Department of Labor Logo United States Department of Labor
Dot gov

The .gov means it's official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you're on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey

See also PDF and XLSX versions of this table.

HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES
24. Unemployed persons by marital status, race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, age, and sex
[Numbers in thousands]
Marital status, race, Hispanic
or Latino ethnicity, and age
MenWomen
UnemployedUnemployment
rates
UnemployedUnemployment
rates
20202021202020212020202120202021

Total, 16 years and over

6,6444,6767.85.56,3043,9488.35.2

Married, spouse present(1)

2,2711,4334.93.22,3471,2346.33.4

Widowed, divorced, or separated(2)

8476078.46.01,1437808.45.7

Never married

3,5262,63512.38.82,8131,93411.47.5

White, 16 years and over

4,7253,2227.04.84,3652,6327.64.6

Married, spouse present(1)

1,7231,0624.62.91,7749275.93.2

Widowed, divorced, or separated(2)

6314437.85.58265558.05.4

Never married

2,3711,71711.27.81,7651,15010.46.6

Black or African American, 16 years and over

1,15090012.19.21,15585710.98.0

Married, spouse present(1)

2591806.95.02311277.44.2

Widowed, divorced, or separated(2)

13710810.87.92031569.07.0

Never married

75461116.712.772157413.710.4

Asian, 16 years and over

4272757.84.94672549.65.1

Married, spouse present(1)

2151366.13.92601318.84.4

Widowed, divorced, or separated(2)

40229.86.150369.16.1

Never married

17211711.16.91588711.66.2

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 16 years and over

1,5981,0909.76.51,42190411.47.2

Married, spouse present(1)

5683536.94.34932969.25.6

Widowed, divorced, or separated(2)

1731269.16.426016111.47.0

Never married

85661113.69.166844813.68.9

Total, 25 years and over

5,1023,5646.84.84,8303,0477.44.6

Married, spouse present(1)

2,2281,4004.93.12,2741,1936.23.4

Widowed, divorced, or separated(2)

8235898.35.91,1077658.35.7

Never married

2,0511,57410.77.81,4491,0909.26.6

White, 25 years and over

3,6652,4616.24.23,3632,0496.84.1

Married, spouse present(1)

1,6921,0354.52.81,7198955.83.1

Widowed, divorced, or separated(2)

6154297.85.48005447.95.3

Never married

1,3589979.86.98456098.35.7

Black or African American, 25 years and over

86070210.48.38676469.47.0

Married, spouse present(1)

2521766.85.02241207.34.1

Widowed, divorced, or separated(2)

13510710.77.91961538.86.9

Never married

47341914.511.844737411.49.0

Asian, 25 years and over

3532297.04.53922128.94.7

Married, spouse present(1)

2131366.13.92551308.74.4

Widowed, divorced, or separated(2)

37229.56.049369.26.2

Never married

103719.05.688469.54.7

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 25 years and over

1,1997958.65.61,02966310.06.4

Married, spouse present(1)

5573436.94.34712869.15.6

Widowed, divorced, or separated(2)

1651219.06.324615511.16.9

Never married

47733111.97.731222210.97.4

Footnotes
(1) Beginning with data for January 2020, refers to persons in both opposite-sex and same-sex married couples. Prior to January 2020, referred to persons in opposite-sex married couples only.
(2) Separated includes persons who are married, spouse absent.

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: January 20, 2022