HOUSEHOLD DATA
     ANNUAL AVERAGES
     
     29.  Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment, sex, age, and duration of unemployment

     (Percent distribution)
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                            2003                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                             Total unemployed               Duration of unemployment            
                                                                                                                                
                     Reason, sex, and age                                                                                       
                                                                                                         15 weeks and over      
                                                           Thousands           Less than  5 to 14                               
                                                               of     Percent   5 weeks    weeks                                
                                                            persons                                  Total    15 to 26  27 weeks
                                                                                                               weeks    and over
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
         Total, 16 years and over.........................    8,774    100.0       31.7      29.8      38.5      16.4      22.1 
     Job losers and persons who completed temporary                                                                             
      jobs................................................    4,838    100.0       30.7      29.2      40.1      17.2      23.0 
       On temporary layoff................................    1,121    100.0       50.8      32.3      16.9      10.8       6.2 
       Not on temporary layoff............................    3,717    100.0       24.6      28.3      47.1      19.1      28.0 
         Permanent job losers.............................    2,846    100.0       22.3      27.3      50.5      20.0      30.5 
         Persons who completed temporary jobs.............      871    100.0       32.4      31.5      36.1      16.2      19.9 
     Job leavers..........................................      818    100.0       35.3      31.6      33.2      16.5      16.7 
     Reentrants...........................................    2,477    100.0       31.8      30.3      38.0      15.4      22.5 
     New entrants.........................................      641    100.0       35.2      29.8      35.0      14.6      20.4 
                                                                                                                                
         Men, 20 years and over...........................    4,209    100.0       28.7      29.2      42.1      16.9      25.2 
     Job losers and persons who completed temporary                                                                             
      jobs................................................    2,899    100.0       29.1      29.6      41.3      17.0      24.3 
       On temporary layoff................................      686    100.0       46.9      34.7      18.3      12.1       6.3 
       Not on temporary layoff............................    2,213    100.0       23.6      28.0      48.5      18.5      30.0 
         Permanent job losers.............................    1,667    100.0       21.3      26.8      51.9      19.4      32.5 
         Persons who completed temporary jobs.............      546    100.0       30.5      31.5      38.1      15.8      22.3 
     Job leavers..........................................      376    100.0       31.8      29.0      39.2      17.5      21.7 
     Reentrants...........................................      846    100.0       26.6      28.4      45.0      16.4      28.6 
     New entrants.........................................       88    100.0       24.3      24.1      51.6      15.9      35.7 
                                                                                                                                
         Women, 20 years and over.........................    3,314    100.0       30.7      29.7      39.6      17.0      22.6 
     Job losers and persons who completed temporary                                                                             
      jobs................................................    1,751    100.0       30.2      28.8      40.9      18.3      22.7 
       On temporary layoff................................      367    100.0       53.8      29.9      16.3       9.3       7.0 
       Not on temporary layoff............................    1,384    100.0       24.0      28.6      47.5      20.6      26.8 
         Permanent job losers.............................    1,102    100.0       21.7      27.6      50.7      21.5      29.2 
         Persons who completed temporary jobs.............      282    100.0       33.1      32.2      34.8      17.3      17.4 
     Job leavers..........................................      357    100.0       35.6      33.8      30.6      16.2      14.5 
     Reentrants...........................................    1,076    100.0       30.4      30.2      39.4      15.4      24.1 
     New entrants.........................................      130    100.0       25.9      27.0      47.1      15.4      31.7 
                                                                                                                                
         Both sexes, 16 to 19 years.......................    1,251    100.0       44.6      31.9      23.5      13.3      10.1 
     Job losers and persons who completed temporary                                                                             
      jobs................................................      188    100.0       59.2      26.8      14.0       9.6       4.4 
       On temporary layoff................................       68    100.0       73.4      20.5       6.1       5.2        .9 
       Not on temporary layoff............................      120    100.0       51.3      30.3      18.4      12.0       6.4 
         Permanent job losers.............................       77    100.0       51.1      31.6      17.4      11.3       6.0 
         Persons who completed temporary jobs.............       43    100.0       51.8      27.9      20.3      13.3       7.0 
     Job leavers..........................................       85    100.0       49.1      33.4      17.5      13.5       4.0 
     Reentrants...........................................      554    100.0       42.3      33.4      24.3      14.0      10.2 
     New entrants.........................................      424    100.0       40.3      31.8      27.9      14.1      13.8 

       NOTE:  Beginning in January 2003, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.