HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES

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

(Percent distribution)
                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                       
                                                                                     1998                              
                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                       
                                                         Total                  Duration of unemployment               
                                                      unemployed                                                       
                Reason, sex, and age                                                                                   
                                                                                                                       
                                                                                               15 weeks and over       
                                                       Thousands  Less than   5 to 14                                  
                                                      of persons   5 weeks     weeks                                   
                                                                                          Total    15 to 26   27 weeks 
                                                                                                     weeks    and over 
                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                       
    Total, 16 years and over.........................    6,210       42.2       31.4       26.4       12.3       14.1  
  Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs    2,822       42.4       31.9       25.7       13.3       12.4  
    On temporary layoff..............................      866       58.3       28.5       13.2        8.7        4.5  
    Not on temporary layoff..........................    1,957       35.4       33.4       31.2       15.3       15.9  
      Permanent job losers...........................    1,353       33.0       33.3       33.7       16.7       17.0  
      Persons who completed temporary jobs...........      603       40.7       33.6       25.7       12.1       13.6  
  Job leavers........................................      734       49.4       31.0       19.6        9.8        9.8  
  Reentrants.........................................    2,132       40.3       30.2       29.5       12.3       17.2  
  New entrants.......................................      520       39.0       34.2       26.8       10.5       16.3  
                                                                                                                       
    Men, 20 years and over...........................    2,580       38.8       30.8       30.5       13.2       17.3  
  Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs    1,588       39.9       32.1       28.1       13.6       14.5  
    On temporary layoff..............................      483       55.3       30.2       14.5        9.8        4.8  
    Not on temporary layoff..........................    1,105       33.1       32.9       34.0       15.3       18.7  
      Permanent job losers...........................      763       31.6       32.1       36.3       16.6       19.7  
      Persons who completed temporary jobs...........      343       36.6       34.5       28.9       12.5       16.4  
  Job leavers........................................      318       44.7       31.5       23.8       10.9       12.9  
  Reentrants.........................................      611       34.7       26.9       38.5       13.4       25.0  
  New entrants.......................................       63       20.5       32.3       47.3       10.9       36.4  
                                                                                                                       
    Women, 20 years and over.........................    2,424       41.5       31.2       27.3       13.3       14.0  
  Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs    1,053       42.5       32.2       25.3       14.2       11.1  
    On temporary layoff..............................      322       58.6       28.4       13.0        8.2        4.8  
    Not on temporary layoff..........................      731       35.3       33.9       30.8       16.9       13.9  
      Permanent job losers...........................      527       32.1       34.9       33.0       18.4       14.7  
      Persons who completed temporary jobs...........      204       43.7       31.3       24.9       13.0       11.9  
  Job leavers........................................      330       49.6       30.9       19.5       10.2        9.3  
  Reentrants.........................................      944       38.6       30.3       31.1       13.3       17.8  
  New entrants.......................................       97       31.1       30.6       38.2       13.6       24.6  
                                                                                                                       
    Both sexes, 16 to 19 years.......................    1,205       51.2       33.2       15.7        8.3        7.3  
  Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs      181       64.0       29.0        7.0        4.8        2.2  
    On temporary layoff..............................       61       80.1       15.5        4.4        3.6         .7  
    Not on temporary layoff..........................      120       55.8       35.8        8.4        5.4        3.0  
      Permanent job losers...........................       64       57.0       34.7        8.3        4.9        3.4  
      Persons who completed temporary jobs...........       56       54.5       37.1        8.4        5.9        2.5  
  Job leavers........................................       86       66.0       29.7        4.2        3.6         .6
  Reentrants.........................................      577       49.1       33.6       17.3        9.4        7.9  
  New entrants.......................................      361       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.
 





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