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

     (Percent distribution)
                                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                       
                                                                                               2007                                    
                                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                       
                                                              Total unemployed                  Duration of unemployment               
                                                                                                                                       
                     Reason, sex, and age                                                                                              
                                                                                                               15 weeks and over       
                                                            Thousands             Less than   5 to 14                                  
                                                           of persons   Percent    5 weeks     weeks                                   
                                                                                                          Total    15 to 26   27 weeks 
                                                                                                                     weeks    and over 
                                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                       
         Total, 16 years and over.........................    7,078      100.0       35.9       31.5       32.5       15.0       17.6  
     Job losers and persons who completed temporary                                                                                    
      jobs................................................    3,515      100.0       37.0       32.4       30.7       15.4       15.3  
       On temporary layoff................................      976      100.0       55.8       32.3       11.9        9.0        2.8  
       Not on temporary layoff............................    2,539      100.0       29.7       32.4       37.9       17.8       20.1  
         Permanent job losers.............................    1,781      100.0       26.8       31.9       41.3       19.4       21.9  
         Persons who completed temporary jobs.............      758      100.0       36.5       33.6       29.9       14.0       15.9  
     Job leavers..........................................      793      100.0       38.5       32.8       28.8       14.6       14.2  
     Reentrants...........................................    2,142      100.0       32.8       30.1       37.2       15.0       22.1  
     New entrants.........................................      627      100.0       37.7       30.2       32.1       13.2       18.9  
                                                                                                                                       
         Men, 20 years and over...........................    3,259      100.0       33.2       31.6       35.2       15.6       19.6  
     Job losers and persons who completed temporary                                                                                    
      jobs................................................    2,064      100.0       35.1       33.1       31.8       15.6       16.2  
       On temporary layoff................................      580      100.0       52.8       33.4       13.8       10.7        3.1  
       Not on temporary layoff............................    1,483      100.0       28.1       33.0       38.8       17.5       21.3  
         Permanent job losers.............................    1,013      100.0       25.0       32.6       42.4       19.5       22.9  
         Persons who completed temporary jobs.............      470      100.0       35.0       34.0       31.0       13.3       17.8  
     Job leavers..........................................      371      100.0       37.4       30.6       32.0       15.9       16.1  
     Reentrants...........................................      723      100.0       27.2       28.6       44.2       15.9       28.3  
     New entrants.........................................      101      100.0       23.3       24.7       52.0       11.9       40.1  
                                                                                                                                       
         Women, 20 years and over.........................    2,718      100.0       35.0       31.2       33.8       15.5       18.3  
     Job losers and persons who completed temporary                                                                                    
      jobs................................................    1,276      100.0       36.6       32.0       31.5       16.0       15.5  
       On temporary layoff................................      333      100.0       56.7       33.3       10.0        7.3        2.7  
       Not on temporary layoff............................      943      100.0       29.4       31.5       39.0       19.0       20.0  
         Permanent job losers.............................      696      100.0       27.1       30.7       42.2       20.1       22.1  
         Persons who completed temporary jobs.............      247      100.0       35.9       33.9       30.2       16.0       14.2  
     Job leavers..........................................      351      100.0       37.3       34.4       28.3       14.2       14.1  
     Reentrants...........................................      984      100.0       32.1       29.2       38.8       15.5       23.3  
     New entrants.........................................      107      100.0       35.5       29.4       35.2       14.6       20.5  
                                                                                                                                       
         Both sexes, 16 to 19 years.......................    1,101      100.0       46.2       32.2       21.5       11.9        9.6  
     Job losers and persons who completed temporary                                                                                    
      jobs................................................      176      100.0       61.9       26.5       11.6        8.1        3.5  
       On temporary layoff................................       63      100.0       79.5       17.1        3.5        2.6         .8  
       Not on temporary layoff............................      113      100.0       52.2       31.7       16.1       11.0        5.0  
         Permanent job losers.............................       72      100.0       49.3       34.4       16.2       11.1        5.2  
         Persons who completed temporary jobs.............       42      100.0       57.2       26.9       15.9       11.0        4.8  
     Job leavers..........................................       71      100.0       49.9       35.9       14.3        9.6        4.7  
     Reentrants...........................................      435      100.0       43.6       34.4       22.0       12.7        9.3  
     New entrants.........................................      419      100.0       41.8       31.8       26.5       13.1       13.3  

       NOTE:  Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.