HOUSEHOLD DATA
                                                                                                                   ANNUAL AVERAGES

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

(Percent distribution)
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                          1999                                    
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                         Total unemployed                  Duration of unemployment               
                                                                                                                                  
                Reason, sex, and age                                                                                              
                                                                                                          15 weeks and over       
                                                       Thousands             Less than   5 to 14                                  
                                                      of persons   Percent    5 weeks     weeks                                   
                                                                                                     Total    15 to 26   27 weeks 
                                                                                                                weeks    and over 
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
    Total, 16 years and over.........................    5,880      100.0       43.7       31.2       25.2       12.8       12.3  
  Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs    2,622      100.0       43.7       31.2       25.1       14.5       10.5  
    On temporary layoff..............................      848      100.0       55.5       31.6       12.9        9.3        3.7  
    Not on temporary layoff..........................    1,774      100.0       38.1       31.1       30.8       17.1       13.8  
      Permanent job losers...........................    1,225      100.0       35.6       31.0       33.4       18.7       14.7  
      Persons who completed temporary jobs...........      549      100.0       43.7       31.3       25.1       13.4       11.7  
  Job leavers........................................      783      100.0       51.1       29.2       19.6       10.3        9.4  
  Reentrants.........................................    2,005      100.0       41.0       31.5       27.5       11.9       15.6  
  New entrants.......................................      469      100.0       42.4       32.3       25.2       11.8       13.5  
                                                                                                                                  
    Men, 20 years and over...........................    2,433      100.0       40.1       30.8       29.0       14.2       14.8  
  Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs    1,459      100.0       41.4       32.0       26.6       15.2       11.4  
    On temporary layoff..............................      475      100.0       51.8       34.3       13.9       10.6        3.3  
    Not on temporary layoff..........................      984      100.0       36.3       30.9       32.7       17.4       15.4  
      Permanent job losers...........................      685      100.0       33.8       30.4       35.7       18.9       16.8  
      Persons who completed temporary jobs...........      299      100.0       42.0       32.1       25.9       13.8       12.1  
  Job leavers........................................      336      100.0       48.2       28.7       23.1       11.1       11.9  
  Reentrants.........................................      592      100.0       33.0       29.5       37.5       14.1       23.4  
  New entrants.......................................       46      100.0       33.5       27.1       39.4        9.0       30.4  
                                                                                                                                  
    Women, 20 years and over.........................    2,285      100.0       42.6       31.0       26.4       13.6       12.8  
  Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs      990      100.0       43.5       30.7       25.8       15.1       10.7  
    On temporary layoff..............................      310      100.0       56.9       30.1       13.1        8.2        4.8  
    Not on temporary layoff..........................      680      100.0       37.3       31.0       31.6       18.2       13.4  
      Permanent job losers...........................      481      100.0       35.1       31.4       33.5       20.0       13.5  
      Persons who completed temporary jobs...........      199      100.0       42.6       30.3       27.1       13.6       13.4  
  Job leavers........................................      333      100.0       49.2       30.3       20.5       11.4        9.1  
  Reentrants.........................................      866      100.0       40.1       31.6       28.3       12.5       15.8  
  New entrants.......................................       96      100.0       34.1       29.3       36.7       16.1       20.6  
                                                                                                                                  
    Both sexes, 16 to 19 years.......................    1,162      100.0       53.1       32.2       14.7        8.5        6.2  
  Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs      173      100.0       65.0       27.4        7.5        6.2        1.4  
    On temporary layoff..............................       63      100.0       76.2       18.8        4.9        3.8        1.1  
    Not on temporary layoff..........................      110      100.0       58.7       32.3        9.0        7.5        1.5  
      Permanent job losers...........................       59      100.0       59.6       34.2        6.1        5.6         .5  
      Persons who completed temporary jobs...........       51      100.0       57.5       30.1       12.4        9.7        2.6  
  Job leavers........................................      114      100.0       65.4       27.5        7.2        4.5        2.7     
  Reentrants.........................................      547      100.0       51.0       33.6       15.3        8.6        6.8  
  New entrants.......................................      328      100.0       46.1       34.0       19.9       10.9        9.0  

   NOTE:  Beginning in January 1999, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.