Unemployed persons by marital status, race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, age, and sex : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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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
	2011	2012	2011	2012	2011	2012	2011	2012
Total, 16 years and over	7,684	6,771	9.4	8.2	6,063	5,734	8.5	7.9
Married, spouse present	2,671	2,274	5.8	4.9	2,031	1,915	5.6	5.3
Widowed, divorced, or separated	1,186	1,005	11.1	9.4	1,420	1,286	9.7	8.7
Never married	3,827	3,492	15.1	13.7	2,612	2,533	12.5	11.8

White, 16 years and over	5,631	4,931	8.3	7.4	4,257	3,985	7.5	7.0
Married, spouse present	2,081	1,764	5.3	4.6	1,630	1,539	5.3	5.1
Widowed, divorced, or separated	903	767	10.3	8.8	1,060	947	9.2	8.3
Never married	2,648	2,399	13.4	12.2	1,567	1,499	10.5	9.9

Black or African American, 16 years and over	1,502	1,292	17.8	15.0	1,329	1,252	14.1	12.8
Married, spouse present	385	303	11.1	8.4	218	200	7.8	6.8
Widowed, divorced, or separated	217	177	16.0	13.3	265	252	11.8	10.9
Never married	899	812	24.8	22.1	846	800	19.3	17.5

Asian, 16 years and over	269	249	6.8	5.8	250	234	7.3	6.1
Married, spouse present	135	122	5.2	4.4	130	111	6.2	4.8
Widowed, divorced, or separated	20	25	6.4	7.2	42	37	9.0	6.3
Never married	113	102	10.9	8.5	78	86	9.2	8.9

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 16 years and over	1,527	1,383	11.2	9.9	1,102	1,130	11.8	10.9
Married, spouse present	606	498	8.6	6.9	421	396	10.0	8.6
Widowed, divorced, or separated	175	166	10.5	9.3	217	243	10.7	11.0
Never married	745	720	15.3	14.2	464	491	15.1	13.8

Total, 25 years and over	5,623	4,821	7.9	6.8	4,490	4,234	7.3	6.8
Married, spouse present	2,590	2,207	5.7	4.9	1,910	1,815	5.4	5.1
Widowed, divorced, or separated	1,141	961	10.9	9.2	1,353	1,229	9.5	8.6
Never married	1,892	1,654	12.3	10.6	1,227	1,189	10.0	9.4

White, 25 years and over	4,137	3,555	7.1	6.1	3,181	3,003	6.5	6.1
Married, spouse present	2,013	1,710	5.3	4.5	1,528	1,459	5.1	4.9
Widowed, divorced, or separated	871	737	10.2	8.6	1,009	904	9.0	8.2
Never married	1,253	1,107	10.6	9.4	645	640	7.8	7.7

Black or African American, 25 years and over	1,082	883	15.2	12.3	951	878	11.9	10.6
Married, spouse present	378	292	11.1	8.3	207	188	7.6	6.6
Widowed, divorced, or separated	208	167	15.7	13.0	254	242	11.5	10.7
Never married	496	424	20.9	17.9	490	448	15.9	14.2

Asian, 25 years and over	217	198	6.0	5.0	209	187	6.8	5.4
Married, spouse present	132	121	5.1	4.4	127	108	6.1	4.7
Widowed, divorced, or separated	19	24	6.2	7.0	41	35	9.0	6.1
Never married	65	53	9.0	6.4	41	44	7.3	6.9

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 25 years and over	1,068	941	9.5	8.1	788	805	10.2	9.5
Married, spouse present	582	476	8.6	6.9	386	367	9.6	8.4
Widowed, divorced, or separated	163	153	10.2	8.9	203	222	10.5	10.5
Never married	324	312	11.4	10.6	200	216	11.4	10.8
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 5, 2013