Change in state unemployment rates by race and ethnicity from 2020Q1 to 2021Q3 (percentage points)
| State | All | White | Black | Hispanic | AAPI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 2.4 |
| Alabama | 0.5 | -0.1 | 1.5 | NA | NA |
| Alaska | 1.4 | 1.7 | NA | NA | NA |
| Arizona | 1.3 | 1.6 | NA | 2.1 | NA |
| Arkansas | 0.4 | 0.3 | NA | NA | NA |
| California | 3.2 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 2.9 | 4.2 |
| Colorado | 2.5 | 1.8 | NA | NA | NA |
| Connecticut | 3.4 | 3.6 | NA | NA | NA |
| Delaware | 0.9 | 1.6 | NA | NA | NA |
| Washington D.C. | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.3 | NA | NA |
| Florida | 1.2 | 1.0 | -1.4 | 2.6 | NA |
| Georgia | 0.0 | 0.7 | -1.4 | NA | NA |
| Hawaii | 4.9 | 4.6 | NA | NA | 5.3 |
| Idaho | 0.3 | 0.1 | NA | NA | NA |
| Illinois | 3.4 | 2.9 | 4.2 | 4.5 | NA |
| Indiana | 0.8 | 0.6 | NA | NA | NA |
| Iowa | 1.2 | 1.5 | NA | NA | NA |
| Kansas | 0.7 | 0.6 | NA | NA | NA |
| Kentucky | 0.2 | 0.2 | NA | NA | NA |
| Louisiana | 1.0 | 1.4 | 0.0 | NA | NA |
| Maine | 1.8 | 2.1 | NA | NA | NA |
| Maryland | 2.5 | 2.7 | 0.7 | NA | NA |
| Massachusetts | 2.3 | 1.5 | NA | 4.8 | NA |
| Michigan | 1.0 | 1.0 | NA | NA | NA |
| Minnesota | 0.5 | 0.1 | NA | NA | NA |
| Mississippi | 0.2 | 1.6 | -2.5 | NA | NA |
| Missouri | 0.4 | 0.5 | NA | NA | NA |
| Montana | -0.3 | -0.2 | NA | NA | NA |
| Nebraska | -0.8 | -0.5 | NA | NA | NA |
| Nevada | 3.0 | 2.0 | NA | 3.9 | NA |
| New Hampshire | 0.3 | 0.2 | NA | NA | NA |
| New Jersey | 3.5 | 3.5 | NA | 5.1 | 3.1 |
| New Mexico | 2.0 | 2.4 | NA | 2.3 | NA |
| New York | 3.5 | 2.5 | 3.9 | 5.2 | 5.8 |
| North Carolina | 0.6 | 1.1 | 0.6 | NA | NA |
| North Dakota | 1.4 | 1.3 | NA | NA | NA |
| Ohio | 0.7 | 1.1 | NA | NA | NA |
| Oklahoma | 0.1 | 0.2 | NA | NA | NA |
| Oregon | 1.5 | 0.9 | NA | NA | NA |
| Pennsylvania | 1.4 | 1.5 | NA | NA | NA |
| Rhode Island | 1.6 | 1.6 | NA | NA | NA |
| South Carolina | 1.4 | 1.3 | 2.2 | NA | NA |
| South Dakota | 0.0 | 0.5 | NA | NA | NA |
| Tennessee | 0.7 | 1.3 | NA | NA | NA |
| Texas | 1.8 | 1.2 | 3.5 | 1.9 | 2.0 |
| Utah | 0.0 | 0.0 | NA | 0.5 | NA |
| Vermont | 0.4 | 0.2 | NA | NA | NA |
| Virginia | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.3 | NA | NA |
| Washington | 0.6 | 1.1 | NA | -2.4 | NA |
| West Virginia | -0.3 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA |
| Wisconsin | 0.6 | 0.9 | NA | NA | NA |
| Wyoming | 0.1 | 0.8 | NA | NA | NA |
Notes: AAPI stands for Asian American/Pacific Islander. 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.