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Table 3. Unemployment in families by presence and relationship of employed members and family type, 2009-10 annual averages

Table 3. Unemployment in families by presence and relationship of employed members and family type, 2009-2010 annual averages
[Numbers in thousands]
Characteristic Number Percent distribution
2009 2010 2009 2010

MARRIED-COUPLE FAMILIES

Total

58,124 57,524 - -

With at least one family member unemployed, total

6,056 6,147 100.0 100.0

Employment of family members

Some family member(s) employed

4,838 4,884 79.9 79.4

No family member employed

1,218 1,263 20.1 20.6

Unemployment of family members

Husband unemployed

2,808 2,813 46.4 45.8

Wife employed

1,799 1,783 29.7 29.0

Wife unemployed

1,630 1,697 26.9 27.6

Husband employed

1,397 1,455 23.1 23.7

Other family member(s) unemployed

1,618 1,637 26.7 26.6

FAMILIES MAINTAINED BY WOMEN(1)

Total

14,610 14,913 - -

With at least one family member unemployed, total

2,309 2,446 100.0 100.0

Employment of family members

Some family member(s) employed

1,065 1,094 46.1 44.7

No family member employed

1,244 1,351 53.9 55.3

Unemployment of family members

Householder unemployed

1,141 1,227 49.4 50.2

Other member(s) employed

225 254 9.7 10.4

Other family member(s) unemployed

1,168 1,218 50.6 49.8

FAMILIES MAINTAINED BY MEN(1)

Total

5,627 5,809 - -

With at least one family member unemployed, total

1,016 1,102 100.0 100.0

Employment of family members

Some family member(s) employed

535 587 52.6 53.3

No family member employed

482 515 47.4 46.7

Unemployment of family members

Householder unemployed

626 680 61.6 61.7

Other member(s) employed

239 259 23.5 23.5

Other family member(s) unemployed

391 422 38.4 38.3

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: September 26, 2023