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Table 1. Employment and unemployment in families by race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 2020-2021 annual averages

Table 1. Employment and unemployment in families by race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 2020-2021 annual averages [Numbers in thousands]
Characteristic 2020 2021

EMPLOYMENT IN FAMILIES

Total families

83,144 83,179

With at least one family member employed

64,995 65,286

As a percent of total families

78.2 78.5

With at least one family member employed full time(1)

59,683 59,839

With no family member employed

18,148 17,894

As a percent of total families

21.8 21.5

White

Total families

65,324 65,279

With at least one family member employed

50,925 50,967

As a percent of total families

78.0 78.1

With at least one family member employed full time(1)

46,762 46,757

With no family member employed

14,399 14,312

As a percent of total families

22.0 21.9

Black or African American

Total families

10,183 10,248

With at least one family member employed

7,713 7,851

As a percent of total families

75.7 76.6

With at least one family member employed full time(1)

6,975 7,063

With no family member employed

2,470 2,397

As a percent of total families

24.3 23.4

Asian

Total families

5,153 5,141

With at least one family member employed

4,365 4,432

As a percent of total families

84.7 86.2

With at least one family member employed full time(1)

4,131 4,149

With no family member employed

788 709

As a percent of total families

15.3 13.8

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

Total families

13,369 13,734

With at least one family member employed

11,245 11,671

As a percent of total families

84.1 85.0

With at least one family member employed full time(1)

10,367 10,744

With no family member employed

2,124 2,063

As a percent of total families

15.9 15.0

UNEMPLOYMENT IN FAMILIES

Total families

83,144 83,179

With at least one family member unemployed

8,124 5,594

As a percent of total families

9.8 6.7

Some family member(s) employed

5,492 3,771

As a percent of families with at least one family member unemployed

67.6 67.4

Some family member(s) employed full time(1)

4,869 3,272

As a percent of families with at least one family member unemployed

59.9 58.5

White

Total families

65,324 65,279

With at least one family member unemployed

5,858 3,894

As a percent of total families

9.0 6.0

Some family member(s) employed

4,097 2,723

As a percent of families with at least one family member unemployed

69.9 69.9

Some family member(s) employed full time(1)

3,644 2,368

As a percent of families with at least one family member unemployed

62.2 60.8

Black or African American

Total families

10,183 10,248

With at least one family member unemployed

1,360 1,050

As a percent of total families

13.4 10.3

Some family member(s) employed

776 595

As a percent of families with at least one family member unemployed

57.1 56.7

Some family member employed full time(1)

676 513

As a percent of families with at least one family member unemployed

49.7 48.8

Asian

Total families

5,153 5,141

With at least one family member unemployed

560 395

As a percent of total families

10.9 7.7

Some family member(s) employed

401 299

As a percent of families with at least one family member unemployed

71.6 75.6

Some family member(s) employed full time(1)

358 258

As a percent of families with at least one family member unemployed

63.9 65.2

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

Total families

13,369 13,734

With at least one family member unemployed

1,906 1,391

As a percent of total families

14.3 10.1

Some family member(s) employed

1,290 951

As a percent of families with at least one family member unemployed

67.7 68.4

Some family member(s) employed full time(1)

1,150 821

As a percent of families with at least one family member unemployed

60.3 59.0

Footnotes
(1) Usually work 35 hours or more per week at all jobs.

NOTE: The race or ethnicity of the family is determined by that of the householder, the family reference person in whose name the housing unit is owned or rented. 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. Beginning in 2020, family estimates reflect a change in the classification of marital status. This change expanded the definition of married-couple families to include same-sex married couples. As a result, data under the new definition are not strictly comparable with data prior to 2020.

Last Modified Date: April 20, 2022