Change in state unemployment rates by race and ethnicity from 2020 Q1 to 2023 Q2 (percentage points)

State All White Black Hispanic AAPI
United States -0.2 -0.3 -0.4 -0.2 -0.1
Alabama -1.1 -0.9 -2.1 -1.2* -0.8*
Alaska -1.8 -1.4 -2.9* -1.7* -0.5
Arizona -1.4 -1.3 -2.0* -1.2 -1.4*
Arkansas -1.3 -1.1 -2.3 -1.2* -1.0*
California -0.2 0.1 0.8 -0.6 -0.1
Colorado -0.4 -0.3 0.0* -1.0 -0.2*
Connecticut -0.1 -0.6 0.0* 1.1 -0.0*
Delaware 0.1 0.7 -2.0 0.6* 0.2*
District of Columbia -0.6 -0.3 -0.7 -0.6 -0.3*
Florida -0.7 -0.3 -2.6 -0.5 -0.6*
Georgia -0.4 -0.1 -0.2 -0.8* -0.3*
Hawaii 0.9 0.5 1.5* 1.3* 0.8
Idaho -0.1 -0.3 -0.2* -0.1 -0.0*
Illinois -0.1 -0.3 0.8 0.2 -0.4
Indiana -0.3 -0.7 1.2 -0.2* -0.2*
Iowa 0.1 0.2 -0.3* 0.5* 0.1*
Kansas -0.4 -0.3 -1.1* -0.4* -0.2*
Kentucky -0.3 -0.8 1.2 -0.3* -0.2*
Louisiana -1.8 -0.8 -3.9 -2.2 -1.3*
Maine -0.8 -0.6 -1.3* -0.9* -0.6*
Maryland -1.2 -1.3 -1.3 -1.2* -0.8*
Massachusetts 0.0 -0.1 0.6 0.4 0.4
Michigan -0.1 -0.1 -1.2 -0.2 0.0*
Minnesota -0.6 -0.7 -1.2* -0.7* -0.4*
Mississippi -2.5 -1.1 -4.9 -2.9* -1.9*
Missouri -0.9 -0.9 -1.5 -0.9* -0.6*
Montana -1.2 -1.2 -1.9* -1.3* -0.9*
Nebraska -1.6 -1.3 -2.6* -2.0* -1.2*
Nevada 0.1 -0.4 2.9 0.2 -1.2
New Hampshire -0.7 -0.6 -1.1* -0.7* -0.5*
New Jersey -0.5 -0.2 0.5 -1.0 -1.6
New Mexico -1.9 -1.6 -3.3* -2.2 -1.4*
New York -0.2 -0.9 0.8 0.4 1.3
North Carolina -0.5 -0.4 0.1 -2.8 -0.3*
North Dakota -0.2 -0.2 -0.2* -0.1* -0.1*
Ohio -1.0 -0.5 -1.8 -2.0* -0.7*
Oklahoma -0.4 -0.3 -0.5* -0.4 -0.2*
Oregon 0.1 0.0 0.2* 1.4 -0.3*
Pennsylvania -0.7 -0.4 -4.2 0.2 -0.5*
Rhode Island -0.7 -0.9 -1.1* 0.0 -0.4*
South Carolina 0.2 -0.1 0.9 0.3* 0.2*
South Dakota -0.6 -0.1 -1.0* -0.7* -0.4*
Tennessee -0.2 0.0 -1.7 0.4* -0.1*
Texas 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.1 -0.5
Utah -0.2 -0.4 -0.3* 0.3 -0.1*
Vermont -0.1 -0.1 -0.2* -0.1* -0.1*
Virginia -0.1 -0.1 1.1 -0.5 -0.2*
Washington -0.2 0.1 -0.1* -0.4 -0.2
West Virginia -2.0 -1.8 -3.2* -2.2* -1.5*
Wisconsin -0.6 -0.3 -1.2* -0.8* -0.4*
Wyoming -1.4 -1.3 -2.2* -0.2 -1.0*

Notes: Unemployment rates for each demographic group are produced from a weighted average of state and national unemployment trends. Those states and demographic groups with typically small sample sizes require a heavier weighting of national-level data to supplement their analysis, and are noted as such with an asterisk (*). See Methodological note for more detail. 

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.