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

     (Percent distribution)
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                            2005                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                             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.........................    7,591    100.0       35.1      30.4      34.5      14.9      19.6 
     Job losers and persons who completed temporary                                                                             
        jobs..............................................    3,667    100.0       35.4      30.0      34.6      16.0      18.6 
       On temporary layoff................................      933    100.0       55.2      30.4      14.4      10.0       4.5 
       Not on temporary layoff............................    2,734    100.0       28.6      29.9      41.5      18.1      23.4 
         Permanent job losers.............................    1,955    100.0       26.2      29.5      44.2      18.7      25.6 
         Persons who completed temporary jobs.............      779    100.0       34.5      30.8      34.7      16.7      18.0 
     Job leavers..........................................      872    100.0       41.3      30.2      28.5      12.4      16.1 
     Reentrants...........................................    2,386    100.0       32.7      30.3      37.0      14.5      22.4 
     New entrants.........................................      666    100.0       34.5      32.7      32.9      13.0      19.9 
                                                                                                                                
         Men, 20 years and over...........................    3,392    100.0       32.7      29.3      38.0      15.6      22.5 
     Job losers and persons who completed temporary                                                                             
        jobs..............................................    2,095    100.0       34.7      29.6      35.7      16.0      19.6 
       On temporary layoff................................      557    100.0       53.3      31.0      15.6      11.0       4.6 
       Not on temporary layoff............................    1,538    100.0       27.9      29.1      42.9      17.8      25.1 
         Permanent job losers.............................    1,068    100.0       25.8      28.4      45.8      18.2      27.6 
         Persons who completed temporary jobs.............      470    100.0       32.7      30.8      36.5      17.0      19.4 
     Job leavers..........................................      405    100.0       37.6      30.0      32.4      13.4      19.0 
     Reentrants...........................................      793    100.0       26.6      28.3      45.1      15.4      29.7 
     New entrants.........................................       99    100.0       18.0      27.7      54.3      15.3      39.0 
                                                                                                                                
         Women, 20 years and over.........................    3,013    100.0       33.5      30.8      35.7      15.6      20.2 
     Job losers and persons who completed temporary                                                                             
        jobs..............................................    1,417    100.0       33.2      30.9      35.8      17.2      18.6 
       On temporary layoff................................      317    100.0       54.6      31.0      14.4       9.7       4.7 
       Not on temporary layoff............................    1,100    100.0       27.1      30.9      42.0      19.4      22.6 
         Permanent job losers.............................      831    100.0       24.9      30.8      44.3      19.9      24.4 
         Persons who completed temporary jobs.............      269    100.0       33.8      31.3      34.9      17.6      17.3 
     Job leavers..........................................      391    100.0       41.0      31.1      27.9      12.9      15.0 
     Reentrants...........................................    1,103    100.0       31.4      30.7      37.9      14.5      23.3 
     New entrants.........................................      101    100.0       30.4      28.3      41.4      14.4      26.9 
                                                                                                                                
         Both sexes, 16 to 19 years.......................    1,186    100.0       46.4      32.2      21.3      11.2      10.1 
     Job losers and persons who completed temporary                                                                             
        jobs..............................................      155    100.0       64.1      26.5       9.4       5.5       3.9 
       On temporary layoff................................       59    100.0       76.1      20.7       3.2       1.5       1.8 
       Not on temporary layoff............................       96    100.0       56.8      30.1      13.2       8.0       5.2 
         Permanent job losers.............................       56    100.0       54.0      32.6      13.4       8.4       5.0 
         Persons who completed temporary jobs.............       40    100.0       60.6      26.6      12.8       7.3       5.5 
     Job leavers..........................................       76    100.0       62.7      26.6      10.7       4.3       6.4 
     Reentrants...........................................      489    100.0       45.6      32.6      21.8      13.1       8.7 
     New entrants.........................................      466    100.0       38.8      34.7      26.5      12.2      14.3 

       NOTE:  Beginning in January 2005, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.