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Table A-10. Selected unemployment indicators, seasonally adjusted

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-10. Selected unemployment indicators, seasonally adjusted
Characteristic Number of
unemployed persons
(in thousands)
Unemployment rates
Nov.
2020
Oct.
2021
Nov.
2021
Nov.
2020
July
2021
Aug.
2021
Sept.
2021
Oct.
2021
Nov.
2021

AGE AND SEX

Total, 16 years and over

10,728 7,419 6,877 6.7 5.4 5.2 4.8 4.6 4.2

16 to 19 years

825 714 673 13.9 9.6 11.2 11.5 11.9 11.2

16 to 17 years

314 247 247 14.9 9.7 11.6 11.4 11.1 10.7

18 to 19 years

507 473 421 13.4 9.4 11.0 11.6 12.6 11.5

20 years and over

9,903 6,705 6,204 6.4 5.2 5.0 4.5 4.3 4.0

20 to 24 years

1,580 1,104 1,131 10.7 9.1 9.3 8.0 7.5 7.6

25 years and over

8,409 5,624 5,166 6.0 4.8 4.5 4.2 4.0 3.7

25 to 54 years

6,193 4,303 3,891 6.1 4.9 4.7 4.4 4.2 3.8

25 to 34 years

2,530 1,764 1,557 7.0 6.1 5.6 5.3 4.8 4.2

35 to 44 years

1,910 1,331 1,340 5.6 4.7 4.4 4.0 3.9 3.9

45 to 54 years

1,753 1,208 993 5.5 3.8 4.0 3.9 3.8 3.1

55 years and over

2,202 1,372 1,266 5.8 4.4 3.9 3.6 3.6 3.3

Men, 16 years and over

5,894 3,896 3,645 6.9 5.6 5.4 5.0 4.5 4.2

16 to 19 years

444 370 330 15.1 10.4 11.9 12.8 12.2 11.0

16 to 17 years

146 117 130 14.5 10.1 11.2 12.3 10.7 11.4

18 to 19 years

299 257 196 15.5 10.5 12.6 13.3 13.2 10.5

20 years and over

5,449 3,526 3,314 6.6 5.4 5.1 4.7 4.3 4.0

20 to 24 years

904 633 637 11.9 10.4 9.7 9.3 8.3 8.2

25 years and over

4,617 2,938 2,736 6.2 4.9 4.7 4.3 3.9 3.6

25 to 54 years

3,433 2,227 2,109 6.3 5.1 4.9 4.6 4.1 3.8

25 to 34 years

1,491 987 872 7.7 6.2 5.9 5.7 5.0 4.4

35 to 44 years

1,028 689 731 5.6 4.7 4.5 4.1 3.7 3.9

45 to 54 years

914 551 506 5.5 4.1 4.2 3.7 3.3 3.0

55 years and over

1,183 711 627 5.9 4.4 4.0 3.6 3.5 3.1

Women, 16 years and over

4,834 3,523 3,232 6.4 5.2 5.0 4.5 4.7 4.3

16 to 19 years

380 344 343 12.8 8.7 10.4 10.3 11.6 11.5

16 to 17 years

168 130 117 15.2 9.3 11.9 10.5 11.5 10.0

18 to 19 years

208 217 225 11.2 8.3 9.3 10.0 11.9 12.5

20 years and over

4,453 3,179 2,890 6.2 5.0 4.8 4.2 4.4 4.0

20 to 24 years

676 471 494 9.4 7.7 9.0 6.5 6.5 6.8

25 years and over

3,792 2,686 2,430 5.8 4.7 4.3 4.1 4.1 3.7

25 to 54 years

2,759 2,076 1,782 5.8 4.8 4.5 4.3 4.3 3.7

25 to 34 years

1,039 776 685 6.2 6.0 5.3 4.9 4.5 4.0

35 to 44 years

882 643 610 5.6 4.7 4.2 3.9 4.0 3.8

45 to 54 years

839 657 487 5.5 3.5 3.9 4.1 4.3 3.2

55 years and over

1,020 649 630 5.8 4.3 3.8 3.4 3.7 3.6

MARITAL STATUS

Married men, spouse present(1)

1,854 1,139 1,061 4.1 3.4 3.2 2.9 2.5 2.3

Married women, spouse present(1)

1,644 1,090 1,027 4.5 3.3 2.9 2.9 3.0 2.8

Women who maintain families(2)

798 610 493 7.7 8.5 7.9 6.8 5.9 4.8

FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS

Full-time workers(3)

9,145 6,184 5,800 6.9 5.5 5.2 4.9 4.6 4.3

Part-time workers(4)

1,610 1,286 1,082 6.0 5.0 5.2 4.2 4.7 4.0

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) Data are not seasonally adjusted. Beginning with data for January 2020, refers to female householders residing with one or more family members, but not a spouse of either sex. Prior to January 2020, referred to female householders residing with one or more family members, but not an opposite-sex spouse.
(3) Full-time workers are unemployed persons who have expressed a desire to work full time (35 hours or more per week) or are on layoff from full-time jobs.
(4) Part-time workers are unemployed persons who have expressed a desire to work part time (less than 35 hours per week) or are on layoff from part-time jobs.

NOTE: Detail for the seasonally adjusted data shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

Last Modified Date: December 06, 2021