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State unemployment rates, by race/ethnicity and overall, 2020Q3
| State | All | White | Black | Hispanic | AAPI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA | 8.8% | 7.3% | 11.9% | 11.3% | 10.1% |
| Alabama | 6.7% | 5.0% | 10.5% | NA | NA |
| Alaska | 8.7% | 6.5% | NA | NA | NA |
| Arizona | 7.8% | 6.8% | NA | 8.6% | NA |
| Arkansas | 7.3% | 6.6% | 11.5% | NA | NA |
| California | 11.9% | 10.3% | 14.7% | 13.0% | 11.8% |
| Colorado | 6.8% | 5.7% | NA | 9.7% | NA |
| Connecticut | 8.7% | 7.7% | NA | NA | NA |
| Delaware | 9.2% | 8.1% | 11.2% | NA | NA |
| Washington D.C. | 8.6% | 3.5% | 15.6% | NA | NA |
| Florida | 8.8% | 7.0% | 11.2% | 10.4% | NA |
| Georgia | 6.6% | 5.1% | 8.0% | 7.8% | NA |
| Hawaii | 13.9% | 13.9% | NA | NA | 14.7% |
| Idaho | 5.1% | 4.4% | NA | 8.7% | NA |
| Illinois | 10.9% | 9.2% | 15.7% | 14.2% | 8.0% |
| Indiana | 6.8% | 6.0% | NA | NA | NA |
| Iowa | 5.9% | 5.3% | NA | NA | NA |
| Kansas | 6.7% | 6.2% | NA | NA | NA |
| Kentucky | 5.9% | 5.5% | NA | NA | NA |
| Louisiana | 8.4% | 6.9% | 10.9% | NA | NA |
| Maine | 7.7% | 7.5% | NA | NA | NA |
| Maryland | 7.3% | 6.0% | 8.7% | NA | NA |
| Massachusetts | 12.4% | 10.4% | NA | 21.4% | 11.2% |
| Michigan | 8.6% | 7.3% | 17.9% | NA | NA |
| Minnesota | 7.0% | 6.1% | NA | NA | NA |
| Mississippi | 8.1% | 6.6% | 10.5% | NA | NA |
| Missouri | 6.3% | 5.8% | 9.2% | NA | NA |
| Montana | 5.9% | 5.3% | NA | NA | NA |
| Nebraska | 4.1% | 3.6% | NA | NA | NA |
| Nevada | 13.4% | 10.0% | NA | 16.4% | NA |
| New Hampshire | 6.9% | 6.3% | NA | NA | NA |
| New Jersey | 10.7% | 9.5% | 13.6% | 12.8% | 9.3% |
| New Mexico | 11.2% | 9.8% | NA | 11.8% | NA |
| New York | 12.7% | 10.0% | 14.0% | 19.1% | 15.8% |
| North Carolina | 7.4% | 6.8% | 9.1% | 9.5% | NA |
| North Dakota | 5.3% | 4.9% | NA | NA | NA |
| Ohio | 8.8% | 7.5% | 14.2% | NA | NA |
| Oklahoma | 6.0% | 4.9% | NA | NA | NA |
| Oregon | 9.0% | 9.0% | NA | 9.0% | NA |
| Pennsylvania | 10.3% | 8.5% | 19.5% | NA | NA |
| Rhode Island | 11.6% | 10.4% | NA | NA | NA |
| South Carolina | 6.7% | 5.7% | 9.7% | NA | NA |
| South Dakota | 5.1% | 3.7% | NA | NA | NA |
| Tennessee | 8.2% | 7.0% | 12.2% | NA | NA |
| Texas | 7.7% | 5.5% | 11.4% | 9.1% | 8.1% |
| Utah | 4.5% | 4.4% | NA | 4.7% | NA |
| Vermont | 5.8% | 5.4% | NA | NA | NA |
| Virginia | 6.7% | 4.8% | 9.4% | 9.7% | NA |
| Washington | 8.8% | 8.3% | NA | 9.9% | 6.1% |
| West Virginia | 9.2% | 9.0% | NA | NA | NA |
| Wisconsin | 6.3% | 5.5% | NA | NA | NA |
| Wyoming | 6.6% | 6.2% | NA | NA | NA |
Note: AAPI stands for Asian American/Pacific Islander. The map reports unemployment rates 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
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