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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey

Women in the Labor Force: A Databook (2010 Edition)

(Numbers in thousands)
Table 4. Employment status by marital status and sex, 2009 annual averages
Marital status and sexCivilian
noninstitutional
population
Civilian labor forceNot in
labor force
TotalPercent of
population
EmployedUnemployed
TotalPercent of populationTotalPercent of labor force
Total

Total, 16 years of age and over

235,801154,14265.4139,87759.314,2659.381,659

Married, spouse present

122,44784,37868.979,20564.75,1736.138,070

Unmarried, total

113,35369,76461.560,67253.59,09213.043,589

Never married

67,58844,86466.438,42856.96,43614.322,724

Other marital status

45,76624,90054.422,24448.62,65610.720,865

Divorced

23,24816,24269.914,55562.61,68710.47,006

Separated

8,3425,76769.15,04360.472512.62,575

Widowed

14,1762,89120.42,64618.72458.511,285
Women

Total, 16 years of age and over

121,66572,01959.266,20854.45,8118.149,646

Married, spouse present

60,67537,26461.435,20758.02,0575.523,411

Unmarried, total

60,99034,75557.031,00150.83,75410.826,235

Never married

31,50020,22464.217,80056.52,42412.011,276

Other marital status

29,49014,53149.313,20144.81,3309.214,959

Divorced

13,5349,31068.88,50762.98048.64,223

Separated

4,6763,03664.92,67957.335711.81,640

Widowed

11,2802,18519.42,01517.91697.79,096
Men

Total, 16 years of age and over

114,13682,12372.073,67064.58,45310.332,013

Married, spouse present

61,77347,11476.343,99871.23,1156.614,659

Unmarried, total

52,36335,00966.929,67156.75,33815.217,354

Never married

36,08724,64068.320,62857.24,01116.311,448

Other marital status

16,27510,37063.79,04355.61,32612.85,906

Divorced

9,7146,93171.46,04862.388312.72,783

Separated

3,6662,73174.52,36464.536813.5934

Widowed

2,89670724.463121.87610.72,189

SOURCE: Current Population Survey, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

 

Last Modified Date: March 16, 2011