Table 1. Employment and unemployment in families by race and Hispanic origin, 2006-07 annual averages
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.
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