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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
HOUSEHOLD DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
A-36. Unemployed people by age, sex, race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, marital status, and duration of unemployment
[Numbers in thousands]
Age, sex, race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, and marital status July 2026
Unemployed Weeks of unemployment
Total Less
than
5 weeks
5 to 14
weeks
15 weeks and over Average
(mean)
duration
Median
duration
Total 15 to 26
weeks
27 weeks
and over

AGE AND SEX

Total, 16 years and over

7,435 2,217 2,397 2,821 1,019 1,802 23.7 9.5

16 to 19 years

929 406 371 152 88 64 10.1 6.2

20 to 24 years

1,202 360 453 388 85 303 21.5 8.9

25 to 34 years

1,813 531 487 795 287 507 27.0 10.4

35 to 44 years

1,179 240 364 575 261 315 23.5 14.1

45 to 54 years

1,046 292 370 384 130 254 19.7 9.5

55 to 64 years

793 238 199 357 129 227 33.1 10.9

65 years and over

473 150 153 170 39 131 36.4 8.7

Men, 16 years and over

3,782 1,114 1,125 1,543 628 915 23.2 10.1

16 to 19 years

519 197 209 114 77 37 11.0 6.9

20 to 24 years

561 195 195 171 47 124 17.0 8.2

25 to 34 years

1,005 286 257 463 152 310 29.9 12.0

35 to 44 years

615 131 169 315 166 148 20.8 15.0

45 to 54 years

514 152 170 192 68 124 19.6 9.3

55 to 64 years

366 106 60 201 102 99 30.0 16.8

65 years and over

202 47 66 89 16 72 42.0 11.2

Women, 16 years and over

3,653 1,103 1,272 1,278 391 887 24.1 9.1

16 to 19 years

410 209 163 38 11 27 8.9 4.4

20 to 24 years

641 165 258 218 38 179 25.4 9.2

25 to 34 years

808 246 230 332 135 197 23.4 9.7

35 to 44 years

564 109 195 260 94 166 26.3 13.0

45 to 54 years

532 140 200 192 62 130 19.7 9.7

55 to 64 years

427 132 139 156 28 129 35.7 8.9

65 years and over

271 103 87 81 22 59 32.3 7.8

RACE AND HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY

White, 16 years and over

4,766 1,561 1,591 1,614 617 997 20.9 8.8

Men

2,464 819 742 904 347 556 22.2 9.1

Women

2,303 742 850 711 270 441 19.5 8.5

Black or African American, 16 years and over

1,495 390 477 628 241 388 24.5 10.4

Men

749 157 224 368 154 214 28.2 14.0

Women

746 233 253 261 87 174 20.9 9.2

Asian, 16 years and over

560 130 167 263 73 190 29.2 13.5

Men

270 58 73 140 56 84 25.5 15.4

Women

290 73 94 123 17 106 32.6 10.5

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 16 years and over

1,659 482 512 665 238 427 24.8 9.7

Men

874 277 236 361 149 212 20.0 9.5

Women

785 205 275 304 89 216 30.2 9.9

MARITAL STATUS

Men, 16 years and over

Married, spouse present(1)

888 281 270 337 140 198 19.5 9.7

Widowed, divorced, or separated(2)

427 136 108 183 90 93 24.7 9.9

Never married

2,467 698 746 1,023 398 625 24.2 10.3

Women, 16 years and over

Married, spouse present(1)

1,103 365 391 347 128 220 19.0 8.3

Widowed, divorced, or separated(2)

591 124 209 257 82 176 29.7 10.5

Never married

1,958 614 672 673 182 491 25.4 9.0

Footnotes
(1) Beginning with data for January 2020, refers to people in both opposite-sex and same-sex married couples. Prior to January 2020, referred to people in opposite-sex married couples only.
(2) Separated includes people who are married, spouse absent.

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. People 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: August 07, 2026