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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey

Unemployed persons by age, sex, race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, marital status, and duration of unemployment

HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES
31. Unemployed persons by age, sex, race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, marital status, and duration of unemployment
[Numbers in thousands]
Characteristic 2014
Unemployed Weeks
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

9,617 2,471 2,432 4,714 1,497 3,218 33.7 14.0

16 to 19 years

1,106 429 335 342 166 176 16.7 7.9

20 to 24 years

1,747 505 503 739 283 456 25.0 11.2

25 to 34 years

2,224 548 568 1,108 365 743 31.9 14.4

35 to 44 years

1,539 359 379 802 238 563 36.9 16.0

45 to 54 years

1,507 319 344 844 231 614 41.6 19.2

55 to 64 years

1,107 221 222 663 165 498 47.1 22.3

65 years and over

387 90 80 217 49 168 50.6 20.6

Men, 16 years and over

5,190 1,332 1,279 2,580 815 1,765 34.3 14.4

16 to 19 years

605 235 182 188 91 97 16.7 8.0

20 to 24 years

996 274 267 455 167 288 27.1 12.5

25 to 34 years

1,185 296 301 587 188 399 31.9 14.3

35 to 44 years

813 187 199 427 134 293 35.6 16.2

45 to 54 years

782 170 171 441 118 323 43.1 19.4

55 to 64 years

600 124 115 361 91 270 48.0 22.5

65 years and over

210 45 44 121 26 94 56.8 22.1

Women, 16 years and over

4,426 1,139 1,153 2,135 682 1,453 33.0 13.7

16 to 19 years

501 193 153 154 75 79 16.8 7.7

20 to 24 years

751 231 236 284 117 168 22.2 10.0

25 to 34 years

1,039 252 267 520 177 344 32.0 14.5

35 to 44 years

726 172 180 375 104 271 38.5 15.8

45 to 54 years

725 148 173 403 112 290 40.0 18.9

55 to 64 years

507 98 107 303 74 228 46.0 22.1

65 years and over

177 45 36 96 23 74 43.1 18.8

RACE AND HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY

White, 16 years and over

6,540 1,798 1,696 3,046 987 2,059 32.3 12.9

Men

3,572 979 899 1,694 545 1,149 33.2 13.3

Women

2,968 819 796 1,352 443 910 31.3 12.4

Black or African American, 16 years and over

2,141 437 487 1,217 370 847 37.9 19.5

Men

1,091 221 240 630 187 443 38.5 20.4

Women

1,050 215 248 587 183 404 37.4 18.5

Asian, 16 years and over

436 102 106 228 64 164 38.3 16.3

Men

246 55 59 132 38 94 39.7 17.3

Women

190 47 47 96 26 70 36.4 15.0

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 16 years and over

1,878 543 483 852 291 561 30.4 12.4

Men

996 303 247 446 152 294 29.8 12.0

Women

882 240 236 406 139 267 31.1 12.8

MARITAL STATUS

Men, 16 years and over

Married, spouse present

1,542 386 366 790 244 546 37.0 15.4

Widowed, divorced, or separated

727 167 175 385 119 267 38.3 16.7

Never married

2,921 778 738 1,404 452 953 32.0 13.6

Women, 16 years and over

Married, spouse present

1,363 363 346 654 198 456 34.2 13.6

Widowed, divorced, or separated

965 201 238 526 155 371 39.6 17.7

Never married

2,098 574 569 955 329 626 29.2 12.5

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: February 12, 2015