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
                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                         2009                                         
                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                      
                                                                      Thousands of persons                               Weeks        
                                                                                                                                      
                 Characteristic                                                                                                       
                                                                                        15 weeks and over                             
                                                             Less      5 to 14                                     Average    Median  
                                                  Total      than       weeks                                      (mean)    duration 
                                                            5 weeks                Total    15 to 26   27 weeks   duration            
                                                                                              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.