Table 1. Employment and unemployment in families by race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 2007-08
annual averages
(Numbers in thousands)
Characteristic 2007 2008
TOTAL
Total families...................................................... 77,894 77,943
With employed member(s)........................................... 64,330 64,058
As percent of total families................................ 82.6 82.2
Some usually work full time (1).......................... 59,616 59,116
With no employed member .......................................... 13,564 13,884
As percent of total families................................ 17.4 17.8
With unemployed member(s) ........................................ 4,914 6,104
As percent of total families................................ 6.3 7.8
Some member(s) employed ........................................ 3,497 4,319
As percent of families with unemployed member(s)......... 71.2 70.8
Some usually work full time (1)............................... 3,096 3,830
As percent of families with unemployed member(s)...... 63.0 62.7
White
Total families...................................................... 63,667 63,490
With employed member(s)........................................... 52,669 52,273
As percent of total families................................ 82.7 82.3
Some usually work full time (1).......................... 48,879 48,271
With no employed member .......................................... 10,997 11,217
As percent of total families................................ 17.3 17.7
With unemployed member(s) ........................................ 3,587 4,506
As percent of total families................................ 5.6 7.1
Some member(s) employed ........................................ 2,653 3,332
As percent of families with unemployed member(s)......... 73.9 74.0
Some usually work full time (1)............................... 2,350 2,955
As percent of families with unemployed member(s)...... 65.5 65.6
Black or African American
Total families...................................................... 9,184 9,297
With employed member(s)........................................... 7,249 7,290
As percent of total families................................ 78.9 78.4
Some usually work full time (1).......................... 6,608 6,622
With no employed member .......................................... 1,935 2,006
As percent of total families................................ 21.1 21.6
With unemployed member(s) ........................................ 990 1,188
As percent of total families................................ 10.8 12.8
Some member(s) employed ........................................ 591 686
As percent of families with unemployed member(s)......... 59.7 57.8
Some usually work full time (1)............................... 519 605
As percent of families with unemployed member(s)...... 52.4 50.9
Asian
Total families...................................................... 3,320 3,403
With employed member(s)........................................... 2,974 3,052
As percent of total families................................ 89.6 89.7
Some usually work full time (1).......................... 2,818 2,900
With no employed member .......................................... 347 351
As percent of total families................................ 10.4 10.3
With unemployed member(s) ........................................ 179 215
As percent of total families................................ 5.4 6.3
Some member(s) employed ........................................ 144 172
As percent of families with unemployed member(s)......... 80.5 79.9
Some usually work full time (1)............................... 133 158
As percent of families with unemployed member(s)...... 74.4 73.4
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Total families...................................................... 10,332 10,500
With employed member(s)........................................... 9,048 9,135
As percent of total families................................ 87.6 87.0
Some usually work full time (1).......................... 8,492 8,466
With no employed member .......................................... 1,285 1,365
As percent of total families................................ 12.4 13.0
With unemployed member(s) ........................................ 876 1,159
As percent of total families................................ 8.5 11.0
Some member(s) employed ........................................ 619 846
As percent of families with unemployed member(s)......... 70.6 73.0
Some usually work full time (1)............................... 554 743
As percent of families with unemployed member(s)...... 63.2 64.1
1 Usually work 35 hours or more a week at all jobs.
NOTE: The race or ethnicity of the family is determined by that of the householder. 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.
