HOUSEHOLD DATA

ANNUAL AVERAGES

29. Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment, sex, age, and duration of unemployment

(Percent distribution)

Reason, sex, and age

2002

Total unemployed Duration of unemployment

Thousands

of persons Percent Less than5 weeks

5 to 14

weeks

15 weeks and over

Total 15 to 26

weeks

27 weeks

and over

 Total, 16 years and over ............................................................. 8,378 100.0 34.5 30.8 34.7 16.3 18.3

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs .................... 4,607 100.0 32.8 30.0 37.2 18.1 19.1

 On temporary layoff .......................................................................... 1,124 100.0 51.6 32.9 15.6 10.1 5.5

 Not on temporary layoff .................................................................... 3,483 100.0 26.7 29.1 44.2 20.7 23.4

 Permanent job losers ...................................................................... 2,701 100.0 24.5 28.5 47.0 21.9 25.1

 Persons who completed temporary jobs ........................................ 783 100.0 34.7 31.1 34.3 16.6 17.7

Job leavers ......................................................................................... 866 100.0 40.5 32.6 26.9 13.3 13.6

Reentrants .......................................................................................... 2,368 100.0 35.1 31.3 33.5 14.6 19.0

New entrants ...................................................................................... 536 100.0 37.2 32.3 30.5 13.7 16.8

 Men, 20 years and over .............................................................. 3,896 100.0 31.9 30.4 37.7 17.2 20.6

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs .................... 2,702 100.0 31.9 30.4 37.7 18.0 19.7

 On temporary layoff .......................................................................... 701 100.0 48.4 34.8 16.7 10.9 5.8

 Not on temporary layoff .................................................................... 2,000 100.0 26.1 28.9 45.0 20.4 24.6

 Permanent job losers ...................................................................... 1,537 100.0 23.5 28.6 47.8 21.9 26.0

 Persons who completed temporary jobs ........................................ 464 100.0 34.5 29.8 35.7 15.6 20.0

Job leavers ......................................................................................... 386 100.0 35.6 32.1 32.3 14.9 17.4

Reentrants .......................................................................................... 743 100.0 30.3 30.0 39.6 15.8 23.9

New entrants ...................................................................................... 65 100.0 27.4 22.7 49.9 12.9 37.0

 Women, 20 years and over ........................................................ 3,228 100.0 33.0 30.2 36.8 17.4 19.4

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs .................... 1,708 100.0 31.4 29.3 39.3 19.6 19.7

 On temporary layoff .......................................................................... 360 100.0 54.2 31.3 14.5 9.3 5.2

 Not on temporary layoff .................................................................... 1,348 100.0 25.3 28.8 45.9 22.3 23.6

 Permanent job losers ...................................................................... 1,082 100.0 23.5 28.2 48.4 23.0 25.4

 Persons who completed temporary jobs ........................................ 265 100.0 32.6 31.3 36.1 19.6 16.5

Job leavers ......................................................................................... 389 100.0 41.1 32.8 26.1 13.6 12.5

Reentrants .......................................................................................... 1,028 100.0 33.0 30.9 36.1 15.3 20.9

New entrants ...................................................................................... 102 100.0 29.3 28.3 42.4 17.7 24.7

 Both sexes, 16 to 19 years ......................................................... 1,253 100.0 46.8 33.5 19.7 11.0 8.7

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs .................... 197 100.0 57.7 29.9 12.4 8.2 4.3

 On temporary layoff .......................................................................... 62 100.0 71.7 19.9 8.4 5.5 2.9

 Not on temporary layoff .................................................................... 135 100.0 51.3 34.5 14.3 9.4 4.9

 Permanent job losers ...................................................................... 82 100.0 54.7 30.6 14.7 9.1 5.6

 Persons who completed temporary jobs ........................................ 54 100.0 46.0 40.5 13.6 9.8 3.8

Job leavers ......................................................................................... 91 100.0 58.9 33.7 7.3 4.7 2.6

Reentrants .......................................................................................... 597 100.0 44.8 33.7 21.5 11.9 9.6

New entrants ...................................................................................... 368 100.0 41.1 35.1 23.8 12.8 11.1

30. Unemployed total and full-time workers by duration of unemployment

Duration of unemployment

Total Full-time workers

Thousands of persons Percent distribution Thousands of persons Percent distribution

2001 2002 2001 2002 2001 2002 2001 2002

 Total, 16 years and over ..................................... 6,801 8,378 100.0 100.0 5,546 7,063 100.0 100.0

Less than 5 weeks ................................................ 2,853 2,893 42.0 34.5 2,175 2,238 39.2 31.7

5 to 14 weeks ....................................................... 2,196 2,580 32.3 30.8 1,827 2,183 32.9 30.9

 5 to 10 weeks ..................................................... 1,525 1,732 22.4 20.7 1,247 1,437 22.5 20.4

 11 to 14 weeks ................................................... 671 848 9.9 10.1 580 746 10.5 10.6

15 weeks and over ............................................... 1,752 2,904 25.8 34.7 1,544 2,642 27.8 37.4

 15 to 26 weeks ................................................... 951 1,369 14.0 16.3 829 1,234 15.0 17.5

 27 weeks and over ............................................. 801 1,535 11.8 18.3 714 1,408 12.9 19.9

 27 to 51 weeks ................................................. 388 821 5.7 9.8 350 760 6.3 10.8

 52 weeks and over ........................................... 413 714 6.1 8.5 364 648 6.6 9.2

Average (mean) duration, in weeks ...................... 13.1 16.6 – – 14.0 17.6 – –

Median duration, in weeks .................................... 6.8 9.1 – – 7.6 10.0 – –