Table 3. Unemployment in families by presence and relationship of employed members and family type, 2023-2024 annual averages

Table 3. Unemployment in families by presence and relationship of employed members and family type, 2023-2024 annual averages [Numbers in thousands]
Characteristic	Number		Percent distribution
Characteristic	2023	2024	2023	2024
TOTAL MARRIED-COUPLE FAMILIES
With at least one family member unemployed, total	2,369	2,604	100.0	100.0
Employment of family members
Some family member(s) employed	1,961	2,151	82.8	82.6
No family member employed	408	453	17.2	17.4
Unemployment of family members
At least one spouse unemployed(1)	1,513	1,642	63.9	63.0
One spouse employed	1,120	1,210	47.3	46.4
Other family member(s) unemployed	856	963	36.1	37.0

Opposite-sex married-couple families
With at least one family member unemployed, total	2,338	2,574	100.0	100.0
Employment of family members
Some family member(s) employed	1,938	2,123	82.9	82.5
No family member employed	401	451	17.1	17.5
Unemployment of family members
Husband unemployed(2)	805	874	34.4	33.9
Wife employed	515	551	22.0	21.4
Wife unemployed, husband employed or not in labor force	682	744	29.2	28.9
Husband employed	585	637	25.0	24.7
Other family member(s) unemployed	852	957	36.4	37.2

FAMILIES MAINTAINED BY WOMEN(3)
With at least one family member unemployed, total	1,121	1,258	100.0	100.0
Employment of family members
Some family member(s) employed	643	714	57.3	56.8
No family member employed	478	544	42.7	43.2
Unemployment of family members
Householder unemployed	483	564	43.1	44.8
Other member(s) employed	158	173	14.1	13.8
Other family member(s) unemployed	638	694	56.9	55.2

FAMILIES MAINTAINED BY MEN(3)
With at least one family member unemployed, total	522	634	100.0	100.0
Employment of family members
Some family member(s) employed	323	374	62.0	59.0
No family member employed	198	260	38.0	41.0
Unemployment of family members
Householder unemployed	279	356	53.5	56.2
Other member(s) employed	135	160	25.8	25.2
Other family member(s) unemployed	242	278	46.5	43.8
Footnotes (1) Includes families with both spouses unemployed. (2) Total opposite-sex married couple families with unemployed husbands, including those with unemployed wives. (3) Includes families with no spouse present.
NOTE: In families maintained by women or men with no spouse present, householder refers to the woman or man maintaining the family. Detail may not sum to totals due to rounding. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

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Last Modified Date: April 23, 2025