HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES

31.  Unemployed persons by selected demographic characteristics and duration of unemployment
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                     1999                                         
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                  Thousands of persons                               Weeks        
                                                                                                                                  
              Characteristic                                                                                                      
                                                                                    15 weeks and over                             
                                                         Less      5 to 14                                     Average    Median  
                                              Total      than       weeks                                      (mean)    duration 
                                                        5 weeks                Total    15 to 26   27 weeks   duration            
                                                                                          weeks     and over                      
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                  TOTAL                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                  
    Total, 16 years and over..............    5,880      2,568      1,832      1,480        755        725       13.4        6.4  
  16 to 19 years..........................    1,162        617        374        170         98         72        8.7        4.2  
  20 to 24 years..........................    1,042        515        324        203        113         89       10.9        4.7  
  25 to 34 years..........................    1,278        539        402        337        179        159       13.5        6.9  
  35 to 44 years..........................    1,154        449        353        352        176        177       15.9        7.9  
  45 to 54 years..........................      753        271        234        248        116        132       16.7        8.5  
  55 to 64 years..........................      367        129        109        128         58         70       17.8        8.9  
  65 years and over.......................      124         47         36         41         15         26       19.5        8.2  
                                                                                                                                  
    Men, 16 years and over................    3,066      1,309        957        800        401        399       14.0        6.7  
  16 to 19 years..........................      633        332        207         94         55         39        8.7        4.3  
  20 to 24 years..........................      562        274        171        117         65         53       11.4        4.9  
  25 to 34 years..........................      624        257        195        172         90         82       14.1        7.2  
  35 to 44 years..........................      571        213        180        178         90         88       16.6        8.2  
  45 to 54 years..........................      403        141        125        137         62         75       17.3        9.0  
  55 to 64 years..........................      203         67         60         77         31         45       19.8        9.7  
  65 years and over.......................       70         24         20         26          8         17       22.8        9.6  
                                                                                                                                  
    Women, 16 years and over..............    2,814      1,259        875        680        354        326       12.7        6.1  
  16 to 19 years..........................      529        285        167         76         43         33        8.8        4.2  
  20 to 24 years..........................      480        241        153         86         49         37       10.3        4.5  
  25 to 34 years..........................      654        282        207        166         89         77       13.0        6.6  
  35 to 44 years..........................      584        236        174        174         86         88       15.2        7.5  
  45 to 54 years..........................      350        130        109        111         54         57       16.0        8.1  
  55 to 64 years..........................      163         63         49         51         26         25       15.3        7.9  
  65 years and over.......................       54         22         16         16          7          9       15.2        6.4  
                                                                                                                                  
         Race and Hispanic origin                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                  
    White, 16 years and over..............    4,273      1,977      1,323        972        520        452       12.2        5.6  
  Men.....................................    2,274      1,021        712        540        283        257       12.7        6.0  
  Women...................................    1,999        956        611        432        237        195       11.5        5.1  
                                                                                                                                  
    Black, 16 years and over..............    1,309        468        412        429        195        235       17.2        8.8  
  Men.....................................      626        219        193        214         96        118       18.0        9.0  
  Women...................................      684        249        219        216         99        117       16.5        8.6  
                                                                                                                                  
    Hispanic origin, 16 years and over....      945        426        296        223        120        103       12.5        6.1  
  Men.....................................      480        221        149        110         60         50       12.1        5.7
  Women...................................      466        205        147        113         60         53       12.9        6.5
                                                                                                                                  
              Marital status                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                  
     Men, 16 years and over:                                                                                                      
  Married, spouse present.................      990        386        310        294        149        145       15.3        7.8  
  Widowed, divorced, or  separated........      411        157        128        126         60         66       16.0        8.1  
  Single (never married)..................    1,665        766        519        380        193        187       12.7        5.6  
                                                                                                                                  
     Women, 16 years and over:                                                                                                    
  Married, spouse present.................      921        412        278        231        123        108       12.6        5.9  
  Widowed, divorced, or  separated........      585        233        183        169         81         88       15.0        7.5  
  Single (never married)..................    1,308        614        414        280        150        130       11.8        5.5  

  NOTE:  Detail for the above race and Hispanic-origin groups will not sum to totals because data for the "other races" group are
not presented and Hispanics are included in both the white and black population groups.  Beginning in January 1999, data reflect
revised population controls used in the household survey.