(Interactive) Chart of the Week: State unemployment by race and ethnicity

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reaDER, The second half of last year was marked by protests against police brutality, a rising death toll from COVID-19, and a historic presidential election. The economy also began its slow recovery from the worst of the pandemic-induced recession. The labor market, however, showed rising racial inequality, underlining just how disparate experiences of the recovery have been.   Take a look at EPI's interactive map, below, that details the unemployment rates, state by state, by race and ethnicity during the last three months of 2020. SHARE ON FACEBOOK SHARE ON TWITTER In sharp contrast to the relative labor improvements seen for white workers in the last three months of last year, EPI data shows that Black workers saw continued recession-level unemployment across the country.   In fact, Black workers were the only racial/ethnic group whose national unemployment rate remained above 10%. Twelve out of the 21 states, including DC, had Black unemployment rates more than 10%―with the highest rates in Pennsylvania (16.5%), Michigan (15.6%), New Jersey (15.4%), and the District of Columbia (14.7%)   In comparison, the overall white unemployment rate in the fourth quarter of last year fell to 5.4%, just 2.3 percentage points above the rate during the first three months of 2020, prior to the pandemic hit.   For Latino workers, the unemployment rate fell to 8.7% in the final three months of last year, representing a significant improvement. Latino workers, however, still saw unemployment rates of at least 10% in five states: California (10.0%), Massachusetts (10.8%), Nevada (10.9%), New York (12.4%), and Pennsylvania (12.9%).   reaDER, EPI is powering our movement for progressive economic change, fighting for policies that create good-paying jobs for people across our country regardless of race or ethnicity. If you value EPI's research and data, chip in $5 or more today.   Thank you for all you do to fight for an economy that works for all of us, not just the wealthy few.   Eve Tahmincioglu Director of Communications, Economic Policy Institute DONATE Facebook Twitter epi.org View this email in your browser | Unsubscribe from this list