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Black unemployment is at least twice as high as white unemployment at the national level and in 12 states and D.C.: The highest African American unemployment rate is in the District of Columbia at 12.4 percent, while the highest white unemployment rate is in West Virginia at 5.0 percent

October 30, 2018 By Janelle Jones Economic Indicators
Despite overall unemployment under 4 percent, black unemployment exceeds 6 percent in 14 states and D.C.: The highest African American unemployment rate is in the District of Columbia at 12.4 percent, while the highest white unemployment rate is in West Virginia at 5.1 percent

August 9, 2018 By Janelle Jones Economic Indicators
In 14 states and DC, the African American unemployment rate is at least twice the white unemployment rate: The highest African American unemployment rate is in the District of Columbia at 12.9 percent, while the highest white unemployment rate is in West Virginia at 5.2 percent

May 17, 2018 By Janelle Jones Economic Indicators
African American and Hispanic unemployment rates are higher than white unemployment rates in every state at the end of 2017

February 20, 2018 By Janelle Jones Economic Indicators
Unemployment of black and Hispanic workers remains high relative to white workers: In 16 states and the District of Columbia, the African American unemployment rate is at least twice the rate of white unemployment

January 3, 2018 By Janelle Jones Economic Indicators
African American and Hispanic unemployment continue to fall but remain higher than white unemployment in nearly every state: The highest African American state unemployment rate (9.7 percent in Louisiana) is almost twice as high as the highest white state unemployment rate (5.0 percent in New Mexico)

August 30, 2017 By Janelle Jones Economic Indicators
State unemployment rates by race and ethnicity show recovery expanding but still leaving stubborn pockets of high unemployment

May 17, 2017 By Janelle Jones Economic Indicators
State unemployment rates by race and ethnicity at the end of 2016 show progress but not yet full recovery

February 8, 2017 By Janelle Jones Economic Indicators
Employment continues its sluggish recovery along racial lines in the third quarter of 2016

November 29, 2016 By Janelle Jones Economic Indicators
Economic recovery for black and Latino workers expands to more states in the second quarter of 2016

August 18, 2016 By Valerie Wilson Economic Indicators
State unemployment rates by race and ethnicity at the start of 2016 show a plodding recovery, with some states continuing to lag behind

May 17, 2016 By Valerie Wilson Economic Indicators
State unemployment rates by race and ethnicity at the end of 2015 show a plodding recovery

February 11, 2016 By Valerie Wilson Economic Indicators
Recovery of Hispanic unemployment rate expands to four more states in third quarter of 2015

November 3, 2015 By Valerie Wilson Economic Indicators
Black Unemployment Rate Dips Below 10 Percent in 11 of 24 States Measured in Second Quarter

August 4, 2015 By Valerie Wilson Economic Indicators
So Far, the Black Unemployment Rate Has Only Recovered in States Where It Was Highest Before the Great Recession

May 6, 2015 By Valerie Wilson Economic Indicators
After a Year of Strong Job Growth, Recovery Remains Uneven: Southern States Lead with Smallest Racial Unemployment Rate Gaps in Fourth Quarter of 2014

January 29, 2015 By Valerie Wilson Economic Indicators
Virginia Boasts Smallest Gaps in Unemployment Rates by Race in Third Quarter, but No State Leads in Race to Recovery for All Groups

October 27, 2014 By Valerie Wilson Economic Indicators

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