HOUSEHOLD DATA

ANNUAL AVERAGES

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

(Percent distribution)

Reason, sex, and age

2004

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 ............................................................. 8,149 100.0 33.1 29.2 37.7 15.9 21.8

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs ................ 4,197 100.0 32.8 28.5 38.7 16.6 22.1

 On temporary layoff ...................................................................... 998 100.0 53.3 30.6 16.1 10.3 5.8

 Not on temporary layoff ................................................................ 3,199 100.0 26.5 27.8 45.8 18.6 27.2

 Permanent job losers .................................................................. 2,386 100.0 23.6 26.8 49.6 19.3 30.3

 Persons who completed temporary jobs .................................... 813 100.0 34.9 30.6 34.6 16.6 18.0

Job leavers ..................................................................................... 858 100.0 38.5 29.9 31.7 15.3 16.4

Reentrants ...................................................................................... 2,408 100.0 31.6 29.1 39.3 15.3 23.9

New entrants .................................................................................. 686 100.0 32.9 33.7 33.4 13.7 19.7

 Men, 20 years and over .............................................................. 3,791 100.0 31.1 28.0 40.9 16.2 24.7

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs ................ 2,503 100.0 31.9 28.1 39.9 16.6 23.3

 On temporary layoff ...................................................................... 613 100.0 49.5 31.7 18.8 12.1 6.7

 Not on temporary layoff ................................................................ 1,890 100.0 26.3 27.0 46.7 18.1 28.6

 Permanent job losers .................................................................. 1,366 100.0 23.2 25.7 51.1 18.5 32.6

 Persons who completed temporary jobs .................................... 524 100.0 34.3 30.4 35.4 17.0 18.4

Job leavers ..................................................................................... 398 100.0 35.6 29.6 34.8 14.8 20.0

Reentrants ...................................................................................... 791 100.0 27.4 26.5 46.1 15.7 30.4

New entrants .................................................................................. 99 100.0 21.3 30.5 48.2 13.3 34.9

 Women, 20 years and over ........................................................ 3,150 100.0 31.1 29.6 39.3 17.1 22.2

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs ................ 1,529 100.0 31.0 29.2 39.8 17.7 22.0

 On temporary layoff ...................................................................... 326 100.0 55.4 32.0 12.6 7.7 4.8

 Not on temporary layoff ................................................................ 1,202 100.0 24.4 28.4 47.1 20.4 26.7

 Permanent job losers .................................................................. 949 100.0 22.1 27.8 50.0 21.2 28.8

 Persons who completed temporary jobs .................................... 253 100.0 33.0 30.7 36.3 17.5 18.7

Job leavers ..................................................................................... 384 100.0 38.0 30.8 31.3 16.8 14.4

Reentrants ...................................................................................... 1,107 100.0 29.5 29.3 41.2 16.6 24.6

New entrants .................................................................................. 131 100.0 24.4 33.1 42.5 16.0 26.5

 Both sexes, 16 to 19 years ......................................................... 1,208 100.0 44.6 32.1 23.4 11.6 11.8

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs ................ 165 100.0 62.9 26.2 10.9 6.1 4.9

 On temporary layoff ...................................................................... 59 100.0 80.6 12.0 7.4 5.0 2.4

 Not on temporary layoff ................................................................ 107 100.0 53.2 33.9 12.9 6.7 6.2

 Permanent job losers .................................................................. 71 100.0 51.6 34.6 13.8 7.7 6.1

 Persons who completed temporary jobs .................................... 36 100.0 56.1 32.7 11.2 4.6 6.6

Job leavers ..................................................................................... 76 100.0 55.9 26.9 17.2 10.3 7.0

Reentrants ...................................................................................... 510 100.0 42.9 32.6 24.5 12.2 12.3

New entrants .................................................................................. 456 100.0 37.8 34.5 27.6 13.2 14.4

 NOTE: Beginning in January 2004, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.

30. Unemployed total and full-time workers by duration of unemployment

Duration of unemployment

Total Full-time workers

Thousands of persons Percent distribution Thousands of persons Percent distribution

2003 2004 2003 2004 2003 2004 2003 2004

 Total, 16 years and over ..................................... 8,774 8,149 100.0 100.0 7,361 6,762 100.0 100.0

Less than 5 weeks ................................................ 2,785 2,696 31.7 33.1 2,121 2,030 28.8 30.0

5 to 14 weeks ....................................................... 2,612 2,382 29.8 29.2 2,192 1,972 29.8 29.2

 5 to 10 weeks ..................................................... 1,734 1,594 19.8 19.6 1,431 1,299 19.4 19.2

 11 to 14 weeks ................................................... 878 787 10.0 9.7 761 674 10.3 10.0

15 weeks and over ............................................... 3,378 3,072 38.5 37.7 3,048 2,759 41.4 40.8

 15 to 26 weeks ................................................... 1,442 1,293 16.4 15.9 1,281 1,136 17.4 16.8

 27 weeks and over ............................................. 1,936 1,779 22.1 21.8 1,767 1,623 24.0 24.0

 27 to 51 weeks ................................................. 899 747 10.2 9.2 825 684 11.2 10.1

 52 weeks and over ........................................... 1,037 1,031 11.8 12.7 942 939 12.8 13.9

Average (mean) duration, in weeks ...................... 19.2 19.6 – – 20.4 21.0 – –

Median duration, in weeks .................................... 10.1 9.8 – – 11.2 10.8 – –

 NOTE: Beginning in January 2004, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey. Dash indicates no data or data that do not

meet publication criteria.

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