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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey

Women in the Labor Force: A Databook (2009 Edition)

(Numbers in thousands)
Table 4. Employment status by marital status and sex, 2008 annual averages
Marital status and sexCivilian
noninstitutional
population
Civilian labor forceNot in
labor force
TotalPercent of
population
EmployedUnemployed
TotalPercent of populationTotalPercent of labor force
Total

Total, 16 years and over

233,788154,28766.0145,36262.28,9245.879,501

Married, spouse present

122,34984,64469.281,72966.82,9153.437,705

Unmarried, total

111,43969,64362.563,63457.16,0108.641,796

Never married

66,25444,87467.740,45261.14,4229.921,381

Other marital status

45,18524,76954.823,18251.31,5876.420,415

Divorced

22,86416,12670.515,18266.49445.96,738

Separated

8,1985,77270.45,29664.64758.22,427

Widowed

14,1222,87220.32,70419.11685.911,251
Women

Total, 16 years and over

120,67571,76759.567,87656.23,8915.448,908

Married, spouse present

60,55437,19461.435,86959.21,3253.623,360

Unmarried, total

60,12134,57357.532,00753.22,5667.425,548

Never married

30,98020,23165.318,51359.81,7178.510,749

Other marital status

29,14114,34249.213,49446.38495.914,799

Divorced

13,3799,22268.98,74365.44795.24,157

Separated

4,5202,94765.22,70259.82468.31,572

Widowed

11,2422,17319.32,04818.21255.79,069
Men

Total, 16 years and over

113,11382,52073.077,48668.55,0336.130,593

Married, spouse present

61,79447,45076.845,86074.21,5903.414,345

Unmarried, total

51,31835,07068.331,62761.63,4439.816,248

Never married

35,27424,64369.921,93862.22,70511.010,631

Other marital status

16,04410,42765.09,68860.47397.15,617

Divorced

9,4866,90572.86,43967.94656.72,581

Separated

3,6782,82476.82,59470.52308.1854

Widowed

2,88069824.365522.7436.22,181

SOURCE: Current Population Survey, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.