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
	2023	2024	2023	2024	2023	2024	2023	2024
Total, 16 years and over	3,377	3,661	3.8	4.1	2,702	3,100	3.5	3.9
Married, spouse present(1)	903	969	1.9	2.1	788	887	2.1	2.3
Widowed, divorced, or separated(2)	418	420	4.1	4.0	472	546	3.5	3.9
Never married	2,057	2,272	6.5	7.2	1,442	1,666	5.4	6.1

White, 16 years and over	2,368	2,530	3.4	3.7	1,794	2,069	3.1	3.5
Married, spouse present(1)	671	739	1.8	2.0	597	664	2.0	2.2
Widowed, divorced, or separated(2)	318	312	4.0	3.9	348	397	3.4	3.8
Never married	1,379	1,479	6.0	6.4	849	1,008	4.6	5.4

Black or African American, 16 years and over	599	677	5.7	6.4	612	641	5.4	5.6
Married, spouse present(1)	108	111	2.6	2.7	90	92	2.6	2.7
Widowed, divorced, or separated(2)	69	70	4.8	4.9	84	107	3.8	4.7
Never married	422	496	8.5	9.8	438	443	7.7	7.7

Asian, 16 years and over	204	215	3.4	3.5	139	196	2.6	3.5
Married, spouse present(1)	91	76	2.5	2.0	66	94	2.0	2.7
Widowed, divorced, or separated(2)	7	15	1.6	3.2	19	18	3.2	3.0
Never married	106	124	5.5	6.6	55	84	3.7	5.5

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 16 years and over	839	890	4.7	4.8	635	773	4.6	5.4
Married, spouse present(1)	227	257	2.7	2.9	180	226	3.1	3.8
Widowed, divorced, or separated(2)	97	94	4.7	4.3	113	129	4.6	5.0
Never married	515	538	7.1	7.1	342	418	6.1	7.1

Total, 25 years and over	2,394	2,586	3.1	3.3	1,929	2,230	2.9	3.3
Married, spouse present(1)	887	952	1.9	2.1	756	847	2.0	2.3
Widowed, divorced, or separated(2)	406	406	4.0	4.0	457	532	3.4	3.9
Never married	1,102	1,228	5.2	5.7	716	851	4.2	4.8

White, 25 years and over	1,684	1,816	2.8	3.0	1,292	1,493	2.6	2.9
Married, spouse present(1)	658	726	1.8	2.0	574	633	2.0	2.1
Widowed, divorced, or separated(2)	309	302	3.9	3.8	338	387	3.4	3.8
Never married	716	788	4.8	5.2	380	474	3.5	4.2

Black or African American, 25 years and over	422	465	4.6	5.0	426	480	4.4	4.8
Married, spouse present(1)	107	110	2.6	2.7	86	89	2.6	2.7
Widowed, divorced, or separated(2)	66	69	4.6	4.8	80	104	3.7	4.6
Never married	250	286	6.9	7.7	260	288	6.2	6.5

Asian, 25 years and over	165	161	3.0	2.9	113	145	2.3	2.9
Married, spouse present(1)	90	75	2.5	2.0	64	92	2.0	2.7
Widowed, divorced, or separated(2)	7	15	1.6	3.2	19	18	3.2	3.0
Never married	68	72	4.8	5.1	30	35	3.0	3.5

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 25 years and over	560	595	3.7	3.8	434	534	3.8	4.5
Married, spouse present(1)	222	252	2.6	2.9	173	213	3.1	3.7
Widowed, divorced, or separated(2)	94	92	4.7	4.4	111	126	4.6	4.9
Never married	245	251	5.3	5.1	150	195	4.5	5.4
Footnotes (1) Beginning with data for January 2020, refers to persons in both opposite-sex and same-sex married couples. Prior to January 2020, referred 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: January 29, 2025