HOUSEHOLD DATA
     ANNUAL AVERAGES
     
     32.  Unemployed persons by occupation, industry, and duration of unemployment
                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                2003                                     
                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                         
                                                                              Thousands of persons                           Weeks       
                                                                                                                                         
                   Occupation and industry                                                                                               
                                                                                              15 weeks and over                          
                                                                       Less    5 to 14                                 Average    Median 
                                                            Total      than     weeks                                   (mean)   duration
                                                                     5 weeks              Total    15 to 26  27 weeks  duration          
                                                                                                    weeks    and over                    
                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                         
                          OCCUPATION                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                         
     Management, professional, and related occupations...    1,556       421       443       692       263       429      22.6      12.3 
       Management, business, and financial operations                                                                                    
        occupations......................................      627       143       179       305       113       192      24.0      14.0 
       Professional and related occupations..............      929       278       263       387       150       237      21.7      11.0 
     Service occupations.................................    1,681       600       517       564       268       295      16.5       8.9 
     Sales and office occupations........................    2,070       646       614       810       351       459      19.2      10.2 
       Sales and related occupations.....................      995       331       304       359       162       197      17.6       9.4 
       Office and administrative support occupations.....    1,076       315       310       451       189       262      20.6      11.1 
     Natural resources, construction, and maintenance                                                                                    
      occupations........................................    1,244       427       393       424       195       229      16.8       9.1 
       Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations........      136        51        43        42        23        19      15.2       8.4 
       Construction and extraction occupations...........      814       298       265       251       120       131      15.4       8.3 
       Installation, maintenance, and repair                                                                                             
        occupations......................................      295        79        85       131        52        78      21.4      12.3 
     Production, transportation, and material moving                                                                                     
      occupations........................................    1,555       455       445       654       266       388      20.8      11.3 
       Production occupations............................      807       219       215       373       149       225      22.4      12.9 
       Transportation and material moving occupations....      748       237       230       281       117       164      19.0      10.0 
                                                                                                                                         
                         INDUSTRY (1)                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                         
     Agriculture and related industries..................      146        56        46        44        23        21      14.3       8.1 
     Mining..............................................       37        10        10        17         7        10      21.9      13.2 
     Construction........................................      820       295       263       262       129       132      15.2       8.5 
     Manufacturing.......................................    1,169       288       306       575       209       366      24.5      14.1 
         Durable goods...................................      764       183       192       389       134       255      25.4      15.1 
         Nondurable goods................................      405       105       114       186        75       111      22.9      12.9 
     Wholesale and retail trade..........................    1,242       387       383       472       211       261      18.7      10.1 
     Transportation and utilities........................      316        92        91       132        59        74      20.3      11.5 
     Information.........................................      253        61        63       128        48        80      25.1      14.9 
     Financial activities................................      326        89        92       144        56        88      21.5      12.2 
     Professional and business services..................    1,057       299       318       440       178       262      20.9      11.5 
     Education and health services.......................      899       320       279       300       133       167      17.1       8.8 
     Leisure and hospitality.............................    1,046       391       328       328       162       166      15.4       8.2 
     Other services......................................      348       119        97       132        61        71      17.9       9.8 
     Public administration...............................      154        43        52        59        26        33      19.9      10.6 
                                                                                                                                         
     No previous work experience.........................      641       226       191       225        94       131      18.6       8.7 

       1 Includes wage and salary workers only.
       NOTE:  Occupations and Industries reflect the introduction of the 2002 Census occupational and industry classification systems
     derived from the 2002 North American Industry Classification System and the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification system into
     the Current Population Survey.  Beginning in January 2003, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.