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Unemployed persons by marital status, race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, age, and sex

HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES
24. Unemployed persons by marital status, race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, age, and sex
[Numbers in thousands]
Marital status, race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, and age	Men				Women
	Unemployed		Unemployment rates		Unemployed		Unemployment rates
	2013	2014	2013	2014	2013	2014	2013	2014
Total, 16 years and over	6,314	5,190	7.6	6.3	5,146	4,426	7.1	6.1
Married, spouse present	1,993	1,542	4.3	3.4	1,653	1,363	4.6	3.8
Widowed, divorced, or separated	923	727	8.7	6.9	1,112	965	7.7	6.6
Never married	3,398	2,921	13.0	11.0	2,381	2,098	10.8	9.4

White, 16 years and over	4,520	3,572	6.8	5.4	3,513	2,968	6.2	5.2
Married, spouse present	1,534	1,141	4.0	3.0	1,288	1,053	4.3	3.5
Widowed, divorced, or separated	708	538	8.2	6.4	810	683	7.2	6.1
Never married	2,278	1,893	11.5	9.5	1,416	1,231	9.2	7.9

Black or African American, 16 years and over	1,236	1,091	14.2	12.2	1,192	1,050	12.1	10.5
Married, spouse present	265	217	7.4	6.1	202	165	7.1	5.8
Widowed, divorced, or separated	166	142	12.8	10.6	225	210	9.8	8.9
Never married	805	732	21.0	18.3	765	674	16.2	14.2

Asian, 16 years and over	253	246	5.6	5.3	195	190	4.8	4.6
Married, spouse present	116	113	4.1	3.8	95	95	3.9	3.7
Widowed, divorced, or separated	17	15	4.8	4.3	29	33	5.3	6.0
Never married	119	117	9.0	8.9	71	62	6.7	6.0

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 16 years and over	1,263	996	8.8	6.8	994	882	9.5	8.2
Married, spouse present	428	323	5.9	4.4	335	294	7.4	6.4
Widowed, divorced, or separated	137	111	7.7	6.1	193	169	8.7	7.4
Never married	699	562	13.3	10.4	466	419	12.7	10.9

Total, 25 years and over	4,425	3,589	6.2	5.0	3,711	3,174	5.9	5.1
Married, spouse present	1,931	1,500	4.3	3.3	1,558	1,288	4.4	3.7
Widowed, divorced, or separated	883	696	8.5	6.8	1,066	920	7.5	6.4
Never married	1,611	1,394	10.1	8.5	1,087	966	8.4	7.3

White, 25 years and over	3,238	2,513	5.6	4.3	2,559	2,167	5.3	4.4
Married, spouse present	1,486	1,109	3.9	2.9	1,221	998	4.2	3.4
Widowed, divorced, or separated	679	513	8.0	6.2	774	653	7.1	5.9
Never married	1,072	891	9.0	7.3	564	516	6.6	5.9

Black or African American, 25 years and over	809	722	11.1	9.7	833	728	10.0	8.6
Married, spouse present	256	211	7.3	6.0	185	152	6.7	5.4
Widowed, divorced, or separated	157	137	12.3	10.4	216	200	9.6	8.7
Never married	396	374	15.9	14.3	432	376	13.1	11.3

Asian, 25 years and over	190	184	4.6	4.4	156	151	4.3	4.1
Married, spouse present	115	112	4.1	3.8	92	93	3.9	3.7
Widowed, divorced, or separated	17	15	4.8	4.3	28	30	5.2	5.6
Never married	57	57	6.2	6.3	36	27	5.1	4.1

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 25 years and over	842	658	7.1	5.4	685	602	8.1	6.9
Married, spouse present	409	312	5.8	4.3	312	272	7.3	6.2
Widowed, divorced, or separated	131	102	7.6	5.8	184	157	8.5	7.1
Never married	302	244	9.7	7.5	189	174	9.2	8.0
NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups (white, black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals because data are not presented for all races. Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

Last Modified Date: February 12, 2015