Unemployment rates by state and race, 2012Q4 – Full (with Male and Female data)
| State | All | White | Black | Hispanic | Asian | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA | 7.8% | 6.3% | 14.0% | 9.8% | 6.0% | 7.8% | 7.8% |
| Alaska | 6.8% | 5.7% | NA | NA | NA | 7.4% | 6.1% |
| Alabama | 7.6% | 5.7% | 11.8% | NA | NA | 7.8% | 7.3% |
| Arkansas | 7.1% | 5.7% | 14.3% | NA | NA | 7.1% | 7.1% |
| Arizona | 7.9% | 6.6% | NA | 10.5% | NA | 8.0% | 7.9% |
| California | 9.9% | 7.8% | 17.2% | 11.9% | 7.8% | 9.7% | 10.1% |
| Colorado | 7.7% | 6.5% | NA | 12.5% | NA | 7.7% | 7.7% |
| Connecticut | 8.8% | 7.6% | 12.2% | 16.1% | NA | 9.2% | 8.4% |
| District of Columbia | 8.4% | 2.9% | 16.3% | 7.5% | NA | 7.5% | 9.3% |
| Delaware | 6.8% | 5.6% | 9.9% | NA | NA | 7.0% | 6.6% |
| Florida | 8.2% | 6.4% | 14.1% | 9.2% | 6.7% | 8.5% | 7.9% |
| Georgia | 8.6% | 6.3% | 12.5% | 11.3% | NA | 8.0% | 9.3% |
| Hawaii | 5.3% | 3.4% | NA | NA | 4.5% | 5.7% | 4.9% |
| Iowa | 5.0% | 4.6% | NA | NA | NA | 5.2% | 4.7% |
| Idaho | 6.8% | 6.8% | NA | 8.1% | NA | 5.8% | 8.0% |
| Illinois | 8.7% | 7.0% | 17.6% | 9.7% | 6.4% | 8.6% | 8.8% |
| Indiana | 8.1% | 6.8% | NA | NA | NA | 7.7% | 8.5% |
| Kansas | 5.5% | 4.9% | NA | NA | NA | 5.3% | 5.7% |
| Kentucky | 8.2% | 7.8% | NA | NA | NA | 9.0% | 7.4% |
| Louisiana | 6.0% | 4.3% | 9.5% | NA | NA | 6.0% | 5.9% |
| Massachusetts | 6.6% | 6.4% | NA | 9.0% | NA | 7.3% | 6.0% |
| Maryland | 6.6% | 5.1% | 10.3% | 5.2% | 5.7% | 6.6% | 6.6% |
| Maine | 7.3% | 6.9% | NA | NA | NA | 7.5% | 7.1% |
| Michigan | 9.0% | 7.5% | 18.7% | NA | NA | 8.8% | 9.2% |
| Minnesota | 5.7% | 5.0% | 13.1% | NA | NA | 5.8% | 5.6% |
| Missouri | 6.8% | 6.0% | 12.2% | NA | NA | 6.6% | 7.0% |
| Mississippi | 8.7% | 5.4% | 14.3% | NA | NA | 8.3% | 9.1% |
| Montana | 5.8% | 5.1% | NA | NA | NA | 6.8% | 4.8% |
| North Carolina | 9.2% | 6.7% | 17.3% | 7.4% | NA | 8.8% | 9.6% |
| North Dakota | 3.1% | 2.1% | NA | NA | NA | 3.3% | 2.9% |
| Nebraska | 3.7% | 2.9% | NA | 6.7% | NA | 3.2% | 4.3% |
| New Hampshire | 5.7% | 5.4% | NA | NA | NA | 6.0% | 5.3% |
| New Jersey | 9.7% | 8.6% | 17.8% | 10.5% | 4.2% | 9.1% | 10.3% |
| New Mexico | 6.3% | 4.7% | NA | 8.2% | NA | 6.6% | 6.0% |
| Nevada | 10.8% | 9.3% | NA | 13.1% | 8.4% | 11.3% | 10.3% |
| New York | 8.4% | 7.0% | 13.9% | 10.6% | 5.5% | 9.2% | 7.5% |
| Ohio | 6.8% | 5.5% | 15.4% | NA | NA | 7.1% | 6.5% |
| Oklahoma | 5.2% | 4.2% | NA | NA | NA | 4.2% | 6.4% |
| Oregon | 8.5% | 7.8% | NA | NA | NA | 8.7% | 8.2% |
| Pennsylvania | 7.9% | 6.7% | 14.0% | 13.3% | NA | 8.0% | 7.8% |
| Rhode Island | 10.3% | 9.0% | NA | 18.2% | NA | 10.7% | 10.0% |
| South Carolina | 8.4% | 6.1% | 14.9% | NA | NA | 7.6% | 9.4% |
| South Dakota | 4.4% | 3.4% | NA | NA | NA | 4.4% | 4.4% |
| Tennessee | 7.8% | 7.2% | 12.4% | NA | NA | 8.0% | 7.6% |
| Texas | 6.3% | 4.3% | 11.4% | 7.0% | 5.2% | 5.8% | 6.9% |
| Utah | 5.2% | 4.5% | NA | 7.4% | NA | 5.4% | 4.8% |
| Virginia | 5.6% | 4.3% | 11.3% | 3.8% | NA | 4.9% | 6.4% |
| Vermont | 5.3% | 5.1% | NA | NA | NA | 5.2% | 5.4% |
| Washington | 7.8% | 7.4% | NA | 11.0% | 5.4% | 7.6% | 8.1% |
| Wisconsin | 6.7% | 5.5% | NA | NA | NA | 7.0% | 6.4% |
| West Virginia | 7.4% | 7.5% | NA | NA | NA | 8.8% | 5.8% |
| Wyoming | 5.1% | 4.7% | NA | NA | NA | 4.7% | 5.6% |
Source: EPI estimates based upon Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) and Current Population Survey (CPS) data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
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