HOUSEHOLD DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
QUARTERLY AVERAGES
E-8. Unemployment rates by age, sex, and marital status, seasonally adjusted [Percent]
Age, sex, and marital status 2014 2015 2016 2017
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st

AGE AND SEX

Total, 16 years and over

 6.6 6.2 6.1 5.7 5.6 5.4 5.1 5.0 5.0 4.9 4.9 4.7 4.7

16 to 19 years

 20.9 19.7 19.8 17.7 17.8 17.7 16.4 15.9 15.8 16.0 15.7 15.2 14.6

16 to 17 years

 21.5 22.6 22.3 19.7 18.6 18.9 18.0 17.6 18.8 18.2 16.5 18.5 17.1

18 to 19 years

 20.5 17.9 18.6 16.8 17.3 16.7 15.6 15.2 14.3 14.4 15.3 13.6 13.1

20 years and over

 6.1 5.7 5.6 5.2 5.1 4.9 4.7 4.6 4.5 4.4 4.5 4.3 4.3

20 to 24 years

 12.1 10.8 11.2 10.6 10.1 9.8 9.3 9.4 8.4 8.6 8.4 8.2 7.9

25 years and over

 5.4 5.1 4.9 4.6 4.5 4.4 4.2 4.1 4.1 4.0 4.1 3.9 3.9

25 to 54 years

 5.7 5.3 5.1 4.8 4.6 4.6 4.3 4.3 4.2 4.1 4.2 4.0 4.0

25 to 34 years

 6.9 6.6 6.5 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.4 5.1 5.1 5.1 4.9 4.8

35 to 44 years

 5.1 4.8 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.2 4.0 4.0 3.9 3.7 3.9 3.8 4.0

45 to 54 years

 5.0 4.4 4.2 4.0 3.9 3.7 3.7 3.5 3.6 3.5 3.6 3.4 3.3

55 years and over

 4.6 4.6 4.3 4.2 4.1 3.8 3.8 3.5 3.8 3.5 3.6 3.6 3.4


Men, 16 years and over

 6.8 6.3 6.1 5.7 5.7 5.5 5.1 5.1 5.0 4.9 5.0 4.9 4.7

16 to 19 years

 23.4 21.6 21.9 18.8 19.0 19.7 17.5 17.3 16.9 16.7 17.0 17.7 15.6

16 to 17 years

 24.4 25.8 24.2 21.5 19.7 20.7 19.2 19.6 21.4 19.2 17.6 22.1 17.5

18 to 19 years

 23.1 19.2 20.7 17.4 18.9 18.6 16.5 16.2 15.0 14.9 16.7 15.7 14.4

20 years and over

 6.2 5.8 5.6 5.2 5.2 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.5 4.5 4.6 4.4 4.3

20 to 24 years

 13.2 12.0 12.3 11.1 11.2 10.9 10.3 10.6 9.1 9.2 9.5 9.4 9.1

25 years and over

 5.4 5.1 4.8 4.6 4.5 4.3 4.1 4.1 4.0 3.9 4.1 3.9 3.8

25 to 54 years

 5.6 5.2 5.0 4.7 4.6 4.4 4.2 4.2 4.0 4.0 4.2 4.0 3.9

25 to 34 years

 6.8 6.7 6.3 5.8 5.7 5.4 5.3 5.5 5.0 5.2 5.1 4.9 4.9

35 to 44 years

 5.0 4.7 4.6 4.2 4.3 4.1 3.7 3.7 3.6 3.5 3.8 3.7 3.8

45 to 54 years

 5.1 4.3 4.0 4.0 3.8 3.7 3.5 3.4 3.4 3.3 3.5 3.2 3.1

55 years and over

 4.6 4.7 4.3 4.4 4.2 3.9 3.9 3.6 3.9 3.7 3.8 3.7 3.4


Women, 16 years and over

 6.5 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.4 5.3 5.1 4.9 5.0 4.8 4.8 4.6 4.6

16 to 19 years

 18.4 17.8 17.8 16.6 16.5 15.6 15.4 14.4 14.6 15.4 14.4 12.5 13.5

16 to 17 years

 18.8 19.7 20.4 17.9 17.6 17.0 16.8 15.5 16.3 17.3 15.6 15.2 16.7

18 to 19 years

 17.9 16.6 16.5 16.3 15.6 14.7 14.7 14.1 13.5 13.9 13.8 11.1 11.7

20 years and over

 6.0 5.6 5.6 5.2 4.9 4.9 4.7 4.5 4.6 4.4 4.4 4.3 4.2

20 to 24 years

 10.8 9.4 9.9 10.1 8.8 8.7 8.3 8.2 7.6 7.8 7.1 7.0 6.5

25 years and over

 5.4 5.1 5.1 4.7 4.5 4.4 4.3 4.1 4.2 4.0 4.1 4.0 3.9

25 to 54 years

 5.7 5.3 5.3 4.9 4.7 4.7 4.5 4.4 4.4 4.3 4.3 4.1 4.1

25 to 34 years

 7.0 6.4 6.8 6.2 5.6 6.0 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.0 5.2 4.8 4.6

35 to 44 years

 5.2 5.0 4.8 4.5 4.4 4.3 4.4 4.3 4.2 4.0 4.0 3.9 4.2

45 to 54 years

 4.9 4.6 4.3 4.1 4.0 3.8 3.8 3.6 3.7 3.7 3.6 3.6 3.4

55 years and over

 4.5 4.4 4.4 4.0 3.9 3.7 3.7 3.4 3.6 3.4 3.4 3.5 3.5


MARITAL STATUS

Married men, spouse present(1)

 3.7 3.4 3.2 3.1 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7

Married women, spouse present(1)

 4.1 3.8 3.7 3.4 3.2 3.2 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.0 2.9 3.0

Footnotes
 (1) Refers to persons in opposite-sex married couples only.

NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

 

Last Modified Date: April 07, 2017