Table 4. Employment status by marital status and sex, 2010 annual averages
(Numbers in thousands)
Civilian labor force
Marital status and sex
Civilian
noninstitutional
population
Employed
Unemployed
Not in
labor
force
Total
Percent
of
population
Total
Percent
of
population
153,889
83,172
70,717
45,577
25,140
16,260
5,886
2,994
64.7
68.4
60.8
65.4
53.9
68.5
68.5
20.9
139,064
77,873
61,191
38,800
22,391
14,508
5,145
2,738
58.5
64.1
52.6
55.7
48.0
61.1
59.9
19.1
14,825
5,298
9,526
6,777
2,749
1,752
741
257
9.6
6.4
13.5
14.9
10.9
10.8
12.6
8.6
83,941
38,340
45,601
24,108
21,493
7,477
2,703
11,313
71,904
36,742
35,162
20,592
14,570
9,246
3,045
2,280
58.6
61.0
56.4
63.3
48.8
67.3
64.4
20.0
65,705
34,582
31,123
17,950
13,173
8,399
2,671
2,104
53.6
57.4
49.9
55.1
44.1
61.1
56.5
18.5
6,199
2,160
4,039
2,642
1,397
847
374
177
8.6
5.9
11.5
12.8
9.6
9.2
12.3
7.7
50,752
23,515
27,236
11,956
15,280
4,491
1,685
9,104
81,985
46,430
35,555
24,985
10,570
7,014
2,842
714
71.2
75.8
65.9
67.3
63.0
70.1
73.6
24.4
73,359
43,292
30,067
20,850
9,217
6,109
2,475
634
63.7
70.7
55.8
56.1
54.9
61.1
64.1
21.7
8,626
3,138
5,487
4,135
1,352
905
367
80
10.5
6.8
15.4
16.5
12.8
12.9
12.9
11.2
33,189
14,824
18,365
12,152
6,213
2,986
1,018
2,209
Total
Percent
of labor
force
Total
Total, 16 years of age and over………....
237,830
Married, spouse present……….. 121,511
Unmarried, total……………..…… 116,318
Never married……………….….
69,685
Other marital status…………….. 46,633
Divorced……………………..… 23,737
Separated………………….….
8,589
Widowed……………….……..
14,308
Women
Total, 16 years of age and over………....
122,656
Married, spouse present………..
60,257
Unmarried, total……….…………
62,399
Never married…………...…….
32,548
Other marital status…………...
29,851
Divorced…………………….…
13,736
Separated……………………..
4,730
Widowed………………….…..
11,385
Men
Total, 16 years of age and over………....
115,174
Married, spouse present………..
61,254
Unmarried, total……………….…
53,920
Never married………………....
37,137
Other marital status……….…..
16,783
Divorced………………………
10,000
Separated……………….…….
3,859
Widowed…………………..…..
2,923
SOURCE: Current Population Survey, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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