HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                        HOUSEHOLD DATA
     ANNUAL AVERAGES                                                                                                      ANNUAL AVERAGES
     
     31.  Unemployed persons by age, sex, race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, marital status, and duration of unemployment
                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                            2008                                         
                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                         
                                                                         Thousands of persons                               Weeks        
                                                                                                                                         
                    Characteristic                                                                                                       
                                                                                           15 weeks and over                             
                                                                Less      5 to 14                                     Average    Median  
                                                     Total      than       weeks                                      (mean)    duration 
                                                               5 weeks                Total    15 to 26   27 weeks   duration            
                                                                                                 weeks     and over                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                     AGE AND SEX                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                         
         Total, 16 years and over................    8,924      2,932      2,804      3,188      1,427      1,761       17.9        9.4  
       16 to 19 years............................    1,285        542        439        304        158        146       12.3        6.7  
       20 to 24 years............................    1,545        561        500        484        239        245       15.3        8.4  
       25 to 34 years............................    1,949        643        628        678        307        371       17.3        9.3  
       35 to 44 years............................    1,604        487        499        619        285        334       18.7       10.2  
       45 to 54 years............................    1,473        395        426        653        262        391       22.3       12.2  
       55 to 64 years............................      803        215        238        350        138        212       22.2       11.8  
       65 years and over.........................      264         88         75        101         39         62       21.3        9.9  
                                                                                                                                         
         Men, 16 years and over..................    5,033      1,674      1,536      1,824        813      1,011       18.0        9.5  
       16 to 19 years............................      736        307        252        177         86         91       12.6        6.8  
       20 to 24 years............................      920        337        279        305        145        160       15.8        8.6  
       25 to 34 years............................    1,119        375        345        399        185        215       17.1        9.5  
       35 to 44 years............................      875        276        251        348        157        191       19.2       10.2  
       45 to 54 years............................      804        221        235        348        142        206       22.3       11.9  
       55 to 64 years............................      425        108        133        185         76        109       22.1       12.0  
       65 years and over.........................      153         50         41         62         21         41       23.3       10.4  
                                                                                                                                         
         Women, 16 years and over................    3,891      1,258      1,269      1,364        615        750       17.7        9.3  
       16 to 19 years............................      549        235        187        127         71         56       12.0        6.5  
       20 to 24 years............................      625        224        222        179         93         86       14.6        8.2  
       25 to 34 years............................      830        268        283        279        123        156       17.6        9.0  
       35 to 44 years............................      730        211        248        271        128        143       18.1       10.2  
       45 to 54 years............................      669        174        191        305        120        185       22.3       12.6  
       55 to 64 years............................      377        108        105        165         62        103       22.3       11.5  
       65 years and over.........................      111         38         34         39         17         21       18.5        9.2  
                                                                                                                                         
        RACE AND HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                         
         White, 16 years and over ...............    6,509      2,281      2,044      2,184      1,011      1,173       16.7        8.8  
       Men.......................................    3,727      1,321      1,140      1,266        587        679       16.8        8.8  
       Women.....................................    2,782        960        904        918        424        494       16.6        8.7  
                                                                                                                                         
         Black or African American,16 years and                                                                                          
          over ..................................    1,788        453        559        776        316        460       21.7       12.1  
       Men.......................................      949        245        282        421        166        255       22.2       12.4  
       Women.....................................      839        208        277        355        150        205       21.1       11.7  
                                                                                                                                         
         Asian, 16 years and over ...............      285         87         89        109         46         62       20.4       10.2  
       Men.......................................      160         46         50         64         27         37       20.9       10.8  
       Women.....................................      125         42         39         45         19         25       19.7        9.5  
                                                                                                                                         
         Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 16 years                                                                                          
          and over...............................    1,678        617        524        537        246        291       16.0        8.4  
       Men.......................................    1,007        387        305        315        148        167       15.3        8.1  
       Women.....................................      672        230        219        222         98        124       16.9        8.7  
                                                                                                                                         
                    MARITAL STATUS                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                         
          Men, 16 years and over:                                                                                                        
       Married, spouse present...................    1,590        516        491        583        270        313       18.3        9.7  
       Widowed, divorced, or  separated..........      739        221        213        304        128        176       20.4       10.8  
       Single (never married)....................    2,705        936        831        937        414        523       17.2        9.1  
                                                                                                                                         
          Women, 16 years and over:                                                                                                      
       Married, spouse present...................    1,325        413        427        486        211        275       18.6        9.7  
       Widowed, divorced, or  separated..........      849        242        265        342        147        196       20.0       10.9  
       Single (never married)....................    1,717        604        577        536        257        279       15.9        8.5  

       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.