Table 1. Employment and unemployment in families by race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 2021-2022 annual averages

Table 1. Employment and unemployment in families by race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 2021-2022 annual averages [Numbers in thousands]
Characteristic	2021	2022
EMPLOYMENT IN FAMILIES
Total families	83,179	83,798
With at least one family member employed	65,286	67,159
As a percent of total families	78.5	80.1
With at least one family member employed full time(1)	59,839	61,745
With no family member employed	17,894	16,639
As a percent of total families	21.5	19.9

White
Total families	65,279	65,498
With at least one family member employed	50,967	52,007
As a percent of total families	78.1	79.4
With at least one family member employed full time(1)	46,757	47,799
With no family member employed	14,312	13,491
As a percent of total families	21.9	20.6

Black or African American
Total families	10,248	10,372
With at least one family member employed	7,851	8,295
As a percent of total families	76.6	80.0
With at least one family member employed full time(1)	7,063	7,551
With no family member employed	2,397	2,076
As a percent of total families	23.4	20.0

Asian
Total families	5,141	5,305
With at least one family member employed	4,432	4,675
As a percent of total families	86.2	88.1
With at least one family member employed full time(1)	4,149	4,425
With no family member employed	709	630
As a percent of total families	13.8	11.9

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Total families	13,734	14,037
With at least one family member employed	11,671	12,255
As a percent of total families	85.0	87.3
With at least one family member employed full time(1)	10,744	11,306
With no family member employed	2,063	1,782
As a percent of total families	15.0	12.7

UNEMPLOYMENT IN FAMILIES
Total families	83,179	83,798
With at least one family member unemployed	5,594	3,975
As a percent of total families	6.7	4.7
Some family member(s) employed	3,771	2,819
As a percent of families with at least one family member unemployed	67.4	70.9
Some family member(s) employed full time(1)	3,272	2,466
As a percent of families with at least one family member unemployed	58.5	62.0

White
Total families	65,279	65,498
With at least one family member unemployed	3,894	2,724
As a percent of total families	6.0	4.2
Some family member(s) employed	2,723	2,000
As a percent of families with at least one family member unemployed	69.9	73.4
Some family member(s) employed full time(1)	2,368	1,747
As a percent of families with at least one family member unemployed	60.8	64.1

Black or African American
Total families	10,248	10,372
With at least one family member unemployed	1,050	830
As a percent of total families	10.3	8.0
Some family member(s) employed	595	511
As a percent of families with at least one family member unemployed	56.7	61.6
Some family member employed full time(1)	513	446
As a percent of families with at least one family member unemployed	48.8	53.7

Asian
Total families	5,141	5,305
With at least one family member unemployed	395	228
As a percent of total families	7.7	4.3
Some family member(s) employed	299	194
As a percent of families with at least one family member unemployed	75.6	85.4
Some family member(s) employed full time(1)	258	176
As a percent of families with at least one family member unemployed	65.2	77.1

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Total families	13,734	14,037
With at least one family member unemployed	1,391	932
As a percent of total families	10.1	6.6
Some family member(s) employed	951	675
As a percent of families with at least one family member unemployed	68.4	72.4
Some family member(s) employed full time(1)	821	586
As a percent of families with at least one family member unemployed	59.0	62.8
Footnotes (1) Usually work 35 hours or more per week at all jobs.
NOTE: The race or ethnicity of the family is determined by that of the householder, the family reference person in whose name the housing unit is owned or rented. 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. Beginning in 2020, family estimates reflect a change in the classification of marital status. This change expanded the definition of married-couple families to include same-sex married couples. As a result, data under the new definition are not strictly comparable with data prior to 2020.

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Last Modified Date: April 19, 2023