Table 3. Unemployment in families by presence and relationship of employed members and family type, 2010-2011 annual averages

Table 3. Unemployment in families by presence and relationship of employed members and family type, 2010-2011 annual averages
[Numbers in thousands]
Characteristic	Number		Percent distribution
Characteristic	2010	2011	2010	2011
MARRIED-COUPLE FAMILIES
With at least one family member unemployed, total	6,147	5,576	100.0	100.0
Employment of family members
Some family member(s) employed	4,884	4,413	79.4	79.2
No family member employed	1,263	1,162	20.6	20.8
Unemployment of family members
Husband unemployed	2,813	2,387	45.8	42.8
Wife employed	1,783	1,497	29.0	26.9
Wife unemployed	1,697	1,610	27.6	28.9
Husband employed	1,455	1,350	23.7	24.2
Other family member(s) unemployed	1,637	1,579	26.6	28.3

FAMILIES MAINTAINED BY WOMEN(1)
With at least one family member unemployed, total	2,446	2,498	100.0	100.0
Employment of family members
Some family member(s) employed	1,094	1,146	44.7	45.9
No family member employed	1,351	1,352	55.3	54.1
Unemployment of family members
Householder unemployed	1,227	1,268	50.2	50.8
Other member(s) employed	254	275	10.4	11.0
Other family member(s) unemployed	1,218	1,229	49.8	49.2

FAMILIES MAINTAINED BY MEN(1)
With at least one family member unemployed, total	1,102	970	100.0	100.0
Employment of family members
Some family member(s) employed	587	520	53.3	53.6
No family member employed	515	450	46.7	46.4
Unemployment of family members
Householder unemployed	680	575	61.7	59.4
Other member(s) employed	259	231	23.5	23.8
Other family member(s) unemployed	422	394	38.3	40.6
Footnotes (1) No spouse present.
NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals due to rounding. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

Last Modified Date: April 26, 2012

Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey