HOUSEHOLD DATA

ANNUAL AVERAGES

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

(Percent distribution)

Reason, sex, and age

2003

Total unemployed Duration of unemployment

Thousands

of persons Percent Less than5 weeks

5 to 14

weeks

15 weeks and over

Total 15 to 26

weeks

27 weeks

and over

 Total, 16 years and over ............................................................. 8,774 100.0 31.7 29.8 38.5 16.4 22.1

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs ................ 4,838 100.0 30.7 29.2 40.1 17.2 23.0

 On temporary layoff ...................................................................... 1,121 100.0 50.8 32.3 16.9 10.8 6.2

 Not on temporary layoff ................................................................ 3,717 100.0 24.6 28.3 47.1 19.1 28.0

 Permanent job losers .................................................................. 2,846 100.0 22.3 27.3 50.5 20.0 30.5

 Persons who completed temporary jobs .................................... 871 100.0 32.4 31.5 36.1 16.2 19.9

Job leavers ..................................................................................... 818 100.0 35.3 31.6 33.2 16.5 16.7

Reentrants ...................................................................................... 2,477 100.0 31.8 30.3 38.0 15.4 22.5

New entrants .................................................................................. 641 100.0 35.2 29.8 35.0 14.6 20.4

 Men, 20 years and over .............................................................. 4,209 100.0 28.7 29.2 42.1 16.9 25.2

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs ................ 2,899 100.0 29.1 29.6 41.3 17.0 24.3

 On temporary layoff ...................................................................... 686 100.0 46.9 34.7 18.3 12.1 6.3

 Not on temporary layoff ................................................................ 2,213 100.0 23.6 28.0 48.5 18.5 30.0

 Permanent job losers .................................................................. 1,667 100.0 21.3 26.8 51.9 19.4 32.5

 Persons who completed temporary jobs .................................... 546 100.0 30.5 31.5 38.1 15.8 22.3

Job leavers ..................................................................................... 376 100.0 31.8 29.0 39.2 17.5 21.7

Reentrants ...................................................................................... 846 100.0 26.6 28.4 45.0 16.4 28.6

New entrants .................................................................................. 88 100.0 24.3 24.1 51.6 15.9 35.7

 Women, 20 years and over ........................................................ 3,314 100.0 30.7 29.7 39.6 17.0 22.6

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs ................ 1,751 100.0 30.2 28.8 40.9 18.3 22.7

 On temporary layoff ...................................................................... 367 100.0 53.8 29.9 16.3 9.3 7.0

 Not on temporary layoff ................................................................ 1,384 100.0 24.0 28.6 47.5 20.6 26.8

 Permanent job losers .................................................................. 1,102 100.0 21.7 27.6 50.7 21.5 29.2

 Persons who completed temporary jobs .................................... 282 100.0 33.1 32.2 34.8 17.3 17.4

Job leavers ..................................................................................... 357 100.0 35.6 33.8 30.6 16.2 14.5

Reentrants ...................................................................................... 1,076 100.0 30.4 30.2 39.4 15.4 24.1

New entrants .................................................................................. 130 100.0 25.9 27.0 47.1 15.4 31.7

 Both sexes, 16 to 19 years ......................................................... 1,251 100.0 44.6 31.9 23.5 13.3 10.1

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs ................ 188 100.0 59.2 26.8 14.0 9.6 4.4

 On temporary layoff ...................................................................... 68 100.0 73.4 20.5 6.1 5.2 .9

 Not on temporary layoff ................................................................ 120 100.0 51.3 30.3 18.4 12.0 6.4

 Permanent job losers .................................................................. 77 100.0 51.1 31.6 17.4 11.3 6.0

 Persons who completed temporary jobs .................................... 43 100.0 51.8 27.9 20.3 13.3 7.0

Job leavers ..................................................................................... 85 100.0 49.1 33.4 17.5 13.5 4.0

Reentrants ...................................................................................... 554 100.0 42.3 33.4 24.3 14.0 10.2

New entrants .................................................................................. 424 100.0 40.3 31.8 27.9 14.1 13.8

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

30. Unemployed total and full-time workers by duration of unemployment

Duration of unemployment

Total Full-time workers

Thousands of persons Percent distribution Thousands of persons Percent distribution

2002 2003 2002 2003 2002 2003 2002 2003

 Total, 16 years and over ..................................... 8,378 8,774 100.0 100.0 7,063 7,361 100.0 100.0

Less than 5 weeks ................................................ 2,893 2,785 34.5 31.7 2,238 2,121 31.7 28.8

5 to 14 weeks ....................................................... 2,580 2,612 30.8 29.8 2,183 2,192 30.9 29.8

 5 to 10 weeks ..................................................... 1,732 1,734 20.7 19.8 1,437 1,431 20.4 19.4

 11 to 14 weeks ................................................... 848 878 10.1 10.0 746 761 10.6 10.3

15 weeks and over ............................................... 2,904 3,378 34.7 38.5 2,642 3,048 37.4 41.4

 15 to 26 weeks ................................................... 1,369 1,442 16.3 16.4 1,234 1,281 17.5 17.4

 27 weeks and over ............................................. 1,535 1,936 18.3 22.1 1,408 1,767 19.9 24.0

 27 to 51 weeks ................................................. 821 899 9.8 10.2 760 825 10.8 11.2

 52 weeks and over ........................................... 714 1,037 8.5 11.8 648 942 9.2 12.8

Average (mean) duration, in weeks ...................... 16.6 19.2 – – 17.6 20.4 – –

Median duration, in weeks .................................... 9.1 10.1 – – 10.0 11.2 – –

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

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