HOUSEHOLD DATA

ANNUAL AVERAGES

31. Unemployed persons by selected demographic characteristics and duration of unemployment

Characteristic

1999

Thousands of persons Weeks

Total

Less

than

5 weeks

5 to 14

weeks

15 weeks and over Average

(mean)

duration

Median

duration Total 15 to 26

weeks

27 weeks

 and over

TOTAL

 Total, 16 years and over ............................................. 5,880 2,568 1,832 1,480 755 725 13.4 6.4

16 to 19 years ............................................................... 1,162 617 374 170 98 72 8.7 4.2

20 to 24 years ............................................................... 1,042 515 324 203 113 89 10.9 4.7

25 to 34 years ............................................................... 1,278 539 402 337 179 159 13.5 6.9

35 to 44 years ............................................................... 1,154 449 353 352 176 177 15.9 7.9

45 to 54 years ............................................................... 753 271 234 248 116 132 16.7 8.5

55 to 64 years ............................................................... 367 129 109 128 58 70 17.8 8.9

65 years and over ......................................................... 124 47 36 41 15 26 19.5 8.2

 Men, 16 years and over .............................................. 3,066 1,309 957 800 401 399 14.0 6.7

16 to 19 years ............................................................... 633 332 207 94 55 39 8.7 4.3

20 to 24 years ............................................................... 562 274 171 117 65 53 11.4 4.9

25 to 34 years ............................................................... 624 257 195 172 90 82 14.1 7.2

35 to 44 years ............................................................... 571 213 180 178 90 88 16.6 8.2

45 to 54 years ............................................................... 403 141 125 137 62 75 17.3 9.0

55 to 64 years ............................................................... 203 67 60 77 31 45 19.8 9.7

65 years and over ......................................................... 70 24 20 26 8 17 22.8 9.6

 Women, 16 years and over ........................................ 2,814 1,259 875 680 354 326 12.7 6.1

16 to 19 years ............................................................... 529 285 167 76 43 33 8.8 4.2

20 to 24 years ............................................................... 480 241 153 86 49 37 10.3 4.5

25 to 34 years ............................................................... 654 282 207 166 89 77 13.0 6.6

35 to 44 years ............................................................... 584 236 174 174 86 88 15.2 7.5

45 to 54 years ............................................................... 350 130 109 111 54 57 16.0 8.1

55 to 64 years ............................................................... 163 63 49 51 26 25 15.3 7.9

65 years and over ......................................................... 54 22 16 16 7 9 15.2 6.4

Race and Hispanic origin

 White, 16 years and over ............................................ 4,273 1,977 1,323 972 520 452 12.2 5.6

Men ............................................................................... 2,274 1,021 712 540 283 257 12.7 6.0

Women ......................................................................... 1,999 956 611 432 237 195 11.5 5.1

 Black, 16 years and over ............................................ 1,309 468 412 429 195 235 17.2 8.8

Men ............................................................................... 626 219 193 214 96 118 18.0 9.0

Women ......................................................................... 684 249 219 216 99 117 16.5 8.6

 Hispanic origin, 16 years and over ............................. 945 426 296 223 120 103 12.5 6.1

Men ............................................................................... 480 221 149 110 60 50 12.1 5.7

Women ......................................................................... 466 205 147 113 60 53 12.9 6.5

Marital status

 Men, 16 years and over:

Married, spouse present ............................................... 990 386 310 294 149 145 15.3 7.8

Widowed, divorced, or separated ................................ 411 157 128 126 60 66 16.0 8.1

Single (never married) .................................................. 1,665 766 519 380 193 187 12.7 5.6

 Women, 16 years and over:

Married, spouse present ............................................... 921 412 278 231 123 108 12.6 5.9

Widowed, divorced, or separated ................................ 585 233 183 169 81 88 15.0 7.5

Single (never married) .................................................. 1,308 614 414 280 150 130 11.8 5.5

 NOTE: Detail for the above race and Hispanic-origin groups will not sum to

totals because data for the "other races" group are not presented and Hispanics

are included in both the white and black population groups. Beginning in

January 1999, data reflect revised population controls used in the household

survey.

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