Table 1. Employment and unemployment in families by race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 2023-2024 annual averages

Table 1. Employment and unemployment in families by race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 2023-2024 annual averages [Numbers in thousands]
Characteristic	2023	2024
EMPLOYMENT IN FAMILIES
Total families	83,843	84,327
With at least one family member employed	67,244	67,512
As a percent of total families	80.2	80.1
With at least one family member employed full time(1)	61,759	61,786
With no family member employed	16,599	16,816
As a percent of total families	19.8	19.9

White
Total families	65,372	65,483
With at least one family member employed	51,894	51,940
As a percent of total families	79.4	79.3
With at least one family member employed full time(1)	47,621	47,440
With no family member employed	13,478	13,543
As a percent of total families	20.6	20.7

Black or African American
Total families	10,359	10,531
With at least one family member employed	8,410	8,422
As a percent of total families	81.2	80.0
With at least one family member employed full time(1)	7,689	7,679
With no family member employed	1,948	2,108
As a percent of total families	18.8	20.0

Asian
Total families	5,411	5,551
With at least one family member employed	4,729	4,859
As a percent of total families	87.4	87.5
With at least one family member employed full time(1)	4,469	4,591
With no family member employed	683	692
As a percent of total families	12.6	12.5

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Total families	14,228	14,720
With at least one family member employed	12,407	12,827
As a percent of total families	87.2	87.1
With at least one family member employed full time(1)	11,434	11,776
With no family member employed	1,821	1,893
As a percent of total families	12.8	12.9

UNEMPLOYMENT IN FAMILIES
Total families	83,843	84,327
With at least one family member unemployed	4,012	4,497
As a percent of total families	4.8	5.3
Some family member(s) employed	2,928	3,240
As a percent of families with at least one family member unemployed	73.0	72.0
Some family member(s) employed full time(1)	2,566	2,838
As a percent of families with at least one family member unemployed	64.0	63.1

White
Total families	65,372	65,483
With at least one family member unemployed	2,782	3,151
As a percent of total families	4.3	4.8
Some family member(s) employed	2,082	2,344
As a percent of families with at least one family member unemployed	74.8	74.4
Some family member(s) employed full time(1)	1,829	2,050
As a percent of families with at least one family member unemployed	65.7	65.0

Black or African American
Total families	10,359	10,531
With at least one family member unemployed	763	828
As a percent of total families	7.4	7.9
Some family member(s) employed	481	498
As a percent of families with at least one family member unemployed	63.1	60.2
Some family member employed full time(1)	416	437
As a percent of families with at least one family member unemployed	54.6	52.8

Asian
Total families	5,411	5,551
With at least one family member unemployed	255	285
As a percent of total families	4.7	5.1
Some family member(s) employed	218	235
As a percent of families with at least one family member unemployed	85.5	82.4
Some family member(s) employed full time(1)	197	214
As a percent of families with at least one family member unemployed	77.1	75.2

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Total families	14,228	14,720
With at least one family member unemployed	961	1,144
As a percent of total families	6.8	7.8
Some family member(s) employed	719	844
As a percent of families with at least one family member unemployed	74.8	73.7
Some family member(s) employed full time(1)	620	739
As a percent of families with at least one family member unemployed	64.5	64.6
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. People 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.

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Last Modified Date: April 23, 2025