Table 1
Change in state unemployment rates by race and ethnicity, 2007Q4–2016Q3 (percentage points)
| State | White | Black | Hispanic | Asian |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA | 0.0% | -0.2% | -0.2% | 0.4% |
| Alaska | 0.7% | NA | NA | NA |
| Alabama | 1.0% | 3.7% | NA | NA |
| Arkansas | -1.8% | -1.0% | NA | NA |
| Arizona | 0.7% | NA | 2.3% | NA |
| California | -0.3% | -2.0% | -0.8% | -0.7% |
| Colorado | -0.5% | NA | -0.4% | NA |
| Connecticut | 1.1% | NA | 0.5% | NA |
| District of Columbia | -0.1% | 2.8% | NA | NA |
| Delaware | 0.2% | 2.1% | NA | NA |
| Florida | 0.2% | 1.6% | -1.6% | NA |
| Georgia | 0.4% | 0.0% | -2.9% | NA |
| Hawaii | -0.9% | NA | NA | 0.3% |
| Iowa | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA |
| Idaho | 0.5% | NA | NA | NA |
| Illinois | 0.5% | 1.9% | 1.8% | -0.1% |
| Indiana | 0.1% | -0.9% | NA | NA |
| Kansas | -0.6% | NA | NA | NA |
| Kentucky | -0.3% | NA | NA | NA |
| Louisiana | 2.2% | 1.5% | NA | NA |
| Massachusetts | -1.2% | NA | NA | NA |
| Maryland | 0.2% | 1.7% | NA | NA |
| Maine | -1.4% | NA | NA | NA |
| Michigan | -2.4% | -5.7% | NA | NA |
| Minnesota | -1.4% | NA | NA | NA |
| Missouri | -1.1% | -2.5% | NA | NA |
| Mississippi | 0.7% | -2.1% | NA | NA |
| Montana | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA |
| North Carolina | -0.2% | 0.5% | -0.3% | NA |
| North Dakota | 0.4% | NA | NA | NA |
| Nebraska | -0.1% | NA | NA | NA |
| New Hampshire | -0.8% | NA | NA | NA |
| New Jersey | 0.0% | -1.3% | 0.3% | 3.9% |
| New Mexico | 0.5% | NA | 1.2% | NA |
| Nevada | -0.6% | NA | -0.7% | 5.1% |
| New York | 0.4% | -1.7% | -1.1% | 0.5% |
| Ohio | -0.3% | -2.7% | NA | NA |
| Oklahoma | 0.7% | NA | NA | NA |
| Oregon | -1.1% | NA | NA | NA |
| Pennsylvania | 0.2% | 4.4% | NA | NA |
| Rhode Island | -0.7% | NA | NA | NA |
| South Carolina | 0.9% | -2.4% | NA | NA |
| South Dakota | -0.8% | NA | NA | NA |
| Tennessee | -1.2% | -1.5% | NA | NA |
| Texas | 0.4% | -1.2% | 0.0% | 1.4% |
| Utah | 1.1% | NA | -0.1% | NA |
| Virginia | 0.0% | 0.9% | -0.9% | NA |
| Vermont | -1.1% | NA | NA | NA |
| Washington | 0.9% | NA | 0.4% | -0.6% |
| Wisconsin | -0.2% | NA | NA | NA |
| West Virginia | 1.5% | NA | NA | NA |
| Wyoming | 2.7% | NA | NA | NA |
Note: The table only reports data 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
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