HOUSEHOLD DATA
  ANNUAL AVERAGES
  
  27.  Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment, sex, and age

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                            Total,               Men,               Women,           Both sexes,    
                                                           16 years            20 years            20 years            16 to 19     
                        Reason                             and over            and over            and over             years       
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                         2002      2003      2002      2003      2002      2003      2002      2003  
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                 NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                    
     Total unemployed...............................    8,378     8,774     3,896     4,209     3,228     3,314     1,253     1,251 
  Job losers and persons who completed temporary                                                                                    
   jobs.............................................    4,607     4,838     2,702     2,899     1,708     1,751       197       188 
    On temporary layoff.............................    1,124     1,121       701       686       360       367        62        68 
    Not on temporary layoff.........................    3,483     3,717     2,000     2,213     1,348     1,384       136       120 
      Permanent job losers..........................    2,701     2,846     1,537     1,667     1,082     1,102        82        77 
      Persons who completed temporary jobs..........      783       871       464       546       265       282        54        43 
  Job leavers.......................................      866       818       386       376       389       357        91        85 
  Reentrants........................................    2,368     2,477       743       846     1,028     1,076       597       554 
  New entrants......................................      536       641        65        88       102       130       368       424 
                                                                                                                                    
                 PERCENT DISTRIBUTION                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                    
     Total unemployed...............................    100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0  
  Job losers and persons who completed temporary                                                                                    
   jobs.............................................     55.0      55.1      69.3      68.9      52.9      52.8      15.7      15.0 
     On temporary layoff............................     13.4      12.8      18.0      16.3      11.2      11.1       4.9       5.4 
     Not on temporary layoff........................     41.6      42.4      51.3      52.6      41.7      41.8      10.8       9.6 
  Job leavers.......................................     10.3       9.3       9.9       8.9      12.1      10.8       7.3       6.8 
  Reentrants........................................     28.3      28.2      19.1      20.1      31.8      32.5      47.6      44.3 
  New entrants......................................      6.4       7.3       1.7       2.1       3.2       3.9      29.4      33.9 
                                                                                                                                    
            UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE                                                                                          
                   CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                    
  Job losers and persons who completed temporary                                                                                    
   jobs.............................................      3.2       3.3       3.7       3.9       2.7       2.7       2.6       2.6 
  Job leavers.......................................       .6        .6        .5        .5        .6        .6       1.2       1.2 
  Reentrants........................................      1.6       1.7       1.0       1.1       1.6       1.7       7.9       7.7 
  New entrants......................................       .4        .4        .1        .1        .2        .2       4.9       5.9 

    NOTE:  Beginning in January 2003, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.



                                                                                                                         HOUSEHOLD DATA
                                                                                                                        ANNUAL AVERAGES