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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
	2010	2011	2010	2011	2010	2011	2010	2011
Total, 16 years and over	8,626	7,684	10.5	9.4	6,199	6,063	8.6	8.5
Married, spouse present	3,138	2,671	6.8	5.8	2,160	2,031	5.9	5.6
Widowed, divorced, or separated	1,352	1,186	12.8	11.1	1,397	1,420	9.6	9.7
Never married	4,135	3,827	16.5	15.1	2,642	2,612	12.8	12.5

White, 16 years and over	6,476	5,631	9.6	8.3	4,440	4,257	7.7	7.5
Married, spouse present	2,490	2,081	6.3	5.3	1,748	1,630	5.6	5.3
Widowed, divorced, or separated	1,056	903	12.2	10.3	1,059	1,060	9.3	9.2
Never married	2,929	2,648	15.0	13.4	1,632	1,567	11.0	10.5

Black or African American, 16 years and over	1,550	1,502	18.4	17.8	1,302	1,329	13.8	14.1
Married, spouse present	408	385	11.6	11.1	226	218	7.9	7.8
Widowed, divorced, or separated	239	217	17.9	16.0	246	265	10.7	11.8
Never married	903	899	25.5	24.8	830	846	19.3	19.3

Asian, 16 years and over	305	269	7.8	6.8	238	250	7.1	7.3
Married, spouse present	165	135	6.5	5.2	124	130	6.1	6.2
Widowed, divorced, or separated	20	20	6.6	6.4	40	42	8.7	9.0
Never married	120	113	11.5	10.9	73	78	8.6	9.2

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 16 years and over	1,711	1,527	12.7	11.2	1,132	1,102	12.3	11.8
Married, spouse present	683	606	9.6	8.6	422	421	10.0	10.0
Widowed, divorced, or separated	213	175	12.3	10.5	239	217	11.8	10.7
Never married	815	745	17.4	15.3	471	464	15.7	15.1

Total, 25 years and over	6,365	5,623	8.9	7.9	4,603	4,490	7.4	7.3
Married, spouse present	3,028	2,590	6.6	5.7	2,050	1,910	5.7	5.4
Widowed, divorced, or separated	1,305	1,141	12.6	10.9	1,334	1,353	9.4	9.5
Never married	2,032	1,892	13.4	12.3	1,219	1,227	10.2	10.0

White, 25 years and over	4,833	4,137	8.2	7.1	3,341	3,181	6.8	6.5
Married, spouse present	2,407	2,013	6.2	5.3	1,657	1,528	5.5	5.1
Widowed, divorced, or separated	1,021	871	12.1	10.2	1,006	1,009	9.1	9.0
Never married	1,404	1,253	12.0	10.6	677	645	8.4	7.8

Black or African American, 25 years and over	1,102	1,082	15.5	15.2	920	951	11.5	11.9
Married, spouse present	389	378	11.2	11.1	215	207	7.8	7.6
Widowed, divorced, or separated	228	208	17.5	15.7	239	254	10.6	11.5
Never married	485	496	20.9	20.9	466	490	15.6	15.9

Asian, 25 years and over	249	217	7.0	6.0	197	209	6.5	6.8
Married, spouse present	162	132	6.4	5.1	120	127	6.0	6.1
Widowed, divorced, or separated	19	19	6.5	6.2	39	41	8.6	9.0
Never married	67	65	9.2	9.0	38	41	6.6	7.3

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 25 years and over	1,226	1,068	10.8	9.5	816	788	10.7	10.2
Married, spouse present	648	582	9.5	8.6	390	386	9.8	9.6
Widowed, divorced, or separated	201	163	12.1	10.2	222	203	11.4	10.5
Never married	377	324	13.3	11.4	204	200	12.0	11.4
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: March 1, 2012