HOUSEHOLD DATA

ANNUAL AVERAGES

31. Unemployed persons by selected demographic characteristics and duration of unemployment

Characteristic

2002

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

TOTAL

 Total, 16 years and over ..................................... 8,378 2,893 2,580 2,904 1,369 1,535 16.6 9.1

16 to 19 years ....................................................... 1,253 586 420 247 138 109 10.6 5.3

20 to 24 years ....................................................... 1,430 583 454 392 198 194 13.8 7.3

25 to 34 years ....................................................... 1,890 637 593 660 330 330 16.0 9.4

35 to 44 years ....................................................... 1,691 521 500 671 308 363 18.4 10.6

45 to 54 years ....................................................... 1,315 348 389 579 249 330 20.9 12.2

55 to 64 years ....................................................... 635 164 184 288 123 165 21.7 12.7

65 years and over ................................................. 163 55 41 67 23 44 22.4 10.0

 Men, 16 years and over ...................................... 4,597 1,560 1,415 1,622 752 869 16.9 9.3

16 to 19 years ....................................................... 700 318 230 153 84 68 11.2 5.7

20 to 24 years ....................................................... 792 310 253 229 112 117 14.4 7.8

25 to 34 years ....................................................... 1,023 341 322 360 178 182 16.0 9.5

35 to 44 years ....................................................... 897 282 269 346 158 188 18.0 10.3

45 to 54 years ....................................................... 725 187 212 325 136 189 21.2 12.6

55 to 64 years ....................................................... 373 92 106 175 71 104 22.5 13.3

65 years and over ................................................. 87 30 22 35 13 22 22.5 10.1

 Women, 16 years and over ................................ 3,781 1,334 1,165 1,282 617 666 16.3 8.9

16 to 19 years ....................................................... 553 269 190 95 54 40 9.8 4.9

20 to 24 years ....................................................... 638 273 201 163 86 77 12.9 6.8

25 to 34 years ....................................................... 866 295 271 300 151 149 15.9 9.2

35 to 44 years ....................................................... 795 239 231 325 150 175 18.8 11.0

45 to 54 years ....................................................... 591 160 176 254 113 141 20.4 11.6

55 to 64 years ....................................................... 263 72 78 113 52 61 20.5 11.8

65 years and over ................................................. 76 25 19 32 10 22 22.3 10.0

Race and Hispanic origin

 White, 16 years and over .................................... 6,137 2,249 1,894 1,995 955 1,040 15.6 8.5

Men ....................................................................... 3,459 1,237 1,067 1,155 542 612 16.0 8.8

Women ................................................................. 2,678 1,011 827 840 412 428 15.1 8.1

 Black, 16 years and over .................................... 1,693 479 519 695 316 378 19.6 11.1

Men ....................................................................... 835 230 253 353 155 198 20.5 11.6

Women ................................................................. 858 250 266 342 161 181 18.7 10.6

 Hispanic origin, 16 years and over ..................... 1,353 524 422 407 216 191 14.7 8.0

Men ....................................................................... 764 313 238 213 115 98 13.4 7.3

Women ................................................................. 590 211 184 194 101 93 16.4 8.8

Marital status

 Men, 16 years and over:

Married, spouse present ....................................... 1,650 516 496 638 299 339 17.9 10.3

Widowed, divorced, or separated ........................ 641 191 194 256 110 146 19.2 10.8

Single (never married) .......................................... 2,306 853 725 728 343 384 15.5 8.3

 Women, 16 years and over:

Married, spouse present ....................................... 1,323 440 395 489 228 261 17.2 9.6

Widowed, divorced, or separated ........................ 837 260 260 317 150 167 18.1 10.1

Single (never married) .......................................... 1,621 634 511 476 239 237 14.6 7.7

 NOTE: Detail for the above race and Hispanic-origin groups will not sum to

totals because data for the "other races" group are not presented and

Hispanics are included in both the white and black population groups.