Table 1
Change in state unemployment rates by race and ethnicity from 2007Q4 to 2020Q2 (percentage points)
| All | White | Black | Hispanic | Asian | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA | 8.2 | 6.8 | 8.8 | 11.0 | 9.8 |
| Alabama | 6.5 | 5.6 | NA | NA | NA |
| Alaska | 5.9 | 5.0 | 7.9 | NA | NA |
| Arizona | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.2 | NA | NA |
| Arkansas | 6.6 | 6.0 | NA | 5.3 | NA |
| California | 10.0 | 8.8 | 8.3 | 11.0 | 9.4 |
| Colorado | 6.9 | 5.4 | NA | 11.2 | NA |
| Connecticut | 4.4 | 5.4 | NA | NA | NA |
| Delaware | 4.1 | 2.3 | 8.3 | NA | NA |
| Washington D.C. | 10.8 | 9.9 | 13.0 | NA | NA |
| Florida | 7.9 | 6.4 | 11.1 | 8.7 | NA |
| Georgia | 4.9 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 5.3 | NA |
| Hawaii | 17.3 | 15.0 | NA | NA | 19.3 |
| Idaho | 6.0 | 5.0 | NA | NA | NA |
| Illinois | 5.6 | 4.5 | NA | NA | NA |
| Indiana | 10.2 | 8.7 | 8.5 | 17.3 | 6.0 |
| Iowa | 8.9 | 7.9 | NA | NA | NA |
| Kansas | 5.5 | 5.5 | NA | NA | NA |
| Kentucky | 5.1 | 5.2 | NA | NA | NA |
| Louisiana | 9.0 | 7.3 | 9.5 | NA | NA |
| Maine | 12.1 | 9.5 | NA | NA | NA |
| Maryland | 5.9 | 3.8 | 7.4 | NA | NA |
| Massachusetts | 3.9 | 3.7 | NA | NA | NA |
| Michigan | 12.7 | 11.3 | 20.0 | NA | NA |
| Minnesota | 4.4 | 4.0 | NA | NA | NA |
| Mississippi | 4.0 | 4.5 | -1.3 | NA | NA |
| Missouri | 5.9 | 6.0 | 5.7 | NA | NA |
| Montana | 5.2 | 5.1 | NA | NA | NA |
| Nebraska | 6.1 | 5.7 | 6.0 | 8.7 | NA |
| Nevada | 5.0 | 5.4 | NA | NA | NA |
| New Hampshire | 3.8 | 3.4 | NA | NA | NA |
| New Jersey | 11.3 | 10.1 | NA | NA | NA |
| New Mexico | 11.6 | 9.1 | 9.9 | 18.1 | 14.0 |
| New York | 5.9 | 5.2 | NA | 5.4 | NA |
| North Carolina | 18.5 | 13.6 | NA | 23.6 | NA |
| North Dakota | 10.3 | 8.4 | 10.3 | 14.9 | 12.8 |
| Ohio | 8.4 | 7.0 | 9.8 | NA | NA |
| Oklahoma | 7.5 | 6.3 | NA | NA | NA |
| Oregon | 8.1 | 7.9 | NA | NA | NA |
| Pennsylvania | 9.4 | 8.0 | 14.8 | NA | NA |
| Rhode Island | 9.7 | 7.8 | NA | NA | NA |
| South Carolina | 5.6 | 5.3 | 5.9 | NA | NA |
| South Dakota | 6.4 | 4.4 | NA | NA | NA |
| Tennessee | 6.7 | 5.8 | 7.3 | NA | NA |
| Texas | 7.4 | 4.4 | 10.1 | 9.6 | 9.4 |
| Utah | 5.1 | 5.2 | NA | 4.7 | NA |
| Vermont | 6.1 | 4.7 | 6.3 | 11.5 | NA |
| Virginia | 8.7 | 7.9 | NA | NA | NA |
| Washington | 8.9 | 7.2 | NA | 11.7 | 7.4 |
| West Virginia | 6.5 | 5.6 | NA | NA | NA |
| Wisconsin | 8.3 | 7.7 | NA | NA | NA |
| Wyoming | 5.8 | 5.3 | 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
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