HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES 

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

(Percent distribution)

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                                                     |                                    1995
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                                                     |  Total unemployed   |               Duration of unemployment
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                Reason, sex, and age                 |          |          |          |          |
                                                     |          |          |          |          |       15 weeks and over
                                                     |Thousands |          |Less than | 5 to 14  |
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                                                     |of persons| Percent  | 5 weeks  |  weeks   |          |          |
                                                     |          |          |          |          |  Total   | 15 to 26 | 27 weeks
                                                     |          |          |          |          |          |  weeks   | and over
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    Total, 16 years and over.........................|   7,404  |  100.0   |   36.5   |   31.6   |   31.9   |   14.6   |   17.3
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Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs..|   3,476  |  100.0   |   37.1   |   31.7   |   31.2   |   15.3   |   15.9
  On temporary layoff................................|   1,030  |  100.0   |   55.7   |   30.6   |   13.7   |    9.4   |    4.3
  Not on temporary layoff............................|   2,446  |  100.0   |   29.3   |   32.1   |   38.6   |   17.8   |   20.8
    Permanent job losers.............................|   1,730  |  100.0   |   25.6   |   32.1   |   42.3   |   19.1   |   23.2
    Persons who completed temporary jobs.............|     716  |  100.0   |   38.0   |   32.3   |   29.7   |   14.6   |   15.1
Job leavers..........................................|     824  |  100.0   |   40.9   |   32.8   |   26.3   |   13.3   |   13.0
Reentrants...........................................|   2,525  |  100.0   |   34.6   |   30.7   |   34.7   |   14.2   |   20.5
New entrants.........................................|     579  |  100.0   |   34.3   |   33.8   |   31.9   |   14.6   |   17.3
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    Men, 20 years and over...........................|   3,239  |  100.0   |   32.7   |   30.7   |   36.6   |   15.6   |   21.0
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Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs..|   2,051  |  100.0   |   34.8   |   31.6   |   33.6   |   15.6   |   18.0
  On temporary layoff................................|     602  |  100.0   |   52.2   |   33.0   |   14.8   |   10.1   |    4.7
  Not on temporary layoff............................|   1,449  |  100.0   |   27.6   |   31.0   |   41.4   |   17.8   |   23.5
    Permanent job losers.............................|   1,024  |  100.0   |   24.3   |   30.6   |   45.1   |   19.1   |   26.0
    Persons who completed temporary jobs.............|     425  |  100.0   |   35.7   |   31.8   |   32.4   |   14.8   |   17.7
Job leavers..........................................|     356  |  100.0   |   36.9   |   33.9   |   29.1   |   13.2   |   15.9
Reentrants...........................................|     775  |  100.0   |   26.3   |   27.0   |   46.7   |   16.7   |   30.0
New entrants.........................................|      57  |  100.0   |   18.4   |   28.4   |   53.2   |   16.5   |   36.7
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    Women, 20 years and over.........................|   2,819  |  100.0   |   36.4   |   31.4   |   32.2   |   15.1   |   17.1
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Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs..|   1,211  |  100.0   |   36.9   |   31.8   |   31.3   |   16.7   |   14.6
  On temporary layoff................................|     356  |  100.0   |   57.0   |   29.0   |   14.0   |    9.9   |    4.2
  Not on temporary layoff............................|     856  |  100.0   |   28.5   |   33.0   |   38.5   |   19.5   |   19.0
    Permanent job losers.............................|     627  |  100.0   |   25.2   |   33.2   |   41.6   |   20.7   |   20.9
    Persons who completed temporary jobs.............|     228  |  100.0   |   37.4   |   32.6   |   30.0   |   16.4   |   13.7
Job leavers..........................................|     366  |  100.0   |   40.1   |   32.7   |   27.2   |   14.7   |   12.4
Reentrants...........................................|   1,135  |  100.0   |   34.8   |   30.9   |   34.3   |   13.8   |   20.5
New entrants.........................................|     107  |  100.0   |   34.1   |   28.8   |   37.1   |   12.6   |   24.5
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    Both sexes, 16 to 19 years.......................|   1,346  |  100.0   |   45.6   |   34.3   |   20.1   |   11.4   |    8.7
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Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs..|     214  |  100.0   |   60.0   |   31.6   |    8.4   |    5.2   |    3.2
  On temporary layoff................................|      72  |  100.0   |   78.4   |   18.4   |    3.2   |    1.5   |    1.6
  Not on temporary layoff............................|     142  |  100.0   |   50.6   |   38.3   |   11.1   |    7.1   |    4.1
    Permanent job losers.............................|      79  |  100.0   |   46.7   |   41.7   |   11.6   |    6.8   |    4.8
    Persons who completed temporary jobs.............|      63  |  100.0   |   55.5   |   34.0   |   10.5   |    7.4   |    3.1
Job leavers..........................................|     102  |  100.0   |   57.9   |   29.2   |   12.9   |    8.3   |    4.7
Reentrants...........................................|     615  |  100.0   |   44.7   |   35.0   |   20.3   |   11.7   |    8.6
New entrants.........................................|     415  |  100.0   |   36.6   |   35.8   |   27.6   |   14.9   |   12.7
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