HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES

32.  Unemployed persons by occupation, industry, and duration of unemployment
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                         1998                                     
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                       Thousands of persons                           Weeks       
                                                                                                                                  
             Occupation and industry                                                                                              
                                                                                       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                    
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                    OCCUPATION                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                  
  Managerial and professional specialty...........      722       297       214       211        99       112      15.8       7.2 
  Technical, sales, and administrative support....    1,550       668       490       393       186       206      13.9       6.5 
  Service occupations.............................    1,216       527       370       320       143       177      14.6       6.3 
  Precision production, craft, and repair.........      630       280       189       161        77        84      13.9       6.1 
  Operators, fabricators, and laborers............    1,304       536       427       341       164       177      14.3       7.0 
  Farming, forestry, and fishing..................      244       103        78        63        36        27      13.1       6.7 
                                                                                                                                  
                   INDUSTRY(1)                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                  
  Agriculture.....................................      180        75        61        44        24        20      13.0       7.0 
  Construction....................................      544       233       177       134        68        66      13.7       6.5 
  Manufacturing...................................      818       331       258       230       117       113      14.5       7.3 
    Durable goods.................................      427       180       132       115        57        58      14.3       6.9 
    Nondurable goods..............................      391       150       125       115        59        56      14.7       7.8 
  Transportation and public utilities.............       281      114        86        80        31        49      16.1       7.0 
  Wholesale and retail trade......................    1,500       666       475       359       168       191      13.3       6.1 
  Finance, insurance, and real estate.............       204       72        69        63        28        34      16.3       8.2 
  Services........................................    1,802       779       553       470       222       248      14.4       6.5 
  Public administration...........................       107       39        25        44        16        27      21.3      10.0 
                                                                                                                                  
  No previous work experience.....................      520       203       178       140        54        85      15.7       7.2 

  1 Includes wage and salary workers only.
   NOTE:  Beginning in January 1998, data reflect new composite estimation procedures and revised population controls used in the
household survey.