• unemployed men were more likely than unemployed women to be out of work
for two years or more (12.8% compared to 11.9%);
• older workers were more likely than younger workers to be unemployed for two
years or more. While 8.2% of unemployed workers under the age of 35 had been
looking for work for two years or more, more than twice that percentage (18.2%)
of workers ages 45 and over had been out of work for two years or more.
• the percentage of unemployed workers with a high school degree who have been
out of work for two years or more (12.8%) was not statistically different from the
percentage of unemployed workers with a bachelor’s degree who have been out
of work for two years or more (13.5%);
• married unemployed workers were more likely than unemployed workers who
have never been married to be out of work for two years or more (12.9% and
10.9%, respectively); and
• unemployed black workers were more likely than unemployed white workers to
have been unemployed for two years or more (14.2% and 11.8%, respectively);
on the other hand, unemployed non-Hispanic workers were more likely than
unemployed Hispanic workers to have been unemployed for two years or more
(12.9% and 10.3%, respectively). Among workers unemployed for two years or
more, white workers were older than black workers and non-Hispanic workers
were older than Hispanic workers.