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

2009

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 ............................................... 14,265 3,165 3,828 7,272 2,775 4,496 24.4 15.1

16 to 19 years .............................................................. 1,552 493 502 557 255 302 17.5 9.6

20 to 24 years .............................................................. 2,207 549 638 1,020 446 575 21.6 13.1

25 to 34 years .............................................................. 3,284 718 926 1,640 642 998 23.4 14.5

35 to 44 years .............................................................. 2,722 560 709 1,453 553 900 25.0 16.4

45 to 54 years .............................................................. 2,592 476 620 1,496 524 972 27.8 18.9

55 to 64 years .............................................................. 1,487 276 341 870 288 582 29.3 19.6

65 years and over ......................................................... 421 93 93 235 67 168 30.4 19.1

 Men, 16 years and over ............................................... 8,453 1,836 2,248 4,369 1,687 2,682 24.6 15.5

16 to 19 years .............................................................. 898 264 287 347 155 192 18.6 10.3

20 to 24 years .............................................................. 1,329 312 385 632 279 353 22.0 13.6

25 to 34 years .............................................................. 1,988 434 557 997 392 605 23.4 14.6

35 to 44 years .............................................................. 1,600 332 422 845 329 516 24.5 16.1

45 to 54 years .............................................................. 1,558 289 359 911 328 583 28.2 19.1

55 to 64 years .............................................................. 840 154 187 498 166 332 29.5 20.0

65 years and over ......................................................... 241 51 51 139 39 100 32.0 20.5

 Women, 16 years and over ........................................... 5,811 1,329 1,580 2,902 1,089 1,814 24.1 14.5

16 to 19 years .............................................................. 654 229 215 210 101 109 16.0 8.7

20 to 24 years .............................................................. 878 237 253 389 167 222 21.1 12.4

25 to 34 years .............................................................. 1,296 284 369 643 250 393 23.4 14.4

35 to 44 years .............................................................. 1,121 228 286 607 223 384 25.8 17.0

45 to 54 years .............................................................. 1,034 187 262 585 197 389 27.3 18.7

55 to 64 years .............................................................. 647 122 154 372 122 250 28.9 19.1

65 years and over ......................................................... 180 42 41 96 28 68 28.2 17.2

RACE AND HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY

 White, 16 years and over ............................................. 10,648 2,504 2,910 5,234 2,074 3,160 23.3 14.2

Men ............................................................................ 6,421 1,472 1,740 3,209 1,292 1,917 23.5 14.5

Women ....................................................................... 4,227 1,031 1,171 2,025 782 1,243 23.0 13.7

 Black or African American,16 years and over .................. 2,606 432 647 1,528 513 1,015 28.9 19.7

Men ............................................................................ 1,448 238 355 854 284 570 29.3 19.8

Women ....................................................................... 1,159 194 292 674 229 444 28.4 19.5

 Asian, 16 years and over ............................................. 522 108 135 279 96 183 26.9 16.6

Men ............................................................................ 306 62 76 167 57 111 27.5 17.4

Women ....................................................................... 216 45 59 112 39 73 25.9 15.6

 Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 16 years and over ................. 2,706 674 750 1,282 518 764 22.6 13.5

Men ............................................................................ 1,670 421 480 769 327 441 21.5 13.0

Women ....................................................................... 1,036 253 270 513 190 323 24.3 14.3

MARITAL STATUS

 Men, 16 years and over

Married, spouse present ................................................ 3,115 677 806 1,632 635 997 24.5 15.8

Widowed, divorced, or separated .................................... 1,326 258 320 748 275 473 26.8 18.0

Single (never married) ................................................... 4,011 901 1,122 1,989 777 1,212 24.0 14.3

 Women, 16 years and over

Married, spouse present ................................................ 2,057 455 547 1,056 391 665 24.9 15.3

Widowed, divorced, or separated .................................... 1,330 265 340 725 256 469 26.5 17.2

Single (never married) ................................................... 2,424 609 694 1,122 442 680 22.2 13.1

 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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