Change in state unemployment rates by race and ethnicity from 2020Q1 to 2020Q3 (percentage points)
| State | White | Black | Hispanic | AAPI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4.2 | 5.6 | 6.5 | 7.1 |
| Alabama | 2.1 | 6.9 | NA | NA |
| Alaska | 2.7 | NA | NA | NA |
| Arizona | 2.9 | NA | 3.9 | NA |
| Arkansas | 3.0 | 6.3 | NA | NA |
| California | 6.9 | 8.7 | 7.6 | 8.8 |
| Colorado | 3.0 | NA | 5.5 | NA |
| Connecticut | 4.3 | NA | NA | NA |
| Delaware | 4.8 | 3.2 | NA | NA |
| District of Columbia | 1.5 | 4.4 | NA | NA |
| Florida | 4.3 | 4.8 | 7.6 | NA |
| Georgia | 2.9 | 2.8 | 4.4 | NA |
| Hawaii | 10.8 | NA | NA | 12.3 |
| Idaho | 1.9 | NA | 5.2 | NA |
| Illinois | 6.1 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 6.4 |
| Indiana | 3.2 | NA | NA | NA |
| Iowa | 3.0 | NA | NA | NA |
| Kansas | 3.3 | NA | NA | NA |
| Kentucky | 0.8 | NA | NA | NA |
| Louisiana | 3.4 | 0.9 | NA | NA |
| Maine | 4.6 | NA | NA | NA |
| Maryland | 3.7 | 2.6 | NA | NA |
| Massachusetts | 7.8 | NA | 17.5 | 9.7 |
| Michigan | 4.1 | 10.8 | NA | NA |
| Minnesota | 3.2 | NA | NA | NA |
| Mississippi | 3.3 | 1.4 | NA | NA |
| Missouri | 2.3 | 2.9 | NA | NA |
| Montana | 2.1 | NA | NA | NA |
| Nebraska | 1.0 | NA | NA | NA |
| Nevada | 5.9 | NA | 11.8 | NA |
| New Hampshire | 3.9 | NA | NA | NA |
| New Jersey | 6.9 | 6.7 | 8.2 | 4.8 |
| New Mexico | 6.0 | NA | 6.4 | NA |
| New York | 6.5 | 8.5 | 13.5 | 13.6 |
| North Carolina | 3.9 | 3.5 | 2.9 | NA |
| North Dakota | 2.9 | NA | NA | NA |
| Ohio | 4.2 | 5.1 | NA | NA |
| Oklahoma | 2.4 | NA | NA | NA |
| Oregon | 5.4 | NA | 6.0 | NA |
| Pennsylvania | 4.4 | 9.3 | NA | NA |
| Rhode Island | 7.2 | NA | NA | NA |
| South Carolina | 3.7 | 5.9 | NA | NA |
| South Dakota | 2.0 | NA | NA | NA |
| Tennessee | 4.6 | 4.9 | NA | NA |
| Texas | 2.7 | 5.7 | 4.2 | 5.4 |
| Utah | 1.7 | NA | 2.0 | NA |
| Vermont | 2.7 | NA | NA | NA |
| Virginia | 2.5 | 4.6 | 6.1 | NA |
| Washington | 4.8 | NA | 3.1 | 2.6 |
| West Virginia | 4.0 | NA | NA | NA |
| Wisconsin | 2.9 | NA | NA | NA |
| Wyoming | 3.2 | NA | NA | NA |
Note: AAPI stands for Asian American/Pacific Islander. 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.