Table 1. Employment and unemployment in families by race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity,
2006-07 annual averages
(Numbers in thousands)
Characteristic 2006 2007
TOTAL
Total families...................................................... 77,017 77,894
With employed member(s)........................................... 63,492 64,330
As percent of total families................................ 82.4 82.6
Some usually work full time (1).......................... 58,918 59,616
With no employed member .......................................... 13,525 13,564
As percent of total families................................ 17.6 17.4
With unemployed member(s) ........................................ 4,913 4,914
As percent of total families................................ 6.4 6.3
Some member(s) employed ........................................ 3,419 3,497
As percent of families with unemployed member(s)......... 69.6 71.2
Some usually work full time (1)............................... 3,049 3,096
As percent of families with unemployed member(s)...... 62.1 63.0
White
Total families...................................................... 62,977 63,667
With employed member(s)........................................... 52,054 52,669
As percent of total families................................ 82.7 82.7
Some usually work full time (1).......................... 48,395 48,879
With no employed member .......................................... 10,923 10,997
As percent of total families................................ 17.3 17.3
With unemployed member(s) ........................................ 3,556 3,587
As percent of total families................................ 5.6 5.6
Some member(s) employed ........................................ 2,582 2,653
As percent of families with unemployed member(s)......... 72.6 73.9
Some usually work full time (1)............................... 2,306 2,350
As percent of families with unemployed member(s)...... 64.8 65.5
Black or African American
Total families...................................................... 9,058 9,184
With employed member(s)........................................... 7,078 7,249
As percent of total families................................ 78.1 78.9
Some usually work full time (1).......................... 6,437 6,608
With no employed member .......................................... 1,980 1,935
As percent of total families................................ 21.9 21.1
With unemployed member(s) ........................................ 1,036 990
As percent of total families................................ 11.4 10.8
Some member(s) employed ........................................ 596 591
As percent of families with unemployed member(s)......... 57.6 59.7
Some usually work full time (1)............................... 526 519
As percent of families with unemployed member(s)...... 50.8 52.4
Asian
Total families...................................................... 3,251 3,320
With employed member(s)........................................... 2,924 2,974
As percent of total families................................ 89.9 89.6
Some usually work full time (1).......................... 2,772 2,818
With no employed member .......................................... 327 347
As percent of total families................................ 10.1 10.4
With unemployed member(s) ........................................ 171 179
As percent of total families................................ 5.2 5.4
Some member(s) employed ........................................ 137 144
As percent of families with unemployed member(s)......... 80.4 80.5
Some usually work full time (1)............................... 123 133
As percent of families with unemployed member(s)...... 72.2 74.4
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Total families...................................................... 9,905 10,332
With employed member(s)........................................... 8,641 9,048
As percent of total families................................ 87.2 87.6
Some usually work full time (1).......................... 8,129 8,492
With no employed member .......................................... 1,264 1,285
As percent of total families................................ 12.8 12.4
With unemployed member(s) ........................................ 793 876
As percent of total families................................ 8.0 8.5
Some member(s) employed ........................................ 544 619
As percent of families with unemployed member(s)......... 68.6 70.6
Some usually work full time (1)............................... 491 554
As percent of families with unemployed member(s)...... 61.9 63.2
1 Usually work 35 hours or more a week at all jobs.
NOTE: The race or ethnicity of the family is determined by that of the householder.
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.
