Table 8. Employment and unemployment in families by type of family, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 2008 annual averages : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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Labor Force Characteristics by Race and Ethnicity, 2008

(Numbers in thousands)

Table 8. Employment and unemployment in families by type of family, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 2008 annual averages
Family type and employment status of family members	Total	White	Black or African American	Asian	Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

Total families	77,943	63,490	9,297	3,403	10,500
With employed member(s)	64,058	52,273	7,290	3,052	9,135
As a percent of total families	82.2	82.3	78.4	89.7	87.0
With unemployed member(s)	6,104	4,506	1,188	215	1,159
As a percent of total families	7.8	7.1	12.8	6.3	11.0
Some member(s) employed	4,319	3,332	686	172	846
As a percent of families with unemployed member(s)	70.8	74.0	57.8	79.9	73.0
Some usually work full time	3,830	2,955	605	158	743
As a percent of families with unemployed member(s)	62.7	65.6	50.9	73.4	64.1

Married-couple families	58,125	49,967	4,311	2,747	6,839

With employed member(s)	48,541	41,468	3,648	2,476	6,162
As a percent of total families	83.5	83.0	84.6	90.1	90.1
With unemployed member(s)	3,796	3,076	446	167	726
As a percent of total families	6.5	6.2	10.3	6.1	10.6
Some member(s) employed	3,133	2,552	356	142	586
As a percent of families with unemployed member(s)	82.5	83.0	79.8	85.0	80.7
Some usually work full time	2,837	2,301	328	133	528
As a percent of families with unemployed member(s)	74.7	74.8	73.5	79.6	72.7

Families maintained by women	14,383	9,459	4,049	424	2,515

With employed member(s)	10,929	7,331	2,914	360	1,936
As a percent of total families	76.0	77.5	72.0	84.9	77.0
With unemployed member(s)	1,666	978	591	36	295
As a percent of total families	11.6	10.3	14.6	8.5	11.7
Some member(s) employed	817	513	252	22	168
As a percent of families with unemployed member(s)	49.0	52.5	42.6	61.1	56.9
Some usually work full time	666	416	208	17	133
As a percent of families with unemployed member(s)	40.0	42.5	35.2	47.2	45.1

Families maintained by men	5,435	4,064	937	233	1,145

With employed member(s)	4,589	3,474	728	217	1,036
As a percent of total families	84.4	85.5	77.7	93.1	90.5
With unemployed member(s)	642	452	150	12	138
As a percent of total families	11.8	11.1	16.0	5.2	12.1
Some member(s) employed	368	267	78	8	92
As a percent of families with unemployed member(s)	57.3	59.1	52.0	66.7	66.7
Some usually work full time	326	238	69	7	83
As a percent of families with unemployed member(s)	50.8	52.7	46.0	58.3	60.1
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. SOURCE: Current Population Survey, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Last Modified Date: December 17, 2009