HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES


32.  Unemployed persons by occupation, industry, and duration of unemployment
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                           2004                                     
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                         Thousands of persons                           Weeks       
                                                                                                                                    
              Occupation and industry                                                                                               
                                                                                         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                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                     OCCUPATION                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                    
Management, professional, and related occupations...    1,346       407       367       571       215       356      22.9      11.4 
  Management, business, and financial operations                                                                                    
   occupations......................................      544       138       145       262        95       167      25.7      13.8 
  Professional and related occupations..............      801       269       222       310       120       190      21.0       9.9 
Service occupations.................................    1,617       572       479       565       258       307      18.0       9.0 
Sales and office occupations........................    1,937       622       565       750       331       419      19.5      10.0 
  Sales and related occupations.....................      912       306       263       343       150       193      18.9       9.6 
  Office and administrative support occupations.....    1,025       316       302       407       180       226      20.1      10.4 
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance                                                                                    
 occupations........................................    1,140       421       334       386       164       221      17.6       8.7 
  Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations........      132        48        45        39        17        22      15.1       8.7 
  Construction and extraction occupations...........      786       306       233       248       109       139      16.8       8.0 
  Installation, maintenance, and repair                                                                                             
   occupations......................................      222        67        56        99        38        61      21.7      12.0 
Production, transportation, and material moving                                                                                     
 occupations........................................    1,393       438       394       561       224       336      20.8      10.5 
  Production occupations............................      714       213       195       306       113       194      22.6      11.5 
  Transportation and material moving occupations....      679       225       199       255       112       143      18.9       9.8 
                                                                                                                                    
                    INDUSTRY (1)                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
Agriculture and related industries..................      136        52        45        38        20        18      14.4       8.3 
Mining..............................................       21         9         5         8         2         6     (2)       (2)   
Construction........................................      783       293       241       248       115       133      16.4       8.3 
Manufacturing.......................................      970       257       246       467       164       302      25.6      13.7 
  Durable goods.....................................      594       158       143       293        97       196      26.8      14.2 
  Nondurable goods..................................      376        99       103       174        67       106      23.7      13.0 
Wholesale and retail trade..........................    1,202       390       358       455       194       261      19.6       9.9 
Transportation and utilities........................      266        82        70       114        50        63      20.1      11.1 
Information.........................................      192        56        49        87        29        58      24.4      12.5 
Financial activities................................      339        96       104       139        60        79      20.4      11.2 
Professional and business services..................      874       271       258       345       152       193      20.2      10.4 
Education and health services.......................      860       304       252       304       136       168      18.4       9.0 
Leisure and hospitality.............................    1,011       380       309       321       152       169      16.3       8.2 
Other services......................................      326       111        89       126        50        76      20.4       9.7 
Public administration...............................      151        39        39        72        28        44      24.3      13.6 
                                                                                                                                    
No previous work experience.........................      686       226       231       229        94       135      18.3       8.9

  1 Includes wage and salary workers only.
  2 Data not shown where base is less than 35,000.
  NOTE: Beginning in January 2004, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.