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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
20172018201720182017201820172018

Total, 16 years and over

3,7433,3984.43.93,2392,9164.33.8

Married, spouse present(1)

1,1139592.42.09948972.72.4

Widowed, divorced, or separated(2)

4924874.64.56935874.84.0

Never married

2,1381,9527.76.91,5521,4326.55.8

White, 16 years and over

2,5922,3803.83.52,1731,9733.83.4

Married, spouse present(1)

8327442.21.97686972.62.3

Widowed, divorced, or separated(2)

3753824.44.45154414.74.0

Never married

1,3851,2546.76.08908355.55.0

Black or African American, 16 years and over

7666768.17.07356466.96.0

Married, spouse present(1)

1421233.83.3116993.93.3

Widowed, divorced, or separated(2)

91766.65.61321055.84.5

Never married

53347712.310.44874429.28.2

Asian, 16 years and over

1771593.43.01561463.43.0

Married, spouse present(1)

83612.51.878692.82.4

Widowed, divorced, or separated(2)

1172.81.619163.12.5

Never married

83915.55.858624.74.7

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 16 years and over

7306954.74.36716285.75.1

Married, spouse present(1)

2322182.92.72152034.23.9

Widowed, divorced, or separated(2)

77864.34.71391256.15.2

Never married

4213917.36.43173007.36.5

Total, 25 years and over

2,6202,3803.53.22,4082,1273.73.2

Married, spouse present(1)

1,0859342.42.09578472.72.3

Widowed, divorced, or separated(2)

4724674.54.46655674.74.0

Never married

1,0639796.05.37867135.34.6

White, 25 years and over

1,8381,7033.12.81,6301,4483.32.9

Married, spouse present(1)

8117242.11.97396542.52.2

Widowed, divorced, or separated(2)

3593654.34.34944244.63.9

Never married

6686145.24.63973704.23.8

Black or African American, 25 years and over

5184496.45.45444736.05.1

Married, spouse present(1)

1381223.73.3112963.83.2

Widowed, divorced, or separated(2)

88746.55.61281025.74.5

Never married

2922539.87.93052747.97.0

Asian, 25 years and over

1331192.82.41241103.02.5

Married, spouse present(1)

83592.51.876682.82.4

Widowed, divorced, or separated(2)

972.41.719153.12.5

Never married

41543.94.729273.63.0

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 25 years and over

4954553.83.34694444.94.4

Married, spouse present(1)

2242102.92.62051884.23.8

Widowed, divorced, or separated(2)

73814.24.51301175.95.0

Never married

1971645.54.31341385.35.1

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 18, 2019