| HOUSEHOLD DATA | Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics |
| ANNUAL AVERAGES |
| Unemployed persons by marital status, race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, age, and sex |
| Marital status, race, Hispanic | Men | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Women |
| or Latino ethnicity, and age | Unemployed [thousands] | | | | | | | | | | Unemployment rates [%] | | | | | | | | | | Unemployed [thousands] | | | | | | | | | | Unemployment rates [%] |
| | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
| Total, 16 years and over | 4,906 | 4,456 | 4,059 | 3,753 | 3,882 | 5,033 | 8,453 | 8,626 | 7,684 | 6,771 | 6.3 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 6.1 | 10.3 | 10.5 | 9.4 | 8.2 | 3,868 | 3,694 | 3,531 | 3,247 | 3,196 | 3,891 | 5,811 | 6,199 | 6,063 | 5,734 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 5.4 | 8.1 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 7.9 |
| Married, spouse present | 1,751 | 1,466 | 1,287 | 1,142 | 1,206 | 1,590 | 3,115 | 3,138 | 2,671 | 2,274 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 5.8 | 4.9 | 1,352 | 1,244 | 1,168 | 1,042 | 1,049 | 1,325 | 2,057 | 2,160 | 2,031 | 1,915 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 5.5 | 5.9 | 5.6 | 5.3 |
| Widowed, divorced, or separated | 699 | 608 | 563 | 545 | 544 | 739 | 1,326 | 1,352 | 1,186 | 1,005 | 7.3 | 6.3 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 7.1 | 12.8 | 12.8 | 11.1 | 9.4 | 842 | 828 | 768 | 709 | 724 | 849 | 1,330 | 1,397 | 1,420 | 1,286 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 5 | 5.9 | 9.2 | 9.6 | 9.7 | 8.7 |
| Never married | 2,457 | 2,381 | 2,209 | 2,067 | 2,132 | 2,705 | 4,011 | 4,135 | 3,827 | 3,492 | 11 | 10.5 | 9.5 | 8.6 | 8.8 | 11 | 16.3 | 16.5 | 15.1 | 13.7 | 1,674 | 1,621 | 1,595 | 1,496 | 1,422 | 1,717 | 2,424 | 2,642 | 2,612 | 2,533 | 9.1 | 8.7 | 8.3 | 7.7 | 7.2 | 8.5 | 12 | 12.8 | 12.5 | 11.8 |
| White, 16 years and over | 3,643 | 3,282 | 2,931 | 2,730 | 2,869 | 3,727 | 6,421 | 6,476 | 5,631 | 4,931 | 5.6 | 5 | 4.4 | 4 | 4.2 | 5.5 | 9.4 | 9.6 | 8.3 | 7.4 | 2,668 | 2,565 | 2,419 | 2,271 | 2,274 | 2,782 | 4,227 | 4,440 | 4,257 | 3,985 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4 | 4 | 4.9 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7 |
| Married, spouse present | 1,379 | 1,161 | 1,011 | 896 | 965 | 1,247 | 2,498 | 2,490 | 2,081 | 1,764 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 1,065 | 996 | 922 | 839 | 830 | 1,089 | 1,694 | 1,748 | 1,630 | 1,539 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 5.1 |
| Widowed, divorced, or separated | 541 | 466 | 415 | 407 | 421 | 560 | 1,058 | 1,056 | 903 | 767 | 6.9 | 5.9 | 5 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 6.5 | 12.4 | 12.2 | 10.3 | 8.8 | 602 | 600 | 548 | 523 | 547 | 624 | 993 | 1,059 | 1,060 | 947 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.6 | 8.8 | 9.3 | 9.2 | 8.3 |
| Never married | 1,723 | 1,655 | 1,505 | 1,428 | 1,483 | 1,920 | 2,864 | 2,929 | 2,648 | 2,399 | 9.7 | 9.1 | 8.2 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 9.9 | 14.8 | 15 | 13.4 | 12.2 | 1,001 | 969 | 949 | 909 | 897 | 1,070 | 1,540 | 1,632 | 1,567 | 1,499 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 6.8 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 7.3 | 10.5 | 11 | 10.5 | 9.9 |
| Black or African American, 16 years and over | 891 | 860 | 844 | 774 | 752 | 949 | 1,448 | 1,550 | 1,502 | 1,292 | 11.6 | 11.1 | 11 | 9.5 | 9.1 | 11.4 | 17.5 | 18.4 | 17.8 | 15 | 895 | 868 | 856 | 775 | 693 | 839 | 1,159 | 1,302 | 1,329 | 1,252 | 10.2 | 9.8 | 9.5 | 8.4 | 7.5 | 8.9 | 12.4 | 13.8 | 14.1 | 12.8 |
| Married, spouse present | 208 | 200 | 177 | 166 | 156 | 215 | 367 | 408 | 385 | 303 | 5.9 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 5.9 | 10.3 | 11.6 | 11.1 | 8.4 | 155 | 149 | 144 | 121 | 123 | 134 | 193 | 226 | 218 | 200 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 6.6 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 6.8 |
| Widowed, divorced, or separated | 118 | 104 | 119 | 105 | 92 | 135 | 205 | 239 | 217 | 177 | 9.8 | 8.9 | 9.5 | 8.3 | 7.5 | 10.6 | 16.4 | 17.9 | 16 | 13.3 | 180 | 179 | 166 | 155 | 135 | 178 | 257 | 246 | 265 | 252 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.3 | 6.4 | 5.7 | 7.7 | 10.9 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 10.9 |
| Never married | 566 | 556 | 548 | 502 | 504 | 599 | 876 | 903 | 899 | 812 | 19 | 18.2 | 16.9 | 15.2 | 15 | 17.5 | 25.3 | 25.5 | 24.8 | 22.1 | 561 | 540 | 546 | 499 | 435 | 527 | 709 | 830 | 846 | 800 | 15.2 | 14.4 | 13.9 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 12.6 | 17.3 | 19.3 | 19.3 | 17.5 |
| Asian, 16 years and over | 204 | 153 | 141 | 110 | 119 | 160 | 306 | 305 | 269 | 249 | 6.2 | 4.5 | 4 | 3 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 6.8 | 5.8 | 162 | 124 | 118 | 95 | 110 | 125 | 216 | 238 | 250 | 234 | 5.7 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 6.6 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 6.1 |
| Married, spouse present | 111 | 64 | 61 | 49 | 54 | 78 | 167 | 165 | 135 | 122 | 5.3 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 90 | 62 | 62 | 55 | 61 | 64 | 116 | 124 | 130 | 111 | 5.2 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 5.6 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 4.8 |
| Widowed, divorced, or separated | 13 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 5.4 | 5.8 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3 | 5.4 | 8.2 | 6.6 | 6.4 | 7.2 | 28 | 24 | 23 | 12 | 12 | 21 | 30 | 40 | 42 | 37 | 6.8 | 6.3 | 5.5 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 4.4 | 6.2 | 8.7 | 9 | 6.3 |
| Never married | 80 | 75 | 68 | 49 | 56 | 65 | 112 | 120 | 113 | 102 | 8.5 | 7.8 | 7.2 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 6.2 | 11.2 | 11.5 | 10.9 | 8.5 | 44 | 39 | 32 | 29 | 37 | 39 | 70 | 73 | 78 | 86 | 6.2 | 5.6 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 9.4 | 8.6 | 9.2 | 8.9 |
| Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 16 years and over | 809 | 755 | 647 | 601 | 695 | 1,007 | 1,670 | 1,711 | 1,527 | 1,383 | 7.2 | 6.5 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 7.6 | 12.5 | 12.7 | 11.2 | 9.9 | 631 | 587 | 544 | 480 | 525 | 672 | 1,036 | 1,132 | 1,102 | 1,130 | 8.4 | 7.6 | 6.9 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 7.7 | 11.5 | 12.3 | 11.8 | 10.9 |
| Married, spouse present | 311 | 275 | 231 | 201 | 247 | 373 | 688 | 683 | 606 | 498 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 3 | 3.5 | 5.2 | 9.5 | 9.6 | 8.6 | 6.9 | 267 | 228 | 202 | 177 | 191 | 261 | 410 | 422 | 421 | 396 | 7.2 | 6.2 | 5.4 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 6.3 | 9.8 | 10 | 10 | 8.6 |
| Widowed, divorced, or separated | 105 | 85 | 69 | 73 | 85 | 125 | 223 | 213 | 175 | 166 | 7.4 | 5.8 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 7.4 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 10.5 | 9.3 | 127 | 130 | 103 | 97 | 110 | 126 | 218 | 239 | 217 | 243 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 6.2 | 5.5 | 6 | 6.9 | 11.1 | 11.8 | 10.7 | 11 |
| Never married | 394 | 394 | 347 | 327 | 363 | 508 | 759 | 815 | 745 | 720 | 10.5 | 10.3 | 8.7 | 7.8 | 8.3 | 11.5 | 17.3 | 17.4 | 15.3 | 14.2 | 237 | 229 | 239 | 206 | 224 | 284 | 408 | 471 | 464 | 491 | 10.5 | 9.6 | 9.8 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 10.1 | 14 | 15.7 | 15.1 | 13.8 |
| Total, 25 years and over | 3,368 | 2,980 | 2,617 | 2,426 | 2,538 | 3,377 | 6,226 | 6,365 | 5,623 | 4,821 | 5 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.8 | 8.8 | 8.9 | 7.9 | 6.8 | 2,660 | 2,531 | 2,453 | 2,221 | 2,198 | 2,717 | 4,279 | 4,603 | 4,490 | 4,234 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 6.9 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 6.8 |
| Married, spouse present | 1,676 | 1,399 | 1,232 | 1,088 | 1,152 | 1,519 | 3,012 | 3,028 | 2,590 | 2,207 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 6.5 | 6.6 | 5.7 | 4.9 | 1,233 | 1,139 | 1,071 | 955 | 959 | 1,227 | 1,933 | 2,050 | 1,910 | 1,815 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 5.1 |
| Widowed, divorced, or separated | 675 | 584 | 538 | 520 | 515 | 708 | 1,262 | 1,305 | 1,141 | 961 | 7.3 | 6.2 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 7 | 12.5 | 12.6 | 10.9 | 9.2 | 792 | 781 | 730 | 667 | 683 | 800 | 1,263 | 1,334 | 1,353 | 1,229 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 5.7 | 8.9 | 9.4 | 9.5 | 8.6 |
| Never married | 1,017 | 997 | 848 | 819 | 871 | 1,150 | 1,952 | 2,032 | 1,892 | 1,654 | 8.3 | 8 | 6.6 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 8 | 13.3 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 10.6 | 634 | 611 | 651 | 599 | 556 | 691 | 1,083 | 1,219 | 1,227 | 1,189 | 6.7 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 5.7 | 5.2 | 6.2 | 9.5 | 10.2 | 10 | 9.4 |
| White, 25 years and over | 2,536 | 2,225 | 1,929 | 1,798 | 1,907 | 2,511 | 4,777 | 4,833 | 4,137 | 3,555 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 7.1 | 6.1 | 1,853 | 1,773 | 1,699 | 1,578 | 1,579 | 1,964 | 3,157 | 3,341 | 3,181 | 3,003 | 4 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 4 | 6.4 | 6.8 | 6.5 | 6.1 |
| Married, spouse present | 1,315 | 1,108 | 966 | 854 | 919 | 1,191 | 2,413 | 2,407 | 2,013 | 1,710 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 3 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 5.3 | 4.5 | 969 | 911 | 845 | 765 | 756 | 1,006 | 1,589 | 1,657 | 1,528 | 1,459 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 4.9 |
| Widowed, divorced, or separated | 522 | 447 | 395 | 389 | 401 | 537 | 1,007 | 1,021 | 871 | 737 | 6.8 | 5.7 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 6.5 | 12.1 | 12.1 | 10.2 | 8.6 | 564 | 563 | 519 | 494 | 516 | 586 | 947 | 1,006 | 1,009 | 904 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 5.4 | 8.6 | 9.1 | 9 | 8.2 |
| Never married | 698 | 670 | 567 | 555 | 587 | 783 | 1,358 | 1,404 | 1,253 | 1,107 | 7.4 | 7 | 5.7 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 7.1 | 12 | 12 | 10.6 | 9.4 | 321 | 299 | 335 | 320 | 307 | 373 | 621 | 677 | 645 | 640 | 5 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 8 | 8.4 | 7.8 | 7.7 |
| Black or African American, 25 years and over | 568 | 545 | 507 | 473 | 457 | 621 | 1,022 | 1,102 | 1,082 | 883 | 8.8 | 8.4 | 7.6 | 7 | 6.6 | 8.9 | 14.7 | 15.5 | 15.2 | 12.3 | 589 | 589 | 568 | 505 | 453 | 566 | 809 | 920 | 951 | 878 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.5 | 6.5 | 5.8 | 7.1 | 10.1 | 11.5 | 11.9 | 10.6 |
| Married, spouse present | 203 | 191 | 170 | 156 | 149 | 203 | 358 | 389 | 378 | 292 | 5.9 | 5.5 | 5 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 5.7 | 10.2 | 11.2 | 11.1 | 8.3 | 143 | 141 | 133 | 113 | 113 | 127 | 182 | 215 | 207 | 188 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 6.5 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 6.6 |
| Widowed, divorced, or separated | 114 | 101 | 113 | 102 | 85 | 128 | 197 | 228 | 208 | 167 | 9.7 | 8.8 | 9.2 | 8.2 | 7.3 | 10.3 | 16.2 | 17.5 | 15.7 | 13 | 171 | 172 | 160 | 145 | 129 | 168 | 239 | 239 | 254 | 242 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.2 | 6.1 | 5.5 | 7.5 | 10.4 | 10.6 | 11.5 | 10.7 |
| Never married | 251 | 253 | 223 | 214 | 222 | 289 | 467 | 485 | 496 | 424 | 13.9 | 13.5 | 11.1 | 10.6 | 10.5 | 13.4 | 20.8 | 20.9 | 20.9 | 17.9 | 275 | 276 | 275 | 247 | 211 | 271 | 388 | 466 | 490 | 448 | 11.2 | 11.1 | 10.4 | 9.2 | 7.7 | 9.3 | 13.6 | 15.6 | 15.9 | 14.2 |
| Asian, 25 years and over | 157 | 117 | 102 | 80 | 92 | 128 | 253 | 249 | 217 | 198 | 5.4 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 7.2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 131 | 93 | 102 | 75 | 87 | 101 | 176 | 197 | 209 | 187 | 5.2 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 2.7 | 3 | 3.3 | 5.9 | 6.5 | 6.8 | 5.4 |
| Married, spouse present | 109 | 63 | 61 | 48 | 53 | 78 | 163 | 162 | 132 | 121 | 5.3 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 85 | 55 | 60 | 53 | 59 | 61 | 113 | 120 | 127 | 108 | 5 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 3 | 2.9 | 5.6 | 6 | 6.1 | 4.7 |
| Widowed, divorced, or separated | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 26 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 5.4 | 5.7 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 5.4 | 8.1 | 6.5 | 6.2 | 7 | 28 | 21 | 23 | 10 | 12 | 21 | 29 | 39 | 41 | 35 | 6.9 | 5.9 | 5.5 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 4.4 | 6.2 | 8.6 | 9 | 6.1 |
| Never married | 35 | 41 | 30 | 21 | 30 | 34 | 65 | 67 | 65 | 53 | 5.8 | 6.6 | 5 | 3.1 | 4 | 4.7 | 9.2 | 9.2 | 9 | 6.4 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 34 | 38 | 41 | 44 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 4 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 7.3 | 6.9 |
| Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 25 years and over | 536 | 477 | 401 | 387 | 455 | 672 | 1,218 | 1,226 | 1,068 | 941 | 5.9 | 5.1 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 6.1 | 10.9 | 10.8 | 9.5 | 8.1 | 439 | 408 | 372 | 330 | 355 | 448 | 737 | 816 | 788 | 805 | 7.2 | 6.6 | 5.8 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 6.2 | 9.9 | 10.7 | 10.2 | 9.5 |
| Married, spouse present | 284 | 253 | 214 | 189 | 234 | 345 | 655 | 648 | 582 | 476 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3 | 3.5 | 5 | 9.4 | 9.5 | 8.6 | 6.9 | 231 | 202 | 174 | 154 | 166 | 234 | 374 | 390 | 386 | 367 | 6.8 | 5.9 | 5 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 6 | 9.5 | 9.8 | 9.6 | 8.4 |
| Widowed, divorced, or separated | 96 | 75 | 63 | 67 | 77 | 117 | 201 | 201 | 163 | 153 | 7.2 | 5.5 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 7.3 | 12.7 | 12.1 | 10.2 | 8.9 | 118 | 121 | 98 | 91 | 100 | 118 | 201 | 222 | 203 | 222 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 6.1 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 6.8 | 10.7 | 11.4 | 10.5 | 10.5 |
| Never married | 156 | 149 | 124 | 131 | 144 | 210 | 362 | 377 | 324 | 312 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 8.1 | 13.8 | 13.3 | 11.4 | 10.6 | 90 | 84 | 99 | 85 | 89 | 96 | 161 | 204 | 200 | 216 | 7.7 | 6.8 | 7.7 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 9.9 | 12 | 11.4 | 10.8 |
| 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. |