HOUSEHOLD DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
A-36. Unemployed persons by age, sex, race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, marital status, and duration of unemployment
[Numbers in thousands]
Age, sex, race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, and marital status August 2012
Unemployed Weeks of unemployment
Total Less
than
5 weeks		 5 to 14
weeks		 15 weeks and over Average
(mean)(1)
duration		 Median
duration
Total 15 to 26
weeks		 27 weeks
and over

AGE AND SEX

Total, 16 years and over

 12,696 2,809 3,218 6,669 1,636 5,033 38.7 16.8

16 to 19 years

 1,517 520 589 409 174 235 16.6 9.0

20 to 24 years

 2,154 506 566 1,082 326 756 31.4 14.7

25 to 34 years

 2,700 654 662 1,384 399 985 34.2 15.5

35 to 44 years

 2,146 413 561 1,171 226 945 42.3 20.1

45 to 54 years

 2,244 409 439 1,396 268 1,128 50.3 28.0

55 to 64 years

 1,442 235 292 915 199 716 49.6 26.7

65 years and over

 493 73 108 312 44 268 61.9 36.7

Men, 16 years and over

 6,580 1,518 1,530 3,532 855 2,677 39.6 17.9

16 to 19 years

 881 281 375 224 103 121 16.4 9.5

20 to 24 years

 1,186 275 287 625 165 460 32.6 16.7

25 to 34 years

 1,361 356 291 714 210 504 33.5 16.4

35 to 44 years

 1,046 223 235 588 118 471 44.1 21.5

45 to 54 years

 1,100 222 161 717 134 583 54.8 33.3

55 to 64 years

 756 131 133 492 105 386 50.9 28.0

65 years and over

 250 30 49 171 19 152 68.0 45.2

Women, 16 years and over

 6,116 1,291 1,688 3,137 781 2,356 37.6 15.7

16 to 19 years

 637 238 214 185 71 114 16.8 8.2

20 to 24 years

 968 231 279 458 161 296 29.9 13.5

25 to 34 years

 1,338 298 371 670 189 481 34.9 14.5

35 to 44 years

 1,100 190 327 583 109 474 40.5 18.4

45 to 54 years

 1,145 188 278 679 134 545 46.0 25.1

55 to 64 years

 686 104 159 423 94 330 48.1 24.5

65 years and over

 243 43 59 141 25 116 55.5 25.3

RACE AND HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY

White, 16 years and over

 8,953 2,138 2,349 4,466 1,136 3,329 36.6 14.5

Men

 4,734 1,161 1,138 2,434 586 1,848 38.8 15.9

Women

 4,219 977 1,211 2,032 550 1,482 34.2 13.8

Black or African American, 16 years and over

 2,681 444 616 1,621 360 1,261 45.0 24.1

Men

 1,290 241 272 777 195 582 41.4 23.1

Women

 1,391 203 344 844 165 679 48.3 25.2

Asian, 16 years and over

 482 80 113 288 69 219 46.8 25.1

Men

 260 39 48 173 48 125 49.8 26.5

Women

 222 41 65 116 22 94 43.3 24.0

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 16 years and over

 2,452 605 554 1,293 306 987 36.7 17.0

Men

 1,314 326 298 691 166 525 35.4 17.0

Women

 1,137 279 257 602 140 462 38.3 17.0

MARITAL STATUS

Men, 16 years and over

Married, spouse present

 2,143 484 427 1,231 284 947 45.0 20.5

Widowed, divorced, or separated

 959 217 149 593 146 447 45.5 25.0

Never married

 3,479 817 955 1,708 425 1,283 34.7 14.2

Women, 16 years and over

Married, spouse present

 2,113 421 577 1,114 256 858 40.4 17.4

Widowed, divorced, or separated

 1,406 270 368 768 167 601 40.5 18.8

Never married

 2,598 600 743 1,255 359 897 33.7 13.9

Footnotes
 (1) Beginning in January 2011, estimates of average duration reflect a change to the collection of data on unemployment duration. For more information, see www.bls.gov/cps/duration.htm.

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.

 

Last Modified Date: September 07, 2012