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
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                            1997       1998       1997       1998       1997       1998       1997       1998   
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
  Total, 16 years and over..............    6,739      6,210      100.0      100.0      5,395      4,916      100.0      100.0  
Less than 5 weeks.......................    2,538      2,622       37.7       42.2      1,862      1,909       34.5       38.8  
5 to 14 weeks...........................    2,138      1,950       31.7       31.4      1,713      1,574       31.8       32.0  
  5 to 10 weeks.........................    1,474      1,375       21.9       22.1      1,156      1,093       21.4       22.2  
  11 to 14 weeks........................      664        575        9.9        9.3        557        481       10.3        9.8  
15 weeks and over.......................    2,062      1,637       30.6       26.4      1,820      1,433       33.7       29.1  
  15 to 26 weeks........................      995        763       14.8       12.3        864        662       16.0       13.5  
  27 weeks and over.....................    1,067        875       15.8       14.1        956        771       17.7       15.7  
    27 to 51 weeks......................      479        379        7.1        6.1        428        340        7.9        6.9  
    52 weeks and over...................      589        496        8.7        8.0        528        431        9.8        8.8  
                                                                                                                                
Average (mean) duration, in weeks.......     15.8       14.5        -          -         17.1       15.6        -          -    
Median duration, in weeks...............      8.0        6.7        -          -          8.9        7.6        -          -    

   NOTE:  Beginning in January 1998, data reflect new composite estimation procedures and revised population controls used in
the household survey.