The states where blacks and Hispanics are much less likely to have a job than whites

By Niraj Chokshi, The Washington Post

Black unemployment in Ohio is 3.3 times higher than it is for whites. In Illinois, it's also 3.3 times as high. And the disparity is similar across the country.

The black unemployment rate is more than double the white rate in 20 out of the 24 states with populations large enough for accurate estimates, according to new research on unemployment by state and race for the third quarter of the year. Nationwide, while the white unemployment rate was 5.1 percent in September, the black unemployment rate was 9.2 percent.

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