Change in state unemployment rates by race and ethnicity from 2007Q4 to 2019Q2 (percentage points)
White | Black | Hispanic | Asian | |
---|---|---|---|---|
United States | -1.1 | -2.2 | -1.5 | -0.8 |
Alabama | -0.9 | 0.4 | NA | NA |
Alaska | -0.3 | NA | NA | NA |
Arizona | 0.8 | NA | 0.2 | NA |
Arkansas | -1.4 | -3.0 | NA | NA |
California | -1.5 | -4.1 | -1.7 | -1.7 |
Colorado | -1.4 | NA | 0.2 | NA |
Connecticut | -1.2 | NA | NA | NA |
Delaware | -0.5 | 1.4 | NA | NA |
District of Columbia | 0.1 | 2.1 | NA | NA |
Florida | -1.0 | -0.7 | -2.4 | NA |
Georgia | -0.8 | -1.2 | -4.8 | NA |
Hawaii | -0.6 | NA | NA | -0.5 |
Idaho | -0.3 | NA | NA | NA |
Illinois | -1.0 | -1.3 | -2.5 | NA |
Indiana | -1.5 | NA | NA | NA |
Iowa | -1.4 | NA | NA | NA |
Kansas | -0.5 | NA | NA | NA |
Kentucky | -1.3 | NA | NA | NA |
Louisiana | 0.0 | 0.1 | NA | NA |
Maine | -1.8 | NA | NA | NA |
Maryland | 0.1 | 0.7 | NA | NA |
Massachusetts | -1.8 | NA | NA | NA |
Michigan | -2.6 | -7.6 | NA | NA |
Minnesota | -1.4 | NA | NA | NA |
Mississippi | -0.9 | -1.6 | NA | NA |
Missouri | -2.0 | NA | NA | NA |
Montana | -0.4 | NA | NA | NA |
Nebraska | -0.3 | NA | NA | NA |
Nevada | -0.5 | NA | -2.3 | NA |
New Hampshire | -1.3 | NA | NA | NA |
New Jersey | -0.6 | -4.1 | -1.0 | 1.5 |
New Mexico | 1.1 | NA | 0.2 | NA |
New York | -0.5 | -0.5 | -2.1 | -1.1 |
North Carolina | -0.8 | -2.4 | -1.1 | NA |
North Dakota | -0.1 | NA | NA | NA |
Ohio | -1.0 | -5.9 | NA | NA |
Oklahoma | -0.7 | NA | NA | NA |
Oregon | -1.9 | NA | NA | NA |
Pennsylvania | -1.2 | 1.6 | NA | NA |
Rhode Island | -2.5 | NA | NA | NA |
South Carolina | -1.3 | -5.4 | NA | NA |
South Dakota | -0.1 | NA | NA | NA |
Tennessee | -1.9 | -3.4 | NA | NA |
Texas | -0.5 | -2.8 | -0.8 | -0.2 |
Utah | 0.2 | NA | -1.1 | NA |
Vermont | -2.1 | NA | NA | NA |
Virginia | -0.7 | -0.2 | NA | NA |
Washington | -0.9 | NA | 2.0 | 0.4 |
West Virginia | -0.2 | NA | NA | NA |
Wisconsin | -1.7 | NA | NA | NA |
Wyoming | 0.7 | NA | NA | NA |
Note: 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