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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES
31. Unemployed persons by age, sex, race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, marital status, and duration of unemployment
[Numbers in thousands]
Characteristic 2013
Unemployed Weeks
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

11,460 2,584 2,759 6,117 1,807 4,310 36.5 17.0

16 to 19 years

1,327 449 438 440 207 233 17.2 8.9

20 to 24 years

1,997 493 535 969 357 611 28.5 13.9

25 to 34 years

2,504 558 592 1,354 411 943 35.5 17.4

35 to 44 years

1,913 380 430 1,102 302 800 39.8 19.9

45 to 54 years

1,945 367 426 1,151 292 860 44.7 21.5

55 to 64 years

1,340 231 260 849 184 665 49.7 26.6

65 years and over

435 105 78 252 54 197 46.6 22.7

Men, 16 years and over

6,314 1,403 1,520 3,392 989 2,403 37.3 17.2

16 to 19 years

746 242 240 264 117 147 18.6 9.4

20 to 24 years

1,143 268 303 572 199 373 30.2 14.5

25 to 34 years

1,381 309 328 744 229 515 35.2 17.1

35 to 44 years

1,015 198 221 595 159 436 40.6 20.5

45 to 54 years

1,039 203 235 600 151 449 45.1 20.5

55 to 64 years

741 123 142 475 103 372 52.1 27.3

65 years and over

250 59 50 141 30 111 46.7 21.3

Women, 16 years and over

5,146 1,181 1,239 2,725 818 1,907 35.6 16.7

16 to 19 years

581 206 199 176 90 86 15.3 8.3

20 to 24 years

854 226 231 397 158 239 26.2 13.1

25 to 34 years

1,123 248 264 611 182 429 36.0 17.8

35 to 44 years

898 182 209 507 142 364 39.0 19.3

45 to 54 years

906 164 191 551 140 411 44.2 22.6

55 to 64 years

600 108 118 374 81 293 46.7 25.6

65 years and over

185 47 28 110 24 86 46.5 24.3

RACE AND HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY

White, 16 years and over

8,033 1,943 1,972 4,119 1,241 2,877 35.1 15.4

Men

4,520 1,074 1,105 2,341 695 1,646 36.1 15.8

Women

3,513 868 867 1,778 546 1,232 33.9 15.0

Black or African American, 16 years and over

2,429 426 549 1,454 403 1,051 40.5 21.5

Men

1,236 211 280 745 203 541 41.0 21.9

Women

1,192 215 269 709 200 509 39.9 21.1

Asian, 16 years and over

448 92 95 261 73 188 42.0 20.5

Men

253 51 56 146 45 101 40.5 19.6

Women

195 42 39 115 27 87 43.9 21.8

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 16 years and over

2,257 561 568 1,128 346 782 32.9 14.5

Men

1,263 317 307 639 199 440 32.8 14.9

Women

994 244 261 488 147 341 33.0 14.1

MARITAL STATUS

Men, 16 years and over

Married, spouse present

1,993 441 472 1,080 295 785 38.7 17.7

Widowed, divorced, or separated

923 183 193 547 148 399 43.7 20.9

Never married

3,398 778 855 1,765 546 1,219 34.7 15.9

Women, 16 years and over

Married, spouse present

1,653 384 387 882 251 631 36.6 17.2

Widowed, divorced, or separated

1,112 211 239 663 176 487 42.6 21.6

Never married

2,381 587 613 1,180 391 789 31.7 14.3

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 26, 2014