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 |
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.