Table 11. Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment, sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 2008 annual averages : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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Labor Force Characteristics by Race and Ethnicity, 2008

Table 11. Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment, sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 2008 annual averages
Duration of unemployment	Total	White	Black or African American	Asian	Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

Total, 16 years and over (In thousands)	8,924	6,509	1,788	285	1,678
Percent	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0

Less than 5 weeks	32.8	35.0	25.3	30.6	36.8
5 to 14 weeks	31.4	31.4	31.3	31.2	31.2
15 to 26 weeks	16.0	15.5	17.7	16.3	14.7
27 weeks and over	19.7	18.0	25.7	21.9	17.3

Average (mean) duration, in weeks	17.9	16.7	21.7	20.4	16.0
Median duration, in weeks	9.4	8.8	12.1	10.2	8.4

Men, 16 years and over (In thousands)	5,033	3,727	949	160	1,007
Percent	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0

Less than 5 weeks	33.3	35.4	25.8	28.6	38.4
5 to 14 weeks	30.5	30.6	29.8	31.4	30.3
15 to 26 weeks	16.1	15.8	17.5	16.9	14.7
27 weeks and over	20.1	18.2	26.9	23.1	16.6

Average (mean) duration, in weeks	18.0	16.8	22.2	20.9	15.3
Median duration, in weeks	9.5	8.8	12.4	10.8	8.1

Women, 16 years and over (In thousands)	3,891	2,782	839	125	672
Percent	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0

Less than 5 weeks	32.3	34.5	24.7	33.2	34.3
5 to 14 weeks	32.6	32.5	33.0	31.0	32.7
15 to 26 weeks	15.8	15.2	17.9	15.5	14.6
27 weeks and over	19.3	17.8	24.4	20.2	18.4

Average (mean) duration, in weeks	17.7	16.6	21.1	19.7	16.9
Median duration, in weeks	9.3	8.7	11.7	9.5	8.7
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. SOURCE: Current Population Survey, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Last Modified Date: December 4, 2009