0% 4.3% 8.7% 8.4% NA
Rhode Island 4.2% 3.6% NA NA NA
South Carolina 4.1% 3.1% 7.1% NA NA
South Dakota 2.9% 1.5% NA NA NA
Tennessee 4.1% 3.4% 8.0% NA NA
Texas 4.8% 3.7% 7.8% 5.2% 2.8%
Utah 3.2% 2.9% NA 4.3% NA
Virginia 3.8% 2.9% 6.8% 4.3% 2.8%
Vermont 3.2% 3.2% NA NA NA
Washington 4.5% 4.4% NA 4.4% 4.5%
Wisconsin 3.1% 2.4% NA NA NA
West Virginia 4.6% 4.3% NA NA NA
Wyoming 4.1% 3.6% NA 7.0% NA

Note: The map reports unemployment rates only for state subgroups with sample sizes large enough to create accurate estimates.

Source: EPI analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) data and Current Population Survey (CPS) data

View the underlying data on epi.org.