Black–white and Hispanic–white state unemployment rate ratios, 2018Q3

State Black–white ratio Hispanic–white ratio
United States 2.0 1.4
Alabama 2.4  NA
Alaska  NA  NA
Arizona  NA 1.6
Arkansas 2.2  NA
California 2.0 1.5
Colorado  NA 0.8
Connecticut  NA 1.7
Delaware 2.2  NA
District of Columbia 6.2 1.7
Florida 2.1 1.2
Georgia 2.0 0.9
Hawaii  NA  NA
Idaho  NA 1.9
Illinois 3.0 1.2
Indiana 1.7  NA
Iowa  NA  NA
Kansas  NA  NA
Kentucky  NA  NA
Louisiana 2.8 1.5
Maine  NA  NA
Maryland 2.1  NA
Massachusetts 1.1 1.7
Michigan 1.8  NA
Minnesota  NA  NA
Mississippi 2.1  NA
Missouri  NA  NA
Montana  NA  NA
Nebraska  NA 3.0
Nevada  NA 1.2
New Hampshire  NA  NA
New Jersey 1.7 1.2
New Mexico  NA 1.2
New York 1.9 1.4
North Carolina 1.5 1.6
North Dakota  NA  NA
Ohio 1.7  NA
Oklahoma  NA 1.1
Oregon  NA 1.4
Pennsylvania 1.8 1.5
Rhode Island  NA 1.5
South Carolina 2.7  NA
South Dakota  NA  NA
Tennessee 1.9  NA
Texas 2.0 1.6
Utah  NA 1.4
Vermont  NA  NA
Virginia 1.5 1.9
Washington  NA 1.4
West Virginia  NA  NA
Wisconsin  NA  NA
Wyoming  NA  NA

Note: The table reports data 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.