State unemployment rates, by race/ethnicity and overall, 2017Q3
| State | All | White | Black | Hispanic | Asian |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 4.2% | 3.0% | 7.4% | NA | NA |
| Alaska | 7.1% | 4.9% | NA | NA | NA |
| Arizona | 4.9% | 3.3% | NA | 6.4% | NA |
| Arkansas | 3.5% | 3.2% | 5.1% | NA | NA |
| California | 5.0% | 4.4% | 7.9% | 5.6% | 3.9% |
| Colorado | 2.4% | 2.1% | NA | 2.8% | NA |
| Connecticut | 4.8% | 4.2% | NA | 7.8% | NA |
| Delaware | 4.9% | 3.2% | 9.9% | NA | NA |
| Washington D.C. | 6.4% | 1.6% | 13.7% | 5.6% | NA |
| Florida | 4.0% | 3.2% | 6.6% | 4.0% | 3.2% |
| Georgia | 4.6% | 3.2% | 7.7% | 3.2% | NA |
| Hawaii | 2.6% | 1.9% | NA | NA | 2.3% |
| Idaho | 2.9% | 2.8% | NA | 3.1% | NA |
| Illinois | 4.9% | 4.0% | 10.1% | 4.3% | 5.6% |
| Indiana | 3.5% | 2.8% | 9.3% | NA | NA |
| Iowa | 3.2% | 2.8% | NA | NA | NA |
| Kansas | 3.8% | 3.0% | NA | 4.1% | NA |
| Kentucky | 5.4% | 5.0% | NA | NA | NA |
| Louisiana | 5.2% | 3.3% | 9.5% | NA | NA |
| Maine | 3.7% | 3.6% | NA | NA | NA |
| Maryland | 3.9% | 3.1% | 4.9% | NA | NA |
| Massachusetts | 4.1% | 3.3% | 7.2% | 8.8% | 2.7% |
| Michigan | 4.0% | 3.2% | 9.1% | NA | NA |
| Minnesota | 3.7% | 3.1% | NA | NA | NA |
| Mississippi | 5.2% | 3.7% | 7.8% | NA | NA |
| Missouri | 3.8% | 3.6% | 4.7% | NA | NA |
| Montana | 3.9% | 2.9% | NA | NA | NA |
| Nebraska | 2.8% | 2.3% | NA | NA | NA |
| Nevada | 4.9% | 4.3% | NA | 4.8% | 2.8% |
| New Hampshire | 2.7% | 2.1% | NA | NA | NA |
| New Jersey | 4.5% | 3.7% | 7.4% | 4.1% | 5.1% |
| New Mexico | 6.3% | 4.0% | NA | 6.6% | NA |
| New York | 4.8% | 3.9% | 7.3% | 6.1% | 4.3% |
| North Carolina | 4.1% | 3.1% | 7.0% | 4.5% | NA |
| North Dakota | 2.3% | 1.9% | NA | NA | NA |
| Ohio | 5.3% | 4.5% | 9.9% | NA | NA |
| Oklahoma | 4.5% | 3.6% | NA | 4.1% | NA |
| Oregon | 4.0% | 3.4% | NA | 4.8% | NA |
| Pennsylvania | 4.9% | 4.3% | 7.5% | 7.6% | NA |
| Rhode Island | 4.3% | 3.9% | NA | NA | NA |
| South Carolina | 3.9% | 2.6% | 7.9% | NA | NA |
| South Dakota | 3.3% | 1.8% | NA | NA | NA |
| Tennessee | 3.2% | 3.0% | 4.0% | NA | NA |
| Texas | 4.2% | 3.4% | 6.6% | 4.5% | 2.6% |
| Utah | 3.5% | 2.9% | NA | 4.6% | NA |
| Vermont | 3.0% | 2.8% | NA | NA | NA |
| Virginia | 3.8% | 3.0% | 5.8% | 4.9% | 3.1% |
| Washington | 4.6% | 4.4% | NA | 2.5% | 5.5% |
| West Virginia | 4.9% | 4.9% | NA | NA | NA |
| Wisconsin | 3.4% | 3.0% | NA | NA | NA |
| Wyoming | 4.0% | 3.4% | NA | 8.2% | 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