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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
MenWomen
UnemployedUnemployment
rates
UnemployedUnemployment
rates
20162017201620172016201720162017

Total, 16 years and over

4,1873,7434.94.43,5643,2394.84.3

Married, spouse present(1)

1,2591,1132.72.41,0939943.02.7

Widowed, divorced, or separated(2)

6004925.64.67576935.14.8

Never married

2,3282,1388.57.71,7151,5527.46.5

White, 16 years and over

2,9522,5924.43.82,3932,1734.23.8

Married, spouse present(1)

9618322.52.28347682.82.6

Widowed, divorced, or separated(2)

4553755.44.45415154.84.7

Never married

1,5361,3857.56.71,0188906.45.5

Black or African American, 16 years and over

8457669.18.18107357.86.9

Married, spouse present(1)

1711424.73.81251164.43.9

Widowed, divorced, or separated(2)

104917.46.61531326.55.8

Never married

57053313.412.353248710.49.2

Asian, 16 years and over

1761773.53.41721563.93.4

Married, spouse present(1)

64832.02.591783.42.8

Widowed, divorced, or separated(2)

17114.32.828194.43.1

Never married

95836.45.553584.54.7

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 16 years and over

8337305.44.77156716.35.7

Married, spouse present(1)

2702323.42.92382154.94.2

Widowed, divorced, or separated(2)

99775.54.31441396.16.1

Never married

4654218.27.33333178.07.3

Total, 25 years and over

2,9342,6204.03.52,6072,4084.13.7

Married, spouse present(1)

1,2281,0852.72.41,0419572.92.7

Widowed, divorced, or separated(2)

5764725.54.57256655.04.7

Never married

1,1291,0636.56.08417865.95.3

White, 25 years and over

2,1101,8383.63.11,7531,6303.53.3

Married, spouse present(1)

9378112.52.17907392.72.5

Widowed, divorced, or separated(2)

4363595.24.35194944.74.6

Never married

7386685.75.24443974.94.2

Black or African American, 25 years and over

5515187.06.45815446.66.0

Married, spouse present(1)

1661384.63.71201124.33.8

Widowed, divorced, or separated(2)

101887.46.51491286.55.7

Never married

2852929.89.83123058.57.9

Asian, 25 years and over

1371333.02.81431243.53.0

Married, spouse present(1)

64832.02.590763.42.8

Widowed, divorced, or separated(2)

1694.32.427194.43.1

Never married

56415.43.926293.33.6

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 25 years and over

5494954.23.85004695.44.9

Married, spouse present(1)

2602243.42.92182054.64.2

Widowed, divorced, or separated(2)

95735.54.21321305.85.9

Never married

1931975.65.51501346.45.3

Footnotes
(1) Refers 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: January 16, 2019