HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES
 
29. Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment, sex, age, and duration of unemployment
 
(Percent distribution)
 
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                                                     |                                    1996
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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.........................|   7,236  |  100.0   |   36.4   |   31.6   |   32.0   |   14.6   |   17.4
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Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs..|   3,370  |  100.0   |   36.4   |   31.1   |   32.6   |   16.2   |   16.4
  On temporary layoff................................|   1,021  |  100.0   |   54.4   |   30.6   |   15.0   |   10.5   |    4.5
  Not on temporary layoff............................|   2,349  |  100.0   |   28.5   |   31.3   |   40.2   |   18.6   |   21.6
    Permanent job losers.............................|   1,660  |  100.0   |   25.9   |   29.9   |   44.1   |   20.2   |   24.0
    Persons who completed temporary jobs.............|     689  |  100.0   |   34.7   |   34.5   |   30.8   |   14.9   |   15.9
Job leavers..........................................|     774  |  100.0   |   42.0   |   32.8   |   25.2   |   12.5   |   12.7
Reentrants...........................................|   2,512  |  100.0   |   34.6   |   31.3   |   34.1   |   13.8   |   20.3
New entrants.........................................|     580  |  100.0   |   36.9   |   34.5   |   28.6   |   11.3   |   17.3
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    Men, 20 years and over...........................|   3,146  |  100.0   |   32.8   |   30.4   |   36.7   |   16.1   |   20.6
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Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs..|   2,043  |  100.0   |   34.0   |   31.4   |   34.6   |   16.8   |   17.8
  On temporary layoff................................|     617  |  100.0   |   50.9   |   31.8   |   17.3   |   12.3   |    5.1
  Not on temporary layoff............................|   1,426  |  100.0   |   26.7   |   31.2   |   42.1   |   18.8   |   23.3
    Permanent job losers.............................|   1,013  |  100.0   |   24.4   |   29.6   |   46.0   |   20.0   |   26.0
    Persons who completed temporary jobs.............|     413  |  100.0   |   32.5   |   35.0   |   32.5   |   15.8   |   16.7
Job leavers..........................................|     322  |  100.0   |   38.4   |   30.0   |   31.6   |   14.2   |   17.4
Reentrants...........................................|     731  |  100.0   |   27.8   |   27.7   |   44.5   |   15.1   |   29.3
New entrants.........................................|      51  |  100.0   |   21.9   |   33.8   |   44.3   |   13.6   |   30.7
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    Women, 20 years and over.........................|   2,783  |  100.0   |   36.1   |   31.2   |   32.7   |   14.8   |   18.0
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Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs..|   1,145  |  100.0   |   37.0   |   30.6   |   32.4   |   16.4   |   16.0
  On temporary layoff................................|     338  |  100.0   |   56.7   |   30.2   |   13.0   |    8.8   |    4.2
  Not on temporary layoff............................|     807  |  100.0   |   28.7   |   30.8   |   40.5   |   19.6   |   20.9
    Permanent job losers.............................|     581  |  100.0   |   26.4   |   29.9   |   43.8   |   21.4   |   22.3
    Persons who completed temporary jobs.............|     226  |  100.0   |   34.8   |   33.2   |   32.0   |   14.9   |   17.1
Job leavers..........................................|     361  |  100.0   |   41.5   |   34.3   |   24.2   |   12.6   |   11.6
Reentrants...........................................|   1,156  |  100.0   |   33.9   |   31.1   |   35.0   |   14.2   |   20.9
New entrants.........................................|     120  |  100.0   |   32.1   |   28.0   |   39.8   |   11.8   |   28.0
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    Both sexes, 16 to 19 years.......................|   1,306  |  100.0   |   45.6   |   35.4   |   19.0   |   10.3   |    8.7
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Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs..|     182  |  100.0   |   58.6   |   30.7   |   10.7   |    7.0   |    3.7
  On temporary layoff................................|      67  |  100.0   |   75.8   |   21.5   |    2.8   |    2.4   |     .4
  Not on temporary layoff............................|     115  |  100.0   |   48.7   |   36.0   |   15.2   |    9.6   |    5.7
    Permanent job losers.............................|      65  |  100.0   |   46.0   |   35.6   |   18.4   |   11.2   |    7.3
    Persons who completed temporary jobs.............|      50  |  100.0   |   52.3   |   36.6   |   11.1   |    7.5   |    3.6
Job leavers..........................................|      91  |  100.0   |   56.4   |   36.5   |    7.1   |    6.3   |    4.7
Reentrants...........................................|     625  |  100.0   |   43.8   |   35.9   |   20.3   |   11.6   |    8.8
New entrants.........................................|     409  |  100.0   |   40.2   |   36.4   |   23.4   |   10.9   |   12.5
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HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES
 
29. Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment, sex, age, and duration of unemployment
 
(Percent distribution)
 
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                                                     |                                    1996
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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.........................|   7,236  |  100.0   |   36.4   |   31.6   |   32.0   |   14.6   |   17.4
                                                     |          |          |          |          |          |          |
Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs..|   3,370  |  100.0   |   36.4   |   31.1   |   32.6   |   16.2   |   16.4
  On temporary layoff................................|   1,021  |  100.0   |   54.4   |   30.6   |   15.0   |   10.5   |    4.5
  Not on temporary layoff............................|   2,349  |  100.0   |   28.5   |   31.3   |   40.2   |   18.6   |   21.6
    Permanent job losers.............................|   1,660  |  100.0   |   25.9   |   29.9   |   44.1   |   20.2   |   24.0
    Persons who completed temporary jobs.............|     689  |  100.0   |   34.7   |   34.5   |   30.8   |   14.9   |   15.9
Job leavers..........................................|     774  |  100.0   |   42.0   |   32.8   |   25.2   |   12.5   |   12.7
Reentrants...........................................|   2,512  |  100.0   |   34.6   |   31.3   |   34.1   |   13.8   |   20.3
New entrants.........................................|     580  |  100.0   |   36.9   |   34.5   |   28.6   |   11.3   |   17.3
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    Men, 20 years and over...........................|   3,146  |  100.0   |   32.8   |   30.4   |   36.7   |   16.1   |   20.6
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Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs..|   2,043  |  100.0   |   34.0   |   31.4   |   34.6   |   16.8   |   17.8
  On temporary layoff................................|     617  |  100.0   |   50.9   |   31.8   |   17.3   |   12.3   |    5.1
  Not on temporary layoff............................|   1,426  |  100.0   |   26.7   |   31.2   |   42.1   |   18.8   |   23.3
    Permanent job losers.............................|   1,013  |  100.0   |   24.4   |   29.6   |   46.0   |   20.0   |   26.0
    Persons who completed temporary jobs.............|     413  |  100.0   |   32.5   |   35.0   |   32.5   |   15.8   |   16.7
Job leavers..........................................|     322  |  100.0   |   38.4   |   30.0   |   31.6   |   14.2   |   17.4
Reentrants...........................................|     731  |  100.0   |   27.8   |   27.7   |   44.5   |   15.1   |   29.3
New entrants.........................................|      51  |  100.0   |   21.9   |   33.8   |   44.3   |   13.6   |   30.7
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    Women, 20 years and over.........................|   2,783  |  100.0   |   36.1   |   31.2   |   32.7   |   14.8   |   18.0
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Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs..|   1,145  |  100.0   |   37.0   |   30.6   |   32.4   |   16.4   |   16.0
  On temporary layoff................................|     338  |  100.0   |   56.7   |   30.2   |   13.0   |    8.8   |    4.2
  Not on temporary layoff............................|     807  |  100.0   |   28.7   |   30.8   |   40.5   |   19.6   |   20.9
    Permanent job losers.............................|     581  |  100.0   |   26.4   |   29.9   |   43.8   |   21.4   |   22.3
    Persons who completed temporary jobs.............|     226  |  100.0   |   34.8   |   33.2   |   32.0   |   14.9   |   17.1
Job leavers..........................................|     361  |  100.0   |   41.5   |   34.3   |   24.2   |   12.6   |   11.6
Reentrants...........................................|   1,156  |  100.0   |   33.9   |   31.1   |   35.0   |   14.2   |   20.9
New entrants.........................................|     120  |  100.0   |   32.1   |   28.0   |   39.8   |   11.8   |   28.0
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    Both sexes, 16 to 19 years.......................|   1,306  |  100.0   |   45.6   |   35.4   |   19.0   |   10.3   |    8.7
                                                     |          |          |          |          |          |          |
Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs..|     182  |  100.0   |   58.6   |   30.7   |   10.7   |    7.0   |    3.7
  On temporary layoff................................|      67  |  100.0   |   75.8   |   21.5   |    2.8   |    2.4   |     .4
  Not on temporary layoff............................|     115  |  100.0   |   48.7   |   36.0   |   15.2   |    9.6   |    5.7
    Permanent job losers.............................|      65  |  100.0   |   46.0   |   35.6   |   18.4   |   11.2   |    7.3
    Persons who completed temporary jobs.............|      50  |  100.0   |   52.3   |   36.6   |   11.1   |    7.5   |    3.6
Job leavers..........................................|      91  |  100.0   |   56.4   |   36.5   |    7.1   |    6.3   |     .8
Reentrants...........................................|     625  |  100.0   |   43.8   |   35.9   |   20.3   |   11.6   |    8.8
New entrants.........................................|     409  |  100.0   |   40.2   |   36.4   |   23.4   |   10.9   |   12.5
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