HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES

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

(Percent distribution)
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                          2002                                    
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                         Total unemployed                  Duration of unemployment               
                                                                                                                                  
                Reason, sex, and age                                                                                              
                                                                                                          15 weeks and over       
                                                       Thousands             Less than   5 to 14                                  
                                                      of persons   Percent    5 weeks     weeks                                   
                                                                                                     Total    15 to 26   27 weeks 
                                                                                                                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