Change in state unemployment rates by race and ethnicity from 2020Q1 to 2021Q1 (percentage points)
| State | All | White | Black | Hispanic | AAPI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2.4 | 1.8 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 2.8 |
| Alabama | 1.4 | 1.2 | 2.3 | NA | NA |
| Alaska | 1.5 | 1.1 | NA | NA | NA |
| Arizona | 1.9 | 1.9 | NA | 2.6 | NA |
| Arkansas | 0.7 | 0.7 | NA | NA | NA |
| California | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 3.6 |
| Colorado | 3.1 | 2.1 | NA | 3.8 | NA |
| Connecticut | 4.6 | 4.3 | NA | NA | NA |
| Delaware | 1.8 | 1.3 | NA | NA | NA |
| Washington D.C. | 3.1 | 1.9 | 5.0 | NA | NA |
| Florida | 0.9 | 0.4 | -0.5 | 2.8 | NA |
| Georgia | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.6 | NA | NA |
| Hawaii | 7.4 | 7.0 | NA | NA | 6.9 |
| Idaho | 0.7 | 0.7 | NA | NA | NA |
| Illinois | 3.8 | 3.2 | 6.7 | 4.5 | NA |
| Indiana | 0.8 | 0.8 | NA | NA | NA |
| Iowa | 0.8 | 1.0 | NA | NA | NA |
| Kansas | 0.5 | 0.5 | NA | NA | NA |
| Kentucky | 1.0 | 0.6 | NA | NA | NA |
| Louisiana | 2.3 | 2.1 | 3.0 | NA | NA |
| Maine | 1.9 | 2.1 | NA | NA | NA |
| Maryland | 2.8 | 2.5 | 1.8 | NA | NA |
| Massachusetts | 4.4 | 3.4 | NA | NA | NA |
| Michigan | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.7 | NA | NA |
| Minnesota | 1.0 | 1.5 | NA | NA | NA |
| Mississippi | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.7 | NA | NA |
| Missouri | 0.6 | 0.4 | NA | NA | NA |
| Montana | 0.2 | 0.2 | NA | NA | NA |
| Nebraska | 0.1 | 0.3 | NA | NA | NA |
| Nevada | 3.7 | 2.4 | NA | 3.5 | NA |
| New Hampshire | 0.7 | 0.9 | NA | NA | NA |
| New Jersey | 4.0 | 4.1 | NA | 4.3 | 0.7 |
| New Mexico | 3.2 | 2.3 | NA | 3.1 | NA |
| New York | 4.9 | 3.4 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 8.5 |
| North Carolina | 1.9 | 1.3 | 3.4 | 1.9 | NA |
| North Dakota | 2.3 | 1.7 | NA | NA | NA |
| Ohio | 0.3 | 0.6 | 3.0 | NA | NA |
| Oklahoma | 1.2 | 0.4 | NA | NA | NA |
| Oregon | 2.6 | 1.6 | NA | NA | NA |
| Pennsylvania | 2.4 | 1.6 | NA | NA | NA |
| Rhode Island | 3.3 | 2.8 | NA | NA | NA |
| South Carolina | 2.4 | 2.1 | 3.9 | NA | NA |
| South Dakota | 0.1 | 0.7 | NA | NA | NA |
| Tennessee | 1.1 | 1.5 | -0.7 | NA | NA |
| Texas | 2.8 | 2.0 | 5.5 | 2.9 | 1.9 |
| Utah | 0.5 | 0.2 | NA | NA | NA |
| Vermont | 0.5 | 0.5 | NA | NA | NA |
| Virginia | 2.7 | 1.8 | 4.9 | NA | NA |
| Washington | 1.2 | 1.8 | NA | -1.1 | NA |
| West Virginia | 1.1 | 1.0 | NA | NA | NA |
| Wisconsin | 0.5 | 0.8 | NA | NA | NA |
| Wyoming | 0.5 | 0.7 | 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.