HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES

31.  Unemployed persons by selected demographic characteristics and duration of unemployment
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                     1998                                         
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                  Thousands of persons                               Weeks        
                                                                                                                                  
              Characteristic                                                                                                      
                                                                                    15 weeks and over                             
                                                         Less      5 to 14                                     Average    Median  
                                              Total      than       weeks                                      (mean)    duration 
                                                        5 weeks                Total    15 to 26   27 weeks   duration            
                                                                                          weeks     and over                      
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                  TOTAL                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                  
    Total, 16 years and over..............    6,210      2,622      1,950      1,637        763        875       14.5        6.7  
  16 to 19 years..........................    1,205        616        400        189        100         88        9.5        4.4  
  20 to 24 years..........................    1,081        496        347        238        118        120       12.3        5.6  
  25 to 34 years..........................    1,419        578        458        383        184        199       14.4        7.1  
  35 to 44 years..........................    1,258        484        384        390        175        216       16.4        7.9  
  45 to 54 years..........................      782        278        239        265        120        146       17.9        8.7  
  55 to 64 years..........................      343        117         94        131         51         81       22.7        9.8  
  65 years and over.......................      122         53         29         40         15         25       19.2        6.7  
                                                                                                                                  
    Men, 16 years and over................    3,266      1,342      1,029        895        398        496       15.2        7.0  
  16 to 19 years..........................      686        342        236        108         58         50        9.6        4.5  
  20 to 24 years..........................      583        253        193        137         63         73       13.5        6.2  
  25 to 34 years..........................      699        284        224        192         86        106       15.0        7.3  
  35 to 44 years..........................      609        227        182        200         83        117       17.6        8.3  
  45 to 54 years..........................      420        138        126        156         69         87       19.4        9.6  
  55 to 64 years..........................      201         70         53         78         30         49       22.6       10.1  
  65 years and over.......................       69         29         16         23          9         15       19.2        7.1  
                                                                                                                                  
    Women, 16 years and over..............    2,944      1,280        921        743        364        378       13.7        6.3  
  16 to 19 years..........................      519        275        164         81         42         39        9.3        4.2  
  20 to 24 years..........................      498        243        154        101         55         47       11.0        4.9  
  25 to 34 years..........................      720        294        234        191         98         93       13.8        7.0  
  35 to 44 years..........................      650        257        202        190         92         99       15.3        7.5  
  45 to 54 years..........................      362        140        113        109         51         59       16.2        7.7  
  55 to 64 years..........................      141         47         41         53         21         32       22.8        9.4  
  65 years and over.......................       53         23         13         17          7         10       19.2        6.3  
                                                                                                                                  
         Race and Hispanic origin                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                  
    White, 16 years and over..............    4,484      2,021      1,395      1,068        526        541       13.1        5.8  
  Men.....................................    2,431      1,057        757        616        290        326       13.9        6.3  
  Women...................................    2,053        964        637        451        236        216       12.1        5.3  
                                                                                                                                  
    Black, 16 years and over..............    1,426        477        466        483        198        285       18.4        9.2  
  Men.....................................      671        221        224        226         85        140       19.0        9.1  
  Women...................................      756        256        242        257        112        145       17.9        9.2  
                                                                                                                                  
    Hispanic origin, 16 years and over....    1,026        435        319        272        127        145       14.3        6.7  
  Men.....................................      552        228        179        146         68         78       14.4        7.0
  Women...................................      473        207        141        126         59         67       14.1        6.3
                                                                                                                                  
              Marital status                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                  
     Men, 16 years and over:                                                                                                      
  Married, spouse present.................    1,034        386        323        324        146        178       16.7        8.2  
  Widowed, divorced, or  separated........      435        175        119        141         61         80       18.0        7.9  
  Single (never married)..................    1,798        781        587        429        192        238       13.7        6.2  
                                                                                                                                  
     Women, 16 years and over:                                                                                                    
  Married, spouse present.................      985        444        298        242        127        115       13.0        5.9  
  Widowed, divorced, or  separated........      628        232        205        190         87        103       17.0        8.0  
  Single (never married)..................    1,332        603        417        311        150        160       12.7        5.8  

  NOTE:  Detail for the above race and Hispanic-origin groups will not sum to totals because data for the "other races" group are
not presented and Hispanics are included in both the white and black population groups.  Beginning in January 1998, data reflect
new composite estimation procedures and revised population controls used in the household survey.