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WASHINGTON — The number of opposite-sex unmarried couples who shared living arrangements jumped 13 percent this year to 7.5 million, the Census Bureau reported Thursday, compared with a 2 percent decrease between 2008 and 2009.
There were about 620,000 same-sex couples living together, a figure not statistically different from a 2008 census estimate of 565,000. Demographers say a sluggish job market is the likely factor as young adults might now be leaning on boyfriends or girlfriends as unemployment benefits and savings accounts dwindle.
