HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA

ANNUAL AVERAGES ANNUAL AVERAGES

24. Unemployed persons by marital status, race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, age, and sex

Marital status, race, Hispanic

or Latino ethnicity, and age

Men Women

Thousands of

persons

Unemployment

rates

Thousands of

persons

Unemployment

rates

2006 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007

 Total, 16 years and over ............................................. 3,753 3,882 4.6 4.7 3,247 3,196 4.6 4.5

Married, spouse present ................................................... 1,142 1,206 2.4 2.5 1,042 1,049 2.9 2.8

Widowed, divorced, or separated ..................................... 545 544 5.2 5.3 709 724 4.9 5.0

Single (never married) ...................................................... 2,067 2,132 8.6 8.8 1,496 1,422 7.7 7.2

 White, 16 years and over ........................................... 2,730 2,869 4.0 4.2 2,271 2,274 4.0 4.0

Married, spouse present ................................................... 896 965 2.2 2.4 839 830 2.7 2.6

Widowed, divorced, or separated ..................................... 407 421 4.7 4.9 523 547 4.7 4.9

Single (never married) ...................................................... 1,428 1,483 7.5 7.8 909 897 6.4 6.3

 Black or African American, 16 years and over .......... 774 752 9.5 9.1 775 693 8.4 7.5

Married, spouse present ................................................... 166 156 4.7 4.3 121 123 4.4 4.3

Widowed, divorced, or separated ..................................... 105 92 8.3 7.5 155 135 6.4 5.7

Single (never married) ...................................................... 502 504 15.2 15.0 499 435 12.5 10.8

 Asian, 16 years and over ........................................... 110 119 3.0 3.1 95 110 3.1 3.4

Married, spouse present ................................................... 49 54 2.2 2.2 55 61 2.9 3.1

Widowed, divorced, or separated ..................................... 11 9 3.5 3.0 12 12 2.7 2.7

Single (never married) ...................................................... 49 56 4.9 5.2 29 37 3.8 4.4

 Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 16 years and over .......... 601 695 4.8 5.3 480 525 5.9 6.1

Married, spouse present ................................................... 201 247 3.0 3.5 177 191 4.5 4.7

Widowed, divorced, or separated ..................................... 73 85 4.2 5.1 97 110 5.5 6.0

Single (never married) ...................................................... 327 363 7.8 8.3 206 224 8.2 8.3

 Total, 25 years and over ............................................. 2,426 2,538 3.5 3.6 2,221 2,198 3.7 3.6

Married, spouse present ................................................... 1,088 1,152 2.4 2.5 955 959 2.7 2.7

Widowed, divorced, or separated ..................................... 520 515 5.1 5.1 667 683 4.8 4.9

Single (never married) ...................................................... 819 871 6.1 6.3 599 556 5.7 5.2

 White, 25 years and over ........................................... 1,798 1,907 3.1 3.3 1,578 1,579 3.3 3.3

Married, spouse present ................................................... 854 919 2.2 2.3 765 756 2.6 2.5

Widowed, divorced, or separated ..................................... 389 401 4.6 4.8 494 516 4.5 4.7

Single (never married) ...................................................... 555 587 5.3 5.5 320 307 4.5 4.3

 Black or African American, 25 years and over .......... 473 457 7.0 6.6 505 453 6.5 5.8

Married, spouse present ................................................... 156 149 4.5 4.1 113 113 4.2 4.1

Widowed, divorced, or separated ..................................... 102 85 8.2 7.3 145 129 6.1 5.5

Single (never married) ...................................................... 214 222 10.6 10.5 247 211 9.2 7.7

 Asian, 25 years and over ........................................... 80 92 2.4 2.7 75 87 2.7 3.0

Married, spouse present ................................................... 48 53 2.1 2.2 53 59 2.8 3.0

Widowed, divorced, or separated ..................................... 11 9 3.4 2.8 10 12 2.3 2.7

Single (never married) ...................................................... 21 30 3.1 4.0 13 17 2.7 3.1

 Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 16 years and over .......... 387 455 3.8 4.2 330 355 4.9 5.1

Married, spouse present ................................................... 189 234 3.0 3.5 154 166 4.2 4.3

Widowed, divorced, or separated ..................................... 67 77 4.1 4.9 91 100 5.3 5.7

Single (never married) ...................................................... 131 144 5.7 5.8 85 89 6.4 6.1

 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.

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