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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 2024
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

6,761 2,235 2,012 2,513 1,064 1,449 21.6 9.6

16 to 19 years

823 364 279 180 88 93 12.2 6.2

20 to 24 years

1,121 388 337 396 187 209 19.0 9.2

25 to 34 years

1,586 514 481 591 258 332 20.8 9.6

35 to 44 years

1,206 371 341 494 192 302 24.9 10.5

45 to 54 years

899 264 273 362 151 211 23.3 10.8

55 to 64 years

761 220 206 336 136 200 26.2 12.0

65 years and over

364 115 94 155 53 102 28.9 10.9

Men, 16 years and over

3,661 1,183 1,085 1,392 579 813 22.0 9.8

16 to 19 years

455 196 153 106 46 60 13.1 6.4

20 to 24 years

620 196 197 227 96 131 20.7 9.6

25 to 34 years

850 275 257 319 146 173 21.1 9.7

35 to 44 years

628 193 171 264 99 164 24.8 10.8

45 to 54 years

480 141 143 196 86 110 22.5 11.1

55 to 64 years

427 124 118 185 77 108 25.8 11.9

65 years and over

202 58 48 96 28 68 32.1 13.3

Women, 16 years and over

3,100 1,052 927 1,121 485 636 21.1 9.3

16 to 19 years

369 167 127 74 42 33 11.1 5.9

20 to 24 years

501 192 140 169 91 78 16.9 8.6

25 to 34 years

736 240 225 271 112 160 20.6 9.5

35 to 44 years

578 178 170 230 92 138 25.0 10.3

45 to 54 years

419 122 130 166 65 101 24.3 10.5

55 to 64 years

335 95 88 151 59 92 26.7 12.2

65 years and over

163 57 46 59 25 34 24.9 9.0

RACE AND HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY

White, 16 years and over

4,599 1,607 1,370 1,622 682 940 20.8 9.0

Men

2,530 867 746 917 381 536 21.0 9.2

Women

2,069 740 624 705 302 403 20.5 8.8

Black or African American, 16 years and over

1,318 364 389 566 248 318 23.6 11.7

Men

677 184 193 301 131 169 24.6 12.3

Women

641 181 195 265 117 149 22.5 11.0

Asian, 16 years and over

410 115 122 173 76 97 22.2 11.4

Men

215 58 68 89 36 53 23.3 11.4

Women

196 58 54 84 40 44 20.9 11.4

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 16 years and over

1,663 591 497 575 253 322 20.4 9.0

Men

890 328 269 293 126 167 19.2 8.4

Women

773 263 228 282 127 155 21.9 9.5

MARITAL STATUS

Men, 16 years and over

Married, spouse present(1)

969 329 269 370 150 221 22.0 9.6

Widowed, divorced, or separated(2)

420 135 121 164 70 94 23.9 10.2

Never married

2,272 719 695 858 360 499 21.7 9.8

Women, 16 years and over

Married, spouse present(1)

887 308 261 319 135 184 22.0 9.2

Widowed, divorced, or separated(2)

546 155 169 222 90 132 23.9 10.7

Never married

1,666 589 497 580 260 319 19.7 9.0

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