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In 2020, 9.8 percent of families included an unemployed person, twice as high as in 2019 (4.9 percent). This increase among families reflects the effect of the coronavirus pandemic on the labor market. Of the nation's 83.1 million families, 78.2 percent had at least one employed member in 2020.