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

2007 2008 2007 2008 2007 2008 2007 2008

 Total, 16 years and over ............................................. 3,882 5,033 4.7 6.1 3,196 3,891 4.5 5.4

Married, spouse present ................................................... 1,206 1,590 2.5 3.4 1,049 1,325 2.8 3.6

Widowed, divorced, or separated ..................................... 544 739 5.3 7.1 724 849 5.0 5.9

Single (never married) ...................................................... 2,132 2,705 8.8 11.0 1,422 1,717 7.2 8.5

 White, 16 years and over ........................................... 2,869 3,727 4.2 5.5 2,274 2,782 4.0 4.9

Married, spouse present ................................................... 965 1,247 2.4 3.1 830 1,089 2.6 3.5

Widowed, divorced, or separated ..................................... 421 560 4.9 6.5 547 624 4.9 5.6

Single (never married) ...................................................... 1,483 1,920 7.8 9.9 897 1,070 6.3 7.3

 Black or African American, 16 years and over .......... 752 949 9.1 11.4 693 839 7.5 8.9

Married, spouse present ................................................... 156 215 4.3 5.9 123 134 4.3 4.6

Widowed, divorced, or separated ..................................... 92 135 7.5 10.6 135 178 5.7 7.7

Single (never married) ...................................................... 504 599 15.0 17.5 435 527 10.8 12.6

 Asian, 16 years and over ........................................... 119 160 3.1 4.1 110 125 3.4 3.7

Married, spouse present ................................................... 54 78 2.2 3.1 61 64 3.1 3.1

Widowed, divorced, or separated ..................................... 9 17 3.0 5.4 12 21 2.7 4.4

Single (never married) ...................................................... 56 65 5.2 6.2 37 39 4.4 5.2

 Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 16 years and over .......... 695 1,007 5.3 7.6 525 672 6.1 7.7

Married, spouse present ................................................... 247 373 3.5 5.2 191 261 4.7 6.3

Widowed, divorced, or separated ..................................... 85 125 5.1 7.4 110 126 6.0 6.9

Single (never married) ...................................................... 363 508 8.3 11.5 224 284 8.3 10.1

 Total, 25 years and over ............................................. 2,538 3,377 3.6 4.8 2,198 2,717 3.6 4.4

Married, spouse present ................................................... 1,152 1,519 2.5 3.3 959 1,227 2.7 3.4

Widowed, divorced, or separated ..................................... 515 708 5.1 7.0 683 800 4.9 5.7

Single (never married) ...................................................... 871 1,150 6.3 8.0 556 691 5.2 6.2

 White, 25 years and over ........................................... 1,907 2,511 3.3 4.3 1,579 1,964 3.3 4.0

Married, spouse present ................................................... 919 1,191 2.3 3.0 756 1,006 2.5 3.3

Widowed, divorced, or separated ..................................... 401 537 4.8 6.5 516 586 4.7 5.4

Single (never married) ...................................................... 587 783 5.5 7.1 307 373 4.3 4.9

 Black or African American, 25 years and over .......... 457 621 6.6 8.9 453 566 5.8 7.1

Married, spouse present ................................................... 149 203 4.1 5.7 113 127 4.1 4.5

Widowed, divorced, or separated ..................................... 85 128 7.3 10.3 129 168 5.5 7.5

Single (never married) ...................................................... 222 289 10.5 13.4 211 271 7.7 9.3

 Asian, 25 years and over ........................................... 92 128 2.7 3.7 87 101 3.0 3.3

Married, spouse present ................................................... 53 78 2.2 3.1 59 61 3.0 2.9

Widowed, divorced, or separated ..................................... 9 16 2.8 5.4 12 21 2.7 4.4

Single (never married) ...................................................... 30 34 4.0 4.7 17 19 3.1 4.0

 Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 25 years and over .......... 455 672 4.2 6.1 355 448 5.1 6.2

Married, spouse present ................................................... 234 345 3.5 5.0 166 234 4.3 6.0

Widowed, divorced, or separated ..................................... 77 117 4.9 7.3 100 118 5.7 6.8

Single (never married) ...................................................... 144 210 5.8 8.1 89 96 6.1 6.1

 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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