HOUSEHOLD DATA
                                                                                                                 ANNUAL AVERAGES

30.  Unemployed total and full-time workers by duration of unemployment
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                            Total                                 Full-time workers             
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
        Duration of unemployment          Thousands of persons  Percent distribution  Thousands of persons  Percent distribution
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                            1998       1999       1998       1999       1998       1999       1998       1999   
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
  Total, 16 years and over..............    6,210      5,880      100.0      100.0      4,916      4,669      100.0      100.0  
Less than 5 weeks.......................    2,622      2,568       42.2       43.7      1,909      1,899       38.8       40.7  
5 to 14 weeks...........................    1,950      1,832       31.4       31.2      1,574      1,480       32.0       31.7  
  5 to 10 weeks.........................    1,375      1,283       22.1       21.8      1,093      1,018       22.2       21.8  
  11 to 14 weeks........................      575        549        9.3        9.3        481        462        9.8        9.9  
15 weeks and over.......................    1,637      1,480       26.4       25.2      1,433      1,290       29.1       27.6  
  15 to 26 weeks........................      763        755       12.3       12.8        662        656       13.5       14.1  
  27 weeks and over.....................      875        725       14.1       12.3        771        634       15.7       13.6  
    27 to 51 weeks......................      379        325        6.1        5.5        340        289        6.9        6.2  
    52 weeks and over...................      496        400        8.0        6.8        431        345        8.8        7.4  
                                                                                                                                
Average (mean) duration, in weeks.......     14.5       13.4        -          -         15.6       14.4        -          -    
Median duration, in weeks...............      6.7        6.4        -          -          7.6        7.3        -          -    

   NOTE:  Beginning in January 1999, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.