Black–white and Hispanic–white state unemployment rate ratios, 2022Q1

State  Black–white ratio   Hispanic–white ratio 
United States 2.2 1.6
Alabama 2.6 NA
Alaska NA NA
Arizona NA 1.1
Arkansas NA NA
California 1.8 1.3
Colorado NA 1.4
Connecticut NA NA
Delaware 2.4 NA
District of Columbia 7.2 NA
Florida 1.9 1.2
Georgia 2.1 0.8
Hawaii NA NA
Idaho NA NA
Illinois 3.5 1.5
Indiana NA NA
Iowa NA NA
Kansas NA NA
Kentucky NA NA
Louisiana 3.2 NA
Maine NA NA
Maryland 1.3 NA
Massachusetts NA 1.9
Michigan 2.3 NA
Minnesota NA NA
Mississippi 2.2 NA
Missouri NA NA
Montana NA NA
Nebraska NA NA
Nevada NA 1.2
New Hampshire NA NA
New Jersey NA 1.4
New Mexico NA 1.9
New York 2.5 1.7
North Carolina 2.1 0.8
North Dakota NA NA
Ohio NA NA
Oklahoma NA NA
Oregon NA NA
Pennsylvania NA NA
Rhode Island NA NA
South Carolina 2.7 NA
South Dakota NA NA
Tennessee NA NA
Texas 2.0 1.7
Utah NA NA
Vermont NA NA
Virginia 2.7 1.7
Washington NA NA
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.