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
                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                            2007                                         
                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                         
                                                                         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................    7,078      2,542      2,232      2,303      1,061      1,243       16.8        8.5  
       16 to 19 years............................    1,101        509        355        237        131        106       11.2        5.5  
       20 to 24 years............................    1,241        492        402        347        174        174       14.4        7.6  
       25 to 34 years............................    1,544        550        501        493        229        265       16.4        8.5  
       35 to 44 years............................    1,225        403        386        436        194        242       17.9        9.4  
       45 to 54 years............................    1,135        331        340        464        196        268       21.2       11.0  
       55 to 64 years............................      642        186        192        264        110        154       21.9       11.0  
       65 years and over.........................      190         73         55         62         28         34       18.5        7.8  
                                                                                                                                         
         Men, 16 years and over..................    3,882      1,370      1,228      1,284        578        706       17.3        8.7  
       16 to 19 years............................      623        288        198        137         70         67       11.6        5.5  
       20 to 24 years............................      721        270        238        212        101        112       15.6        8.0  
       25 to 34 years............................      856        297        278        281        137        144       16.4        8.7  
       35 to 44 years............................      634        216        198        220         98        122       17.7        9.2  
       45 to 54 years............................      591        169        180        241         98        144       22.0       11.1  
       55 to 64 years............................      349         92        106        150         58         92       23.4       11.9  
       65 years and over.........................      108         37         29         42         17         25       22.1        9.2  
                                                                                                                                         
         Women, 16 years and over................    3,196      1,172      1,004      1,020        483        537       16.2        8.4  
       16 to 19 years............................      478        221        157        100         61         39       10.6        5.5  
       20 to 24 years............................      520        221        164        135         73         62       12.8        6.9  
       25 to 34 years............................      688        252        223        213         92        121       16.3        8.3  
       35 to 44 years............................      591        187        188        216         96        121       18.2        9.7  
       45 to 54 years............................      544        161        160        222         98        124       20.4       10.9  
       55 to 64 years............................      293         94         86        114         52         62       20.0        9.9  
       65 years and over.........................       81         35         26         20         11          9       13.6        6.2  
                                                                                                                                         
        RACE AND HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                         
         White, 16 years and over ...............    5,143      1,947      1,634      1,562        747        814       15.7        7.9  
       Men.......................................    2,869      1,070        913        886        413        474       16.3        8.0  
       Women.....................................    2,274        877        721        675        335        341       15.1        7.8  
                                                                                                                                         
         Black or African American,16 years and                                                                                          
          over ..................................    1,445        413        442        590        253        337       20.7       11.1  
       Men.......................................      752        205        228        318        133        185       21.6       11.7  
       Women.....................................      693        208        214        272        120        152       19.8       10.4  
                                                                                                                                         
         Asian, 16 years and over ...............      229         81         72         76         29         48       17.5        8.7  
       Men.......................................      119         40         39         40         15         25       17.8        8.9  
       Women.....................................      110         40         33         37         14         23       17.2        8.5  
                                                                                                                                         
         Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 16 years                                                                                          
          and over...............................    1,220        495        381        344        169        175       14.9        7.3  
       Men.......................................      695        285        222        187         93         94       14.6        7.2  
       Women.....................................      525        210        158        157         76         80       15.5        7.5  
                                                                                                                                         
                    MARITAL STATUS                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                         
          Men, 16 years and over:                                                                                                        
       Married, spouse present...................    1,206        414        379        413        188        225       17.6        9.0  
       Widowed, divorced, or  separated..........      544        177        168        199         87        112       19.3        9.8  
       Single (never married)....................    2,132        780        681        671        303        368       16.7        8.2  
                                                                                                                                         
          Women, 16 years and over:                                                                                                      
       Married, spouse present...................    1,049        385        332        332        147        185       16.6        8.2  
       Widowed, divorced, or  separated..........      724        231        227        266        130        137       18.2        9.8  
       Single (never married)....................    1,422        557        445        421        206        215       14.9        7.8  

       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.