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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
HOUSEHOLD DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
A-36. Unemployed people by age, sex, race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, marital status, and duration of unemployment
[Numbers in thousands]
Age, sex, race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, and marital status May 2025
Unemployed Weeks of unemployment
Total Less
than
5 weeks
5 to 14
weeks
15 weeks and over Average
(mean)
duration
Median
duration
Total 15 to 26
weeks
27 weeks
and over

AGE AND SEX

Total, 16 years and over

6,815 2,431 1,821 2,563 1,122 1,441 22.6 9.7

16 to 19 years

831 426 211 194 86 108 14.0 4.4

20 to 24 years

1,293 544 345 405 159 245 18.3 7.3

25 to 34 years

1,433 502 389 542 277 265 20.2 10.1

35 to 44 years

1,170 381 323 466 204 261 23.3 10.3

45 to 54 years

991 282 207 501 210 292 32.1 14.8

55 to 64 years

772 216 226 329 146 183 25.7 12.2

65 years and over

325 79 120 126 40 86 33.7 10.9

Men, 16 years and over

3,685 1,229 1,015 1,440 628 813 22.7 10.6

16 to 19 years

488 246 131 111 52 59 13.7 4.5

20 to 24 years

707 249 199 259 100 159 20.2 9.5

25 to 34 years

795 249 217 330 176 154 20.8 11.9

35 to 44 years

585 186 172 227 99 128 21.4 10.1

45 to 54 years

518 155 107 256 96 160 31.8 14.1

55 to 64 years

420 107 118 194 79 115 29.1 13.4

65 years and over

171 37 70 63 26 37 29.5 11.4

Women, 16 years and over

3,130 1,202 806 1,123 495 628 22.5 8.7

16 to 19 years

343 180 80 83 35 49 14.5 4.2

20 to 24 years

586 295 146 145 59 86 16.0 4.5

25 to 34 years

638 253 172 213 101 111 19.5 7.8

35 to 44 years

585 195 151 239 105 133 25.1 10.5

45 to 54 years

472 127 100 245 114 131 32.4 15.3

55 to 64 years

352 109 108 135 67 68 21.5 10.9

65 years and over

154 42 50 62 13 49 38.3 10.0

RACE AND HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY

White, 16 years and over

4,627 1,771 1,200 1,656 734 922 21.1 8.6

Men

2,620 925 716 980 409 571 22.3 9.6

Women

2,007 846 484 677 325 351 19.5 7.4

Black or African American, 16 years and over

1,313 381 345 587 263 324 27.3 12.9

Men

600 155 167 277 125 152 25.7 13.4

Women

713 226 177 310 139 172 28.7 12.4

Asian, 16 years and over

435 116 152 168 63 105 22.7 11.8

Men

241 66 76 98 43 55 22.4 12.3

Women

195 50 75 70 21 49 23.1 11.2

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 16 years and over

1,632 568 477 587 269 318 23.2 9.7

Men

851 277 276 298 135 163 21.9 10.2

Women

781 291 201 289 134 154 24.5 9.1

MARITAL STATUS

Men, 16 years and over

Married, spouse present(1)

958 304 264 390 193 198 21.1 10.7

Widowed, divorced, or separated(2)

450 115 141 194 70 124 31.5 12.7

Never married

2,277 811 610 856 365 492 21.7 9.9

Women, 16 years and over

Married, spouse present(1)

855 325 203 327 157 170 22.5 9.7

Widowed, divorced, or separated(2)

588 186 148 253 101 152 31.6 11.2

Never married

1,688 690 455 543 237 305 19.2 7.4

Footnotes
(1) Beginning with data for January 2020, refers to people in both opposite-sex and same-sex married couples. Prior to January 2020, referred to people in opposite-sex married couples only.
(2) Separated includes people 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. 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.

 

Last Modified Date: June 06, 2025