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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey

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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 2023
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

6,080 2,112 1,866 2,102 925 1,177 20.6 8.9

16 to 19 years

713 337 226 151 77 74 11.7 5.2

20 to 24 years

1,044 369 354 321 159 162 16.3 8.3

25 to 34 years

1,465 497 442 527 234 292 20.9 9.3

35 to 44 years

1,031 336 318 377 160 218 22.5 9.8

45 to 54 years

821 261 239 321 143 178 23.8 10.0

55 to 64 years

689 203 200 286 103 183 27.4 10.7

65 years and over

316 110 88 119 49 70 23.8 9.1

Men, 16 years and over

3,377 1,149 1,018 1,210 532 678 21.2 9.2

16 to 19 years

392 185 122 85 43 42 12.0 5.2

20 to 24 years

591 209 187 195 90 105 17.1 8.7

25 to 34 years

829 279 245 304 132 172 21.7 9.5

35 to 44 years

558 174 177 208 96 112 22.6 10.3

45 to 54 years

450 137 130 183 86 97 24.3 10.5

55 to 64 years

388 111 112 166 59 107 27.7 11.1

65 years and over

169 55 45 70 28 42 25.5 10.1

Women, 16 years and over

2,702 962 848 892 393 499 19.9 8.5

16 to 19 years

321 151 103 66 34 32 11.4 5.2

20 to 24 years

453 160 167 126 69 57 15.3 7.8

25 to 34 years

637 218 197 223 102 120 19.7 9.0

35 to 44 years

473 163 141 170 64 106 22.4 9.3

45 to 54 years

371 124 109 138 58 81 23.2 9.5

55 to 64 years

301 92 89 120 44 76 27.0 10.3

65 years and over

147 55 43 49 22 27 22.0 8.0

RACE AND HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY

White, 16 years and over

4,162 1,514 1,301 1,347 609 737 19.1 8.4

Men

2,368 844 731 793 361 431 19.7 8.7

Women

1,794 670 570 554 248 306 18.3 8.0

Black or African American, 16 years and over

1,212 368 362 482 197 285 24.4 10.3

Men

599 176 171 252 101 150 25.9 10.9

Women

612 191 191 230 95 135 22.9 9.9

Asian, 16 years and over

344 96 104 144 64 81 24.8 11.2

Men

204 53 60 91 38 54 26.0 12.2

Women

139 42 44 53 26 27 22.9 10.1

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 16 years and over

1,475 552 454 469 225 244 18.5 8.2

Men

839 326 250 264 121 143 18.4 7.9

Women

635 227 204 205 104 101 18.5 8.6

MARITAL STATUS

Men, 16 years and over

Married, spouse present(1)

903 311 270 322 147 175 20.8 9.1

Widowed, divorced, or separated(2)

418 131 120 167 68 99 24.4 10.3

Never married

2,057 708 627 722 317 404 20.7 9.1

Women, 16 years and over

Married, spouse present(1)

788 296 232 261 109 151 20.8 8.3

Widowed, divorced, or separated(2)

472 164 141 167 65 102 22.4 9.2

Never married

1,442 502 475 464 219 246 18.6 8.5

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 26, 2024