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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
HOUSEHOLD DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
A-36. Unemployed persons 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 February 2024
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

6,970 2,198 2,370 2,402 1,113 1,288 20.6 9.2

16 to 19 years

763 301 288 175 98 76 11.4 7.5

20 to 24 years

1,133 336 417 381 192 189 16.8 9.5

25 to 34 years

1,747 568 583 596 281 315 20.9 8.6

35 to 44 years

1,171 389 360 421 177 244 21.2 9.3

45 to 54 years

969 302 335 333 163 170 20.9 9.8

55 to 64 years

820 220 267 334 167 167 23.8 10.4

65 years and over

366 83 120 163 35 128 40.0 11.8

Men, 16 years and over

3,908 1,138 1,368 1,402 636 766 20.9 9.7

16 to 19 years

397 151 142 105 52 52 12.8 7.4

20 to 24 years

646 144 289 213 86 127 18.5 9.7

25 to 34 years

975 310 327 338 177 161 21.1 8.8

35 to 44 years

678 227 182 269 122 147 19.3 9.8

45 to 54 years

549 148 202 199 94 104 20.7 10.6

55 to 64 years

436 110 163 163 85 78 21.4 10.5

65 years and over

226 48 62 116 18 97 45.7 15.8

Women, 16 years and over

3,062 1,060 1,003 999 477 522 20.2 8.7

16 to 19 years

366 150 146 70 46 24 9.8 7.6

20 to 24 years

487 192 128 167 106 62 14.6 8.9

25 to 34 years

772 258 256 258 104 154 20.7 8.5

35 to 44 years

493 162 178 153 55 98 23.8 8.9

45 to 54 years

420 154 132 134 69 65 21.1 7.8

55 to 64 years

384 110 104 171 82 89 26.6 10.3

65 years and over

140 35 58 47 16 31 30.8 9.1

RACE AND HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY

White, 16 years and over

4,779 1,582 1,729 1,469 688 781 19.3 8.6

Men

2,695 834 1,006 855 385 470 19.7 8.8

Women

2,085 748 724 613 303 310 18.7 8.3

Black or African American, 16 years and over

1,274 351 362 561 267 294 23.2 11.2

Men

727 181 210 337 172 165 22.3 12.7

Women

547 170 152 224 95 129 24.4 9.9

Asian, 16 years and over

395 74 132 189 85 103 27.4 13.6

Men

209 24 75 111 49 62 30.1 15.6

Women

185 50 57 78 37 41 24.3 9.8

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 16 years and over

1,781 575 630 576 270 306 19.0 8.9

Men

939 295 353 292 126 166 18.3 8.7

Women

842 280 277 285 144 140 19.8 9.2

MARITAL STATUS

Men, 16 years and over

Married, spouse present(1)

1,059 339 368 352 125 227 21.1 9.0

Widowed, divorced, or separated(2)

554 139 188 227 131 96 23.4 10.6

Never married

2,296 661 811 824 381 443 20.2 9.8

Women, 16 years and over

Married, spouse present(1)

778 245 304 229 123 107 20.3 8.5

Widowed, divorced, or separated(2)

625 223 181 222 95 127 22.7 8.5

Never married

1,659 593 518 548 260 289 19.2 8.8

Footnotes
(1) Beginning with data for January 2020, refers to persons in both opposite-sex and same-sex married couples. Prior to January 2020, referred 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: March 08, 2024