HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES


30.  Unemployed total and full-time workers by duration of unemployment
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                          Total                             Full-time workers           
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
        Duration of unemployment             Thousands of          Percent           Thousands of          Percent      
                                               persons           distribution          persons           distribution   
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                            2003      2004      2003      2004      2003      2004      2003      2004  
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
  Total, 16 years and over..............    8,774     8,149     100.0     100.0     7,361     6,762     100.0     100.0 
Less than 5 weeks.......................    2,785     2,696      31.7      33.1     2,121     2,030      28.8      30.0 
5 to 14 weeks...........................    2,612     2,382      29.8      29.2     2,192     1,972      29.8      29.2 
  5 to 10 weeks.........................    1,734     1,594      19.8      19.6     1,431     1,299      19.4      19.2 
  11 to 14 weeks........................      878       787      10.0       9.7       761       674      10.3      10.0 
15 weeks and over.......................    3,378     3,072      38.5      37.7     3,048     2,759      41.4      40.8 
  15 to 26 weeks........................    1,442     1,293      16.4      15.9     1,281     1,136      17.4      16.8 
  27 weeks and over.....................    1,936     1,779      22.1      21.8     1,767     1,623      24.0      24.0 
    27 to 51 weeks......................      899       747      10.2       9.2       825       684      11.2      10.1 
    52 weeks and over...................    1,037     1,031      11.8      12.7       942       939      12.8      13.9 
                                                                                                                        
Average (mean) duration, in weeks.......     19.2      19.6      -         -         20.4      21.0      -         -    
Median duration, in weeks...............     10.1       9.8      -         -         11.2      10.8      -         -    

  NOTE:  Beginning in January 2004, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.  Dash
indicates no data or data that do not meet publication criteria.