Table 1
Change in state unemployment rates by race and ethnicity, 2007Q4–2015Q1 (percentage points)
| State | White | Black | Hispanic | Asian |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA | 0.4 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
| Alabama | 1.3 | 4.7 | NA | NA |
| Alaska | 0.3 | NA | NA | NA |
| Arizona | 1.7 | NA | 2.4 | NA |
| Arkansas | 0.2 | 0.8 | NA | NA |
| California | 0.8 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 0.1 |
| Colorado | -0.3 | NA | 1.6 | NA |
| Connecticut | 1.3 | 0.0 | 4.2 | NA |
| Delaware | 0.7 | 3.3 | NA | NA |
| District of Columbia | 1.3 | 6.1 | NA | NA |
| Florida | 0.5 | 3.9 | 0.6 | NA |
| Georgia | 1.1 | 3.0 | -3.6 | NA |
| Hawaii | 0.9 | NA | NA | 1.1 |
| Idaho | 0.3 | NA | NA | NA |
| Illinois | 0.1 | 0.3 | 2.3 | NA |
| Indiana | 0.9 | NA | NA | 1.5 |
| Iowa | 0.2 | NA | NA | NA |
| Kansas | 0.6 | NA | NA | NA |
| Kentucky | -0.6 | NA | NA | NA |
| Louisiana | 3.1 | 2.0 | NA | NA |
| Maine | -0.1 | NA | NA | NA |
| Maryland | 0.9 | 2.9 | 5.1 | 2.5 |
| Massachusetts | -0.5 | NA | NA | NA |
| Michigan | -1.2 | -3.0 | NA | NA |
| Minnesota | -1.5 | NA | NA | NA |
| Mississippi | 1.7 | -0.6 | NA | NA |
| Missouri | 0.4 | -0.9 | NA | NA |
| Montana | 0.5 | NA | NA | NA |
| Nebraska | -0.6 | NA | NA | NA |
| Nevada | 1.7 | NA | 0.1 | NA |
| New Hampshire | 0.3 | NA | NA | NA |
| New Jersey | 1.1 | 3.7 | 2.6 | NA |
| New Mexico | 2.1 | NA | 1.2 | 1.5 |
| New York | 0.6 | 2.4 | 0.9 | NA |
| North Carolina | 0.4 | 0.8 | -0.9 | 1.3 |
| North Dakota | 0.5 | NA | NA | 1.9 |
| Ohio | -0.4 | -2.3 | NA | NA |
| Oklahoma | 0.1 | NA | NA | NA |
| Oregon | 0.7 | NA | NA | NA |
| Pennsylvania | 0.2 | 5.5 | NA | NA |
| Rhode Island | 0.6 | NA | 1.3 | NA |
| South Carolina | 1.0 | 0.9 | NA | NA |
| South Dakota | 0.4 | NA | NA | NA |
| Tennessee | 1.8 | -1.1 | NA | NA |
| Texas | -0.4 | 0.6 | -0.1 | -0.5 |
| Utah | 0.9 | NA | 1.1 | NA |
| Vermont | -0.1 | NA | NA | NA |
| Virginia | 0.9 | 2.2 | 3.8 | NA |
| Washington | 0.3 | NA | 2.7 | 2.1 |
| West Virginia | 1.9 | NA | NA | NA |
| Wisconsin | -0.3 | NA | NA | NA |
| Wyoming | 1.4 | NA | NA | NA |
Note: The table only reports data 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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