HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES
 
27. Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment, sex, and age
 
(Numbers in thousands)
 
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                                                   |      Total,       |       Men,        |      Women,       |    Both sexes,
                                                   |     16 years      |     20 years      |     20 years      |     16 to 19
                      Reason                       |     and over      |     and over      |     and over      |       years
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               NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED
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   Total unemployed................................|   7,404 |   7,236 |   3,239 |   3,146 |   2,819 |   2,783 |   1,346 |   1,306
Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs|   3,476 |   3,370 |   2,051 |   2,043 |   1,211 |   1,145 |     214 |     182
  On temporary layoff..............................|   1,030 |   1,021 |     602 |     617 |     356 |     338 |      72 |      67
  Not on temporary layoff..........................|   2,446 |   2,349 |   1,449 |   1,426 |     856 |     807 |     142 |     115
    Permanent job losers...........................|   1,730 |   1,660 |   1,024 |   1,013 |     627 |     581 |      79 |      65
    Persons who completed temporary jobs...........|     716 |     689 |     425 |     413 |     228 |     226 |      63 |      50
Job leavers........................................|     824 |     774 |     356 |     322 |     366 |     361 |     102 |      91
Reentrants.........................................|   2,525 |   2,512 |     775 |     731 |   1,135 |   1,156 |     615 |     625
New entrants.......................................|     579 |     580 |      57 |      51 |     107 |     120 |     415 |     409
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               PERCENT DISTRIBUTION
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   Total unemployed................................|   100.0 |   100.0 |   100.0 |   100.0 |   100.0 |   100.0 |   100.0 |   100.0
 Job losers and persons who completed temporary    |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
  jobs.............................................|    46.9 |    46.6 |    63.3 |    64.9 |    43.0 |    41.1 |    15.9 |    13.9
   On temporary layoff.............................|    13.9 |    14.1 |    18.6 |    19.6 |    12.6 |    12.1 |     5.4 |     5.1
   Not on temporary layoff.........................|    33.0 |    32.5 |    44.7 |    45.3 |    30.4 |    29.0 |    10.5 |     8.8
 Job leavers.......................................|    11.1 |    10.7 |    11.0 |    10.2 |    13.0 |    13.0 |     7.6 |     6.9
 Reentrants........................................|    34.1 |    34.7 |    23.9 |    23.2 |    40.3 |    41.5 |    45.7 |    47.8
 New entrants......................................|     7.8 |     8.0 |     1.8 |     1.6 |     3.8 |     4.3 |    30.8 |    31.3
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          UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE           |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
                  CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE
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 Job losers and persons who completed temporary    |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
  jobs.............................................|     2.6 |     2.5 |     3.0 |     3.0 |     2.1 |     2.0 |     2.8 |     2.3
 Job leavers.......................................|      .6 |      .6 |      .5 |      .5 |      .6 |      .6 |     1.3 |     1.2
 Reentrants........................................|     1.9 |     1.9 |     1.2 |     1.1 |     2.0 |     2.0 |     7.9 |     8.0
 New entrants......................................|      .4 |      .4 |      .1 |      .1 |      .2 |      .2 |     5.3 |     5.2
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