HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES


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

(Percent distribution)
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                       2004                                
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
                                                        Total unemployed               Duration of unemployment            
                                                                                                                           
                Reason, sex, and age                                                                                       
                                                                                                    15 weeks and over      
                                                      Thousands           Less than  5 to 14                               
                                                          of     Percent   5 weeks    weeks                                
                                                       persons                                  Total    15 to 26  27 weeks
                                                                                                          weeks    and over
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
    Total, 16 years and over.........................    8,149    100.0       33.1      29.2      37.7      15.9      21.8 
Job losers and persons who completed temporary                                                                             
 jobs................................................    4,197    100.0       32.8      28.5      38.7      16.6      22.1 
  On temporary layoff................................      998    100.0       53.3      30.6      16.1      10.3       5.8 
  Not on temporary layoff............................    3,199    100.0       26.5      27.8      45.8      18.6      27.2 
    Permanent job losers.............................    2,386    100.0       23.6      26.8      49.6      19.3      30.3 
    Persons who completed temporary jobs.............      813    100.0       34.9      30.6      34.6      16.6      18.0 
Job leavers..........................................      858    100.0       38.5      29.9      31.7      15.3      16.4 
Reentrants...........................................    2,408    100.0       31.6      29.1      39.3      15.3      23.9 
New entrants.........................................      686    100.0       32.9      33.7      33.4      13.7      19.7 
                                                                                                                           
    Men, 20 years and over...........................    3,791    100.0       31.1      28.0      40.9      16.2      24.7 
Job losers and persons who completed temporary                                                                             
 jobs................................................    2,503    100.0       31.9      28.1      39.9      16.6      23.3 
  On temporary layoff................................      613    100.0       49.5      31.7      18.8      12.1       6.7 
  Not on temporary layoff............................    1,890    100.0       26.3      27.0      46.7      18.1      28.6 
    Permanent job losers.............................    1,366    100.0       23.2      25.7      51.1      18.5      32.6 
    Persons who completed temporary jobs.............      524    100.0       34.3      30.4      35.4      17.0      18.4 
Job leavers..........................................      398    100.0       35.6      29.6      34.8      14.8      20.0 
Reentrants...........................................      791    100.0       27.4      26.5      46.1      15.7      30.4 
New entrants.........................................       99    100.0       21.3      30.5      48.2      13.3      34.9 
                                                                                                                           
    Women, 20 years and over.........................    3,150    100.0       31.1      29.6      39.3      17.1      22.2 
Job losers and persons who completed temporary                                                                             
 jobs................................................    1,529    100.0       31.0      29.2      39.8      17.7      22.0 
  On temporary layoff................................      326    100.0       55.4      32.0      12.6       7.7       4.8 
  Not on temporary layoff............................    1,202    100.0       24.4      28.4      47.1      20.4      26.7 
    Permanent job losers.............................      949    100.0       22.1      27.8      50.0      21.2      28.8 
    Persons who completed temporary jobs.............      253    100.0       33.0      30.7      36.3      17.5      18.7 
Job leavers..........................................      384    100.0       38.0      30.8      31.3      16.8      14.4 
Reentrants...........................................    1,107    100.0       29.5      29.3      41.2      16.6      24.6 
New entrants.........................................      131    100.0       24.4      33.1      42.5      16.0      26.5 
                                                                                                                           
    Both sexes, 16 to 19 years.......................    1,208    100.0       44.6      32.1      23.4      11.6      11.8 
Job losers and persons who completed temporary                                                                             
 jobs................................................      165    100.0       62.9      26.2      10.9       6.1       4.9 
  On temporary layoff................................       59    100.0       80.6      12.0       7.4       5.0       2.4 
  Not on temporary layoff............................      107    100.0       53.2      33.9      12.9       6.7       6.2 
    Permanent job losers.............................       71    100.0       51.6      34.6      13.8       7.7       6.1 
    Persons who completed temporary jobs.............       36    100.0       56.1      32.7      11.2       4.6       6.6 
Job leavers..........................................       76    100.0       55.9      26.9      17.2      10.3       7.0 
Reentrants...........................................      510    100.0       42.9      32.6      24.5      12.2      12.3 
New entrants.........................................      456    100.0       37.8      34.5      27.6      13.2      14.4 

  NOTE:  Beginning in January 2004, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.