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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
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