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

2008

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 ......................................... 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.

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