Table 3
Change in state unemployment rates by race and ethnicity from 2020Q1 to 2020Q2 (percentage points)
| State | White | Black | Hispanic | AAPI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7.8 | 11.1 | 12.1 | 10.4 |
| Alabama | 5.7 | 10.6 | NA | NA |
| Alaska | 6.4 | NA | NA | NA |
| Arizona | 5.5 | NA | 6.6 | NA |
| Arkansas | 5.1 | 8.0 | NA | NA |
| California | 10.2 | 12.3 | 12.7 | 11.2 |
| Colorado | 6.2 | NA | 12.2 | NA |
| Connecticut | 5.5 | NA | NA | NA |
| Delaware | 9.5 | 9.9 | NA | NA |
| District of Columbia | 2.0 | 6.9 | NA | NA |
| Florida | 7.8 | 11.1 | 11.7 | NA |
| Georgia | 5.3 | 6.6 | 9.1 | NA |
| Hawaii | 15.9 | NA | NA | 19.4 |
| Idaho | 5.0 | NA | 12.8 | NA |
| Illinois | 10.0 | 14.0 | 17.8 | 7.9 |
| Indiana | 9.4 | NA | NA | NA |
| Iowa | 6.0 | NA | NA | NA |
| Kansas | 6.3 | NA | NA | NA |
| Kentucky | 5.6 | NA | NA | NA |
| Louisiana | 6.1 | 8.2 | NA | NA |
| Maine | 5.7 | NA | NA | NA |
| Maryland | 4.3 | 6.9 | NA | NA |
| Massachusetts | 11.4 | NA | 26.0 | 16.0 |
| Michigan | 14.3 | 28.5 | NA | NA |
| Minnesota | 5.2 | NA | NA | NA |
| Mississippi | 6.3 | 6.9 | NA | NA |
| Missouri | 5.6 | 4.3 | NA | NA |
| Montana | 5.5 | NA | NA | NA |
| Nebraska | 3.4 | NA | NA | NA |
| Nevada | 13.8 | NA | 25.5 | NA |
| New Hampshire | 11.2 | NA | NA | NA |
| New Jersey | 10.4 | 11.4 | 18.7 | 11.8 |
| New Mexico | 4.6 | NA | 4.6 | NA |
| New York | 8.8 | 12.7 | 16.4 | 13.9 |
| North Carolina | 6.9 | 8.6 | 8.6 | NA |
| North Dakota | 5.5 | NA | NA | NA |
| Ohio | 8.2 | 14.4 | NA | NA |
| Oklahoma | 6.7 | NA | 9.4 | NA |
| Oregon | 9.7 | NA | 11.2 | NA |
| Pennsylvania | 8.2 | 11.9 | 11.4 | NA |
| Rhode Island | 10.0 | NA | NA | NA |
| South Carolina | 7.1 | 13.2 | NA | NA |
| South Dakota | 4.7 | NA | NA | NA |
| Tennessee | 7.8 | 9.6 | NA | NA |
| Texas | 5.0 | 12.3 | 9.3 | 9.7 |
| Utah | 5.0 | NA | 6.0 | NA |
| Vermont | 9.4 | NA | NA | NA |
| Virginia | 5.4 | 6.9 | 11.6 | NA |
| Washington | 8.5 | NA | 10.7 | 7.8 |
| West Virginia | 7.5 | NA | NA | NA |
| Wisconsin | 7.3 | NA | NA | NA |
| Wyoming | 4.9 | NA | NA | NA |
Note: 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.
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