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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
MenWomen
UnemployedUnemployment
rates
UnemployedUnemployment
rates
20152016201520162015201620152016

Total, 16 years and over

4,4904,1875.44.93,8073,5645.24.8

Married, spouse present(1)

1,3101,2592.82.71,1381,0933.13.0

Widowed, divorced, or separated(2)

6436006.15.68127575.55.1

Never married

2,5372,3289.58.51,8571,7158.27.4

White, 16 years and over

3,1262,9524.74.42,5372,3934.54.2

Married, spouse present(1)

9869612.62.58858343.02.8

Widowed, divorced, or separated(2)

4614555.45.45775415.14.8

Never married

1,6791,5368.37.51,0741,0186.96.4

Black or African American, 16 years and over

93584510.39.19118108.97.8

Married, spouse present(1)

1791715.04.71271254.44.4

Widowed, divorced, or separated(2)

1331049.77.41751537.46.5

Never married

62357015.113.460853212.310.4

Asian, 16 years and over

1911764.03.51561723.73.9

Married, spouse present(1)

89642.92.078913.13.4

Widowed, divorced, or separated(2)

16174.74.321283.74.4

Never married

86956.26.457535.14.5

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 16 years and over

9438336.35.47837157.16.3

Married, spouse present(1)

2982703.93.42482385.24.9

Widowed, divorced, or separated(2)

111996.15.51441446.36.1

Never married

5334659.78.23903339.98.0

Total, 25 years and over

3,0942,9344.34.02,7352,6074.34.1

Married, spouse present(1)

1,2701,2282.82.71,0701,0413.02.9

Widowed, divorced, or separated(2)

6185766.05.57737255.45.0

Never married

1,2061,1297.26.58928416.55.9

White, 25 years and over

2,1702,1103.73.61,8601,7533.83.5

Married, spouse present(1)

9579372.52.58347902.92.7

Widowed, divorced, or separated(2)

4434365.35.25505195.04.7

Never married

7717386.25.74754445.44.9

Black or African American, 25 years and over

6265518.27.06375817.46.6

Married, spouse present(1)

1731664.94.61171204.14.3

Widowed, divorced, or separated(2)

1291019.57.41681497.36.5

Never married

32428511.99.835231210.18.5

Asian, 25 years and over

1471373.43.01181433.13.5

Married, spouse present(1)

88642.92.076903.03.4

Widowed, divorced, or separated(2)

16164.64.321273.74.4

Never married

43564.45.421263.03.3

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 25 years and over

6235495.04.25445006.05.4

Married, spouse present(1)

2882603.83.42302185.04.6

Widowed, divorced, or separated(2)

104955.95.51351326.15.8

Never married

2311937.05.61791508.16.4

Footnotes
(1) Refers to persons in opposite-sex married couples only.
(2) Separated includes persons 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. 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 8, 2017