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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 September 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

6,524 2,095 1,803 2,626 1,021 1,605 23.1 10.7

16 to 19 years

902 419 303 181 73 108 12.2 5.9

20 to 24 years

1,055 337 309 409 173 236 19.9 10.7

25 to 34 years

1,436 423 440 573 262 311 20.2 11.0

35 to 44 years

1,251 376 295 580 210 369 28.6 12.9

45 to 54 years

842 232 207 403 166 237 25.2 13.3

55 to 64 years

725 220 196 309 92 216 29.6 11.1

65 years and over

312 88 52 171 44 127 36.5 21.0

Men, 16 years and over

3,455 1,059 897 1,499 602 897 23.6 11.8

16 to 19 years

500 216 154 129 36 93 14.7 7.3

20 to 24 years

575 159 159 256 107 149 22.6 12.1

25 to 34 years

751 218 230 303 140 163 20.0 11.1

35 to 44 years

644 190 135 319 128 190 27.5 14.2

45 to 54 years

437 121 91 225 105 121 25.4 15.5

55 to 64 years

383 120 110 153 59 95 26.6 10.9

65 years and over

165 34 17 113 26 87 44.6 35.8

Women, 16 years and over

3,069 1,036 906 1,127 419 708 22.6 9.7

16 to 19 years

402 202 148 52 37 15 9.1 4.5

20 to 24 years

480 178 150 152 65 87 16.8 9.0

25 to 34 years

685 205 210 270 122 149 20.4 10.8

35 to 44 years

607 186 160 261 82 179 29.9 11.8

45 to 54 years

406 112 116 178 62 116 25.0 11.8

55 to 64 years

342 101 86 156 34 122 33.0 11.6

65 years and over

147 54 35 58 18 40 27.3 7.6

RACE AND HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY

White, 16 years and over

4,490 1,461 1,304 1,726 670 1,056 22.1 10.3

Men

2,476 798 683 996 401 595 22.4 10.7

Women

2,014 663 621 730 269 461 21.6 9.8

Black or African American, 16 years and over

1,194 376 275 542 193 349 23.1 12.2

Men

564 132 99 333 138 195 23.0 17.9

Women

630 244 177 209 56 154 23.2 8.0

Asian, 16 years and over

476 126 136 214 120 94 24.8 12.2

Men

232 55 71 106 51 55 29.4 13.1

Women

244 71 65 107 69 38 20.4 10.5

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 16 years and over

1,602 533 531 537 214 324 20.5 9.3

Men

817 294 253 270 112 158 20.1 9.0

Women

785 239 279 267 102 165 20.9 9.7

MARITAL STATUS

Men, 16 years and over

Married, spouse present(1)

897 256 219 422 190 232 25.7 12.9

Widowed, divorced, or separated(2)

377 107 118 152 52 99 21.3 10.9

Never married

2,180 695 560 925 360 565 23.2 11.6

Women, 16 years and over

Married, spouse present(1)

937 320 261 357 128 229 23.5 10.5

Widowed, divorced, or separated(2)

478 126 146 205 74 131 24.0 10.4

Never married

1,653 590 498 565 217 348 21.6 9.1

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: October 04, 2024