Table 3

Examples of sample benchmarks and corresponding weight given to national-level ratio by race/ethnicity and state

Race/ethnicity group State Median sample size (2019Q2–2022Q1) Median quarterly unemployment rate (2019Q2–2022Q1) Sample size
benchmark		 Median sample size
as share of benchmark		 Weight of national-level
ratio
AAPI workers New York 2,384  6.5% 1,270  1.88 0
AAPI workers Massachusetts 1,190  5.8% 1,447  0.82 0.2
AAPI workers Washington 1,484  4.2% 2,010  0.74 0.4
AAPI workers Alaska 779  5.3% 1,582  0.49 0.6
AAPI workers Florida 1,025  3.5% 2,442  0.42 0.7
AAPI workers Arizona 530  4.9% 1,709  0.31 0.8
AAPI workers South Dakota 172  1.2% 7,153  0.02 1
Black workers Massachusetts 1,107  7.5% 1,098  1.01 0
Black workers Indiana 935  7.1% 1,166  0.80 0.2
Black workers Kentucky 585  8.4% 968  0.60 0.4
Black workers Arizona 516  6.8% 1,215  0.42 0.7
Black workers Kansas 420  6.0% 1,386  0.30 0.8
Black workers Utah 122  5.2% 1,626  0.08 1
Hispanic workers North Carolina 1,495  5.8% 1,448  1.03 0
Hispanic workers Connecticut 960  6.9% 1,208  0.79 0.2
Hispanic workers Wyoming 788  6.4% 1,297  0.61 0.4
Hispanic workers Virginia 1,229  3.7% 2,299  0.53 0.6
Hispanic workers Kansas 1,021  3.3% 2,608  0.39 0.7
Hispanic workers Delaware 558  4.6% 1,835  0.30 0.8
Hispanic workers Vermont 110  3.5% 2,445  0.04 1
Economic Policy Institute

Note: AAPI stands for Asian American and Pacific Islander.

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

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