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

Characteristic

2007

Thousands of persons Weeks

Total

Less

than

5 weeks

5 to 14

weeks

15 weeks and over Average

(mean)

duration

Median

duration Total 15 to 26

weeks

27 weeks

 and over

AGE AND SEX

 Total, 16 years and over ............................................. 7,078 2,542 2,232 2,303 1,061 1,243 16.8 8.5

16 to 19 years ............................................................... 1,101 509 355 237 131 106 11.2 5.5

20 to 24 years ............................................................... 1,241 492 402 347 174 174 14.4 7.6

25 to 34 years ............................................................... 1,544 550 501 493 229 265 16.4 8.5

35 to 44 years ............................................................... 1,225 403 386 436 194 242 17.9 9.4

45 to 54 years ............................................................... 1,135 331 340 464 196 268 21.2 11.0

55 to 64 years ............................................................... 642 186 192 264 110 154 21.9 11.0

65 years and over ......................................................... 190 73 55 62 28 34 18.5 7.8

 Men, 16 years and over .............................................. 3,882 1,370 1,228 1,284 578 706 17.3 8.7

16 to 19 years ............................................................... 623 288 198 137 70 67 11.6 5.5

20 to 24 years ............................................................... 721 270 238 212 101 112 15.6 8.0

25 to 34 years ............................................................... 856 297 278 281 137 144 16.4 8.7

35 to 44 years ............................................................... 634 216 198 220 98 122 17.7 9.2

45 to 54 years ............................................................... 591 169 180 241 98 144 22.0 11.1

55 to 64 years ............................................................... 349 92 106 150 58 92 23.4 11.9

65 years and over ......................................................... 108 37 29 42 17 25 22.1 9.2

 Women, 16 years and over ........................................ 3,196 1,172 1,004 1,020 483 537 16.2 8.4

16 to 19 years ............................................................... 478 221 157 100 61 39 10.6 5.5

20 to 24 years ............................................................... 520 221 164 135 73 62 12.8 6.9

25 to 34 years ............................................................... 688 252 223 213 92 121 16.3 8.3

35 to 44 years ............................................................... 591 187 188 216 96 121 18.2 9.7

45 to 54 years ............................................................... 544 161 160 222 98 124 20.4 10.9

55 to 64 years ............................................................... 293 94 86 114 52 62 20.0 9.9

65 years and over ......................................................... 81 35 26 20 11 9 13.6 6.2

RACE AND HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY

 White, 16 years and over ........................................... 5,143 1,947 1,634 1,562 747 814 15.7 7.9

Men ............................................................................... 2,869 1,070 913 886 413 474 16.3 8.0

Women ......................................................................... 2,274 877 721 675 335 341 15.1 7.8

 Black or African American,16 years and over ........... 1,445 413 442 590 253 337 20.7 11.1

Men ............................................................................... 752 205 228 318 133 185 21.6 11.7

Women ......................................................................... 693 208 214 272 120 152 19.8 10.4

 Asian, 16 years and over ........................................... 229 81 72 76 29 48 17.5 8.7

Men ............................................................................... 119 40 39 40 15 25 17.8 8.9

Women ......................................................................... 110 40 33 37 14 23 17.2 8.5

 Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 16 years and over .......... 1,220 495 381 344 169 175 14.9 7.3

Men ............................................................................... 695 285 222 187 93 94 14.6 7.2

Women ......................................................................... 525 210 158 157 76 80 15.5 7.5

MARITAL STATUS

 Men, 16 years and over:

Married, spouse present ............................................... 1,206 414 379 413 188 225 17.6 9.0

Widowed, divorced, or separated ................................ 544 177 168 199 87 112 19.3 9.8

Single (never married) .................................................. 2,132 780 681 671 303 368 16.7 8.2

 Women, 16 years and over:

Married, spouse present ............................................... 1,049 385 332 332 147 185 16.6 8.2

Widowed, divorced, or separated ................................ 724 231 227 266 130 137 18.2 9.8

Single (never married) .................................................. 1,422 557 445 421 206 215 14.9 7.8

 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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