HOUSEHOLD DATA

ANNUAL AVERAGES

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

(Percent distribution)

Reason, sex, and age

1998

Total unemployed Duration of unemployment

Thousands

of persons Percent Less than5 weeks

5 to 14

weeks

15 weeks and over

Total 15 to 26

weeks

27 weeks

and over

 Total, 16 years and over ............................................................. 6,210 100.0 42.2 31.4 26.4 12.3 14.1

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs ................ 2,822 100.0 42.4 31.9 25.7 13.3 12.4

 On temporary layoff ...................................................................... 866 100.0 58.3 28.5 13.2 8.7 4.5

 Not on temporary layoff ................................................................ 1,957 100.0 35.4 33.4 31.2 15.3 15.9

 Permanent job losers .................................................................. 1,353 100.0 33.0 33.3 33.7 16.7 17.0

 Persons who completed temporary jobs .................................... 603 100.0 40.7 33.6 25.7 12.1 13.6

Job leavers ..................................................................................... 734 100.0 49.4 31.0 19.6 9.8 9.8

Reentrants ...................................................................................... 2,132 100.0 40.3 30.2 29.5 12.3 17.2

New entrants .................................................................................. 520 100.0 39.0 34.2 26.8 10.5 16.3

 Men, 20 years and over .............................................................. 2,580 100.0 38.8 30.8 30.5 13.2 17.3

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs ................ 1,588 100.0 39.9 32.1 28.1 13.6 14.5

 On temporary layoff ...................................................................... 483 100.0 55.3 30.2 14.5 9.8 4.8

 Not on temporary layoff ................................................................ 1,105 100.0 33.1 32.9 34.0 15.3 18.7

 Permanent job losers .................................................................. 763 100.0 31.6 32.1 36.3 16.6 19.7

 Persons who completed temporary jobs .................................... 343 100.0 36.6 34.5 28.9 12.5 16.4

Job leavers ..................................................................................... 318 100.0 44.7 31.5 23.8 10.9 12.9

Reentrants ...................................................................................... 611 100.0 34.7 26.9 38.5 13.4 25.0

New entrants .................................................................................. 63 100.0 20.5 32.3 47.3 10.9 36.4

 Women, 20 years and over ........................................................ 2,424 100.0 41.5 31.2 27.3 13.3 14.0

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs ................ 1,053 100.0 42.5 32.2 25.3 14.2 11.1

 On temporary layoff ...................................................................... 322 100.0 58.6 28.4 13.0 8.2 4.8

 Not on temporary layoff ................................................................ 731 100.0 35.3 33.9 30.8 16.9 13.9

 Permanent job losers .................................................................. 527 100.0 32.1 34.9 33.0 18.4 14.7

 Persons who completed temporary jobs .................................... 204 100.0 43.7 31.3 24.9 13.0 11.9

Job leavers ..................................................................................... 330 100.0 49.6 30.9 19.5 10.2 9.3

Reentrants ...................................................................................... 944 100.0 38.6 30.3 31.1 13.3 17.8

New entrants .................................................................................. 97 100.0 31.1 30.6 38.2 13.6 24.6

 Both sexes, 16 to 19 years ......................................................... 1,205 100.0 51.2 33.2 15.7 8.3 7.3

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs ................ 181 100.0 64.0 29.0 7.0 4.8 2.2

 On temporary layoff ...................................................................... 61 100.0 80.1 15.5 4.4 3.6 .7

 Not on temporary layoff ................................................................ 120 100.0 55.8 35.8 8.4 5.4 3.0

 Permanent job losers .................................................................. 64 100.0 57.0 34.7 8.3 4.9 3.4

 Persons who completed temporary jobs .................................... 56 100.0 54.5 37.1 8.4 5.9 2.5

Job leavers ..................................................................................... 86 100.0 66.0 29.7 4.2 3.6 .6

Reentrants ...................................................................................... 577 100.0 49.1 33.6 17.3 9.4 7.9

New entrants .................................................................................. 361 100.0 44.4 35.4 20.2 9.5 10.6

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