HOUSEHOLD DATA
                                                                                                                 ANNUAL AVERAGES

31.  Unemployed persons by selected demographic characteristics and duration of unemployment
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                   2002                                         
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                Thousands of persons                               Weeks        
                                                                                                                                
             Characteristic                                                                                                     
                                                                                  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                      
                                                                                                                                
                 TOTAL                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
    Total, 16 years and over............    8,378      2,893      2,580      2,904      1,369      1,535       16.6        9.1  
  16 to 19 years........................    1,253        586        420        247        138        109       10.6        5.3  
  20 to 24 years........................    1,430        583        454        392        198        194       13.8        7.3  
  25 to 34 years........................    1,890        637        593        660        330        330       16.0        9.4  
  35 to 44 years........................    1,691        521        500        671        308        363       18.4       10.6  
  45 to 54 years........................    1,315        348        389        579        249        330       20.9       12.2  
  55 to 64 years........................      635        164        184        288        123        165       21.7       12.7  
  65 years and over.....................      163         55         41         67         23         44       22.4       10.0  
                                                                                                                                
    Men, 16 years and over..............    4,597      1,560      1,415      1,622        752        869       16.9        9.3  
  16 to 19 years........................      700        318        230        153         84         68       11.2        5.7  
  20 to 24 years........................      792        310        253        229        112        117       14.4        7.8  
  25 to 34 years........................    1,023        341        322        360        178        182       16.0        9.5  
  35 to 44 years........................      897        282        269        346        158        188       18.0       10.3  
  45 to 54 years........................      725        187        212        325        136        189       21.2       12.6  
  55 to 64 years........................      373         92        106        175         71        104       22.5       13.3  
  65 years and over.....................       87         30         22         35         13         22       22.5       10.1  
                                                                                                                                
    Women, 16 years and over............    3,781      1,334      1,165      1,282        617        666       16.3        8.9  
  16 to 19 years........................      553        269        190         95         54         40        9.8        4.9  
  20 to 24 years........................      638        273        201        163         86         77       12.9        6.8  
  25 to 34 years........................      866        295        271        300        151        149       15.9        9.2  
  35 to 44 years........................      795        239        231        325        150        175       18.8       11.0  
  45 to 54 years........................      591        160        176        254        113        141       20.4       11.6  
  55 to 64 years........................      263         72         78        113         52         61       20.5       11.8  
  65 years and over.....................       76         25         19         32         10         22       22.3       10.0  
                                                                                                                                
        Race and Hispanic origin                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
    White, 16 years and over............    6,137      2,249      1,894      1,995        955      1,040       15.6        8.5  
  Men...................................    3,459      1,237      1,067      1,155        542        612       16.0        8.8  
  Women.................................    2,678      1,011        827        840        412        428       15.1        8.1  
                                                                                                                                
    Black, 16 years and over............    1,693        479        519        695        316        378       19.6       11.1  
  Men...................................      835        230        253        353        155        198       20.5       11.6  
  Women.................................      858        250        266        342        161        181       18.7       10.6  
                                                                                                                                
    Hispanic origin, 16 years and over..    1,353        524        422        407        216        191       14.7        8.0  
  Men...................................      764        313        238        213        115         98       13.4        7.3  
  Women.................................      590        211        184        194        101         93       16.4        8.8  
                                                                                                                                
             Marital status                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
     Men, 16 years and over:                                                                                                    
  Married, spouse present...............    1,650        516        496        638        299        339       17.9       10.3  
  Widowed, divorced, or  separated......      641        191        194        256        110        146       19.2       10.8  
  Single (never married)................    2,306        853        725        728        343        384       15.5        8.3  
                                                                                                                                
     Women, 16 years and over:                                                                                                  
  Married, spouse present...............    1,323        440        395        489        228        261       17.2        9.6  
  Widowed, divorced, or  separated......      837        260        260        317        150        167       18.1       10.1  
  Single (never married)................    1,621        634        511        476        239        237       14.6        7.7  

  NOTE:  Detail for the above race and Hispanic-origin groups will not sum to totals because data for the "other races" group
are not presented and Hispanics are included in both the white and black population groups.