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

2008 2009 2008 2009 2008 2009 2008 2009

 Total, 16 years and over ............................................. 5,033 8,453 6.1 10.3 3,891 5,811 5.4 8.1

Married, spouse present ................................................... 1,590 3,115 3.4 6.6 1,325 2,057 3.6 5.5

Widowed, divorced, or separated ..................................... 739 1,326 7.1 12.8 849 1,330 5.9 9.2

Single (never married) ...................................................... 2,705 4,011 11.0 16.3 1,717 2,424 8.5 12.0

 White, 16 years and over ........................................... 3,727 6,421 5.5 9.4 2,782 4,227 4.9 7.3

Married, spouse present ................................................... 1,247 2,498 3.1 6.2 1,089 1,694 3.5 5.4

Widowed, divorced, or separated ..................................... 560 1,058 6.5 12.4 624 993 5.6 8.8

Single (never married) ...................................................... 1,920 2,864 9.9 14.8 1,070 1,540 7.3 10.5

 Black or African American, 16 years and over .......... 949 1,448 11.4 17.5 839 1,159 8.9 12.4

Married, spouse present ................................................... 215 367 5.9 10.3 134 193 4.6 6.6

Widowed, divorced, or separated ..................................... 135 205 10.6 16.4 178 257 7.7 10.9

Single (never married) ...................................................... 599 876 17.5 25.3 527 709 12.6 17.3

 Asian, 16 years and over ........................................... 160 306 4.1 7.9 125 216 3.7 6.6

Married, spouse present ................................................... 78 167 3.1 6.6 64 116 3.1 5.6

Widowed, divorced, or separated ..................................... 17 26 5.4 8.2 21 30 4.4 6.2

Single (never married) ...................................................... 65 112 6.2 11.2 39 70 5.2 9.4

 Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 16 years and over .......... 1,007 1,670 7.6 12.5 672 1,036 7.7 11.5

Married, spouse present ................................................... 373 688 5.2 9.5 261 410 6.3 9.8

Widowed, divorced, or separated ..................................... 125 223 7.4 13.3 126 218 6.9 11.1

Single (never married) ...................................................... 508 759 11.5 17.3 284 408 10.1 14.0

 Total, 25 years and over ............................................. 3,377 6,226 4.8 8.8 2,717 4,279 4.4 6.9

Married, spouse present ................................................... 1,519 3,012 3.3 6.5 1,227 1,933 3.4 5.3

Widowed, divorced, or separated ..................................... 708 1,262 7.0 12.5 800 1,263 5.7 8.9

Single (never married) ...................................................... 1,150 1,952 8.0 13.3 691 1,083 6.2 9.5

 White, 25 years and over ........................................... 2,511 4,777 4.3 8.1 1,964 3,157 4.0 6.4

Married, spouse present ................................................... 1,191 2,413 3.0 6.1 1,006 1,589 3.3 5.2

Widowed, divorced, or separated ..................................... 537 1,007 6.5 12.1 586 947 5.4 8.6

Single (never married) ...................................................... 783 1,358 7.1 12.0 373 621 4.9 8.0

 Black or African American, 25 years and over .......... 621 1,022 8.9 14.7 566 809 7.1 10.1

Married, spouse present ................................................... 203 358 5.7 10.2 127 182 4.5 6.5

Widowed, divorced, or separated ..................................... 128 197 10.3 16.2 168 239 7.5 10.4

Single (never married) ...................................................... 289 467 13.4 20.8 271 388 9.3 13.6

 Asian, 25 years and over ........................................... 128 253 3.7 7.2 101 176 3.3 5.9

Married, spouse present ................................................... 78 163 3.1 6.5 61 113 2.9 5.6

Widowed, divorced, or separated ..................................... 16 26 5.4 8.1 21 29 4.4 6.2

Single (never married) ...................................................... 34 65 4.7 9.2 19 34 4.0 6.7

 Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 16 years and over .......... 672 1,218 6.1 10.9 448 737 6.2 9.9

Married, spouse present ................................................... 345 655 5.0 9.4 234 374 6.0 9.5

Widowed, divorced, or separated ..................................... 117 201 7.3 12.7 118 201 6.8 10.7

Single (never married) ...................................................... 210 362 8.1 13.8 96 161 6.1 9.9

 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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