HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES


27.  Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment, sex, and age

(Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                          Total,               Men,               Women,           Both sexes,    
                                                         16 years            20 years            20 years            16 to 19     
                      Reason                             and over            and over            and over             years       
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                      2003      2004      2003      2004      2003      2004      2003      2004  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
               NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                  
   Total unemployed...............................    8,774     8,149     4,209     3,791     3,314     3,150     1,251     1,208 
Job losers and persons who completed temporary                                                                                    
 jobs.............................................    4,838     4,197     2,899     2,503     1,751     1,529       188       165 
  On temporary layoff.............................    1,121       998       686       613       367       326        68        59 
  Not on temporary layoff.........................    3,717     3,199     2,213     1,890     1,384     1,202       120       107 
    Permanent job losers..........................    2,846     2,386     1,667     1,366     1,102       949        77        71 
    Persons who completed temporary jobs..........      871       813       546       524       282       253        43        36 
Job leavers.......................................      818       858       376       398       357       384        85        76 
Reentrants........................................    2,477     2,408       846       791     1,076     1,107       554       510 
New entrants......................................      641       686        88        99       130       131       424       456 
                                                                                                                                  
               PERCENT DISTRIBUTION                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                  
   Total unemployed...............................    100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0  
Job losers and persons who completed temporary                                                                                    
 jobs.............................................     55.1      51.5      68.9      66.0      52.8      48.5      15.0      13.7 
   On temporary layoff............................     12.8      12.2      16.3      16.2      11.1      10.4       5.4       4.9 
   Not on temporary layoff........................     42.4      39.3      52.6      49.8      41.8      38.2       9.6       8.8 
Job leavers.......................................      9.3      10.5       8.9      10.5      10.8      12.2       6.8       6.3 
Reentrants........................................     28.2      29.5      20.1      20.9      32.5      35.1      44.3      42.2 
New entrants......................................      7.3       8.4       2.1       2.6       3.9       4.1      33.9      37.8 
                                                                                                                                  
          UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE                                                                                          
                 CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                  
Job losers and persons who completed temporary                                                                                    
 jobs.............................................      3.3       2.8       3.9       3.3       2.7       2.4       2.6       2.3 
Job leavers.......................................       .6        .6        .5        .5        .6        .6       1.2       1.1 
Reentrants........................................      1.7       1.6       1.1       1.0       1.7       1.7       7.7       7.2 
New entrants......................................       .4        .5        .1        .1        .2        .2       5.9       6.4 

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