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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES
24. Unemployed persons by marital status, race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, age, and sex
[Numbers in thousands]
Marital status, race, Hispanic
or Latino ethnicity, and age
Men Women
Unemployed Unemployment
rates
Unemployed Unemployment
rates
2014 2015 2014 2015 2014 2015 2014 2015

Total, 16 years and over

5,190 4,490 6.3 5.4 4,426 3,807 6.1 5.2

Married, spouse present

1,542 1,310 3.4 2.8 1,363 1,138 3.8 3.1

Widowed, divorced, or separated

727 643 6.9 6.1 965 812 6.6 5.5

Never married

2,921 2,537 11.0 9.5 2,098 1,857 9.4 8.2

White, 16 years and over

3,572 3,126 5.4 4.7 2,968 2,537 5.2 4.5

Married, spouse present

1,141 986 3.0 2.6 1,053 885 3.5 3.0

Widowed, divorced, or separated

538 461 6.4 5.4 683 577 6.1 5.1

Never married

1,893 1,679 9.5 8.3 1,231 1,074 7.9 6.9

Black or African American, 16 years and over

1,091 935 12.2 10.3 1,050 911 10.5 8.9

Married, spouse present

217 179 6.1 5.0 165 127 5.8 4.4

Widowed, divorced, or separated

142 133 10.6 9.7 210 175 8.9 7.4

Never married

732 623 18.3 15.1 674 608 14.2 12.3

Asian, 16 years and over

246 191 5.3 4.0 190 156 4.6 3.7

Married, spouse present

113 89 3.8 2.9 95 78 3.7 3.1

Widowed, divorced, or separated

15 16 4.3 4.7 33 21 6.0 3.7

Never married

117 86 8.9 6.2 62 57 6.0 5.1

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 16 years and over

996 943 6.8 6.3 882 783 8.2 7.1

Married, spouse present

323 298 4.4 3.9 294 248 6.4 5.2

Widowed, divorced, or separated

111 111 6.1 6.1 169 144 7.4 6.3

Never married

562 533 10.4 9.7 419 390 10.9 9.9

Total, 25 years and over

3,589 3,094 5.0 4.3 3,174 2,735 5.1 4.3

Married, spouse present

1,500 1,270 3.3 2.8 1,288 1,070 3.7 3.0

Widowed, divorced, or separated

696 618 6.8 6.0 920 773 6.4 5.4

Never married

1,394 1,206 8.5 7.2 966 892 7.3 6.5

White, 25 years and over

2,513 2,170 4.3 3.7 2,167 1,860 4.4 3.8

Married, spouse present

1,109 957 2.9 2.5 998 834 3.4 2.9

Widowed, divorced, or separated

513 443 6.2 5.3 653 550 5.9 5.0

Never married

891 771 7.3 6.2 516 475 5.9 5.4

Black or African American, 25 years and over

722 626 9.7 8.2 728 637 8.6 7.4

Married, spouse present

211 173 6.0 4.9 152 117 5.4 4.1

Widowed, divorced, or separated

137 129 10.4 9.5 200 168 8.7 7.3

Never married

374 324 14.3 11.9 376 352 11.3 10.1

Asian, 25 years and over

184 147 4.4 3.4 151 118 4.1 3.1

Married, spouse present

112 88 3.8 2.9 93 76 3.7 3.0

Widowed, divorced, or separated

15 16 4.3 4.6 30 21 5.6 3.7

Never married

57 43 6.3 4.4 27 21 4.1 3.0

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 25 years and over

658 623 5.4 5.0 602 544 6.9 6.0

Married, spouse present

312 288 4.3 3.8 272 230 6.2 5.0

Widowed, divorced, or separated

102 104 5.8 5.9 157 135 7.1 6.1

Never married

244 231 7.5 7.0 174 179 8.0 8.1

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 10, 2016