HOUSEHOLD DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
A-29. Unemployed persons by marital status, race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, age, and sex [Numbers in thousands]
Marital status, race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, and age Men Women
Unemployed Unemployment rates Unemployed Unemployment rates
May
2017		 May
2018		 May
2017		 May
2018		 May
2017		 May
2018		 May
2017		 May
2018

Total, 16 years and over

 3,436 3,206 4.0 3.7 3,136 2,549 4.2 3.4

Married, spouse present(1)

 984 797 2.1 1.7 846 736 2.3 2.0

Widowed, divorced, or separated(2)

 484 457 4.5 4.2 668 492 4.7 3.4

Never married

 1,968 1,953 7.2 6.9 1,623 1,321 6.9 5.5

White, 16 years and over

 2,340 2,232 3.5 3.3 2,006 1,827 3.5 3.2

Married, spouse present(1)

 747 643 1.9 1.7 640 595 2.1 2.0

Widowed, divorced, or separated(2)

 360 373 4.2 4.2 460 383 4.3 3.5

Never married

 1,233 1,216 6.1 5.9 906 849 5.7 5.2

Black or African American, 16 years and over

 712 665 7.5 6.8 776 481 7.3 4.6

Married, spouse present(1)

 108 107 2.8 2.9 113 74 3.7 2.4

Widowed, divorced, or separated(2)

 97 56 6.7 4.0 167 73 7.3 3.1

Never married

 507 502 12.0 10.9 496 335 9.5 6.5

Asian, 16 years and over

 151 103 3.0 1.9 188 98 4.0 2.1

Married, spouse present(1)

 64 39 2.0 1.1 75 37 2.7 1.3

Widowed, divorced, or separated(2)

 3 1 0.7 0.2 25 18 4.0 3.2

Never married

 84 64 5.7 4.4 88 43 7.0 3.3

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 16 years and over

 643 642 4.1 4.0 636 613 5.5 5.0

Married, spouse present(1)

 194 179 2.4 2.2 153 202 3.1 3.9

Widowed, divorced, or separated(2)

 78 98 4.2 5.3 138 144 6.0 6.1

Never married

 371 365 6.5 6.0 345 267 7.9 5.8

Total, 25 years and over

 2,385 2,161 3.2 2.9 2,358 1,800 3.6 2.8

Married, spouse present(1)

 962 772 2.1 1.7 819 697 2.3 1.9

Widowed, divorced, or separated(2)

 457 421 4.4 3.9 641 467 4.6 3.3

Never married

 966 968 5.5 5.2 898 635 6.1 4.2

White, 25 years and over

 1,676 1,575 2.8 2.6 1,499 1,289 3.0 2.6

Married, spouse present(1)

 731 627 1.9 1.6 620 563 2.1 1.9

Widowed, divorced, or separated(2)

 345 341 4.1 3.9 434 362 4.1 3.4

Never married

 600 607 4.7 4.6 445 364 4.7 3.8

Black or African American, 25 years and over

 449 407 5.6 4.9 596 368 6.6 4.0

Married, spouse present(1)

 108 98 2.9 2.6 108 73 3.6 2.5

Widowed, divorced, or separated(2)

 85 53 6.0 3.9 167 68 7.4 3.0

Never married

 256 256 9.0 7.9 321 226 8.5 5.9

Asian, 25 years and over

 121 73 2.6 1.5 153 71 3.6 1.7

Married, spouse present(1)

 64 39 2.0 1.1 74 37 2.7 1.4

Widowed, divorced, or separated(2)

 3 1 0.7 0.2 25 18 4.0 3.3

Never married

 54 34 5.1 3.1 54 16 6.5 1.8

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 25 years and over

 452 399 3.5 2.9 455 440 4.7 4.4

Married, spouse present(1)

 193 169 2.5 2.1 150 189 3.1 3.8

Widowed, divorced, or separated(2)

 66 78 3.7 4.4 127 126 5.8 5.5

Never married

 193 152 5.5 3.9 178 125 6.9 4.6

Footnotes
 (1) Refers to persons in opposite-sex married couples only.
(2) Separated includes persons who are married, spouse absent.

NOTE: 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.

 

Last Modified Date: June 01, 2018