HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                      HOUSEHOLD DATA
     ANNUAL AVERAGES                                                                                                    ANNUAL AVERAGES
     
     29.  Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment, sex, age, and duration of unemployment

     (Percent distribution)
                                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                       
                                                                                               2008                                    
                                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                       
                                                              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.........................    8,924      100.0       32.8       31.4       35.7       16.0       19.7  
     Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs..    4,789      100.0       34.6       30.9       34.5       16.2       18.3  
       On temporary layoff................................    1,176      100.0       57.2       30.4       12.3        8.9        3.5  
       Not on temporary layoff............................    3,614      100.0       27.2       31.1       41.7       18.6       23.2  
         Permanent job losers.............................    2,670      100.0       25.2       30.7       44.1       19.2       24.8  
         Persons who completed temporary jobs.............      943      100.0       32.9       32.0       35.2       16.6       18.5  
     Job leavers..........................................      896      100.0       33.5       34.1       32.3       16.3       16.1  
     Reentrants...........................................    2,472      100.0       29.0       30.4       40.6       16.1       24.5  
     New entrants.........................................      766      100.0       33.6       34.9       31.5       14.1       17.3  
                                                                                                                                       
         Men, 20 years and over...........................    4,297      100.0       31.8       29.9       38.3       16.9       21.4  
     Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs..    2,918      100.0       34.2       30.3       35.4       16.6       18.8  
       On temporary layoff................................      751      100.0       56.3       31.1       12.6        9.8        2.8  
       Not on temporary layoff............................    2,167      100.0       26.6       30.1       43.4       19.0       24.4  
         Permanent job losers.............................    1,574      100.0       24.3       29.9       45.8       19.6       26.2  
         Persons who completed temporary jobs.............      593      100.0       32.6       30.5       36.9       17.3       19.6  
     Job leavers..........................................      410      100.0       30.9       31.4       37.7       18.5       19.1  
     Reentrants...........................................      856      100.0       24.7       27.3       48.0       17.2       30.9  
     New entrants.........................................      113      100.0       26.4       31.9       41.6       16.3       25.3  
                                                                                                                                       
         Women, 20 years and over.........................    3,342      100.0       30.6       32.4       37.0       16.3       20.8  
     Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs..    1,668      100.0       32.8       32.0       35.2       16.3       18.9  
       On temporary layoff................................      352      100.0       55.8       31.3       12.9        7.9        5.0  
       Not on temporary layoff............................    1,316      100.0       26.6       32.2       41.2       18.6       22.6  
         Permanent job losers.............................    1,013      100.0       25.2       31.6       43.2       19.2       24.0  
         Persons who completed temporary jobs.............      302      100.0       31.5       34.1       34.3       16.3       18.0  
     Job leavers..........................................      406      100.0       33.6       37.1       29.3       14.8       14.6  
     Reentrants...........................................    1,126      100.0       27.2       31.1       41.8       16.5       25.2  
     New entrants.........................................      143      100.0       23.8       33.4       42.7       17.7       25.0  
                                                                                                                                       
         Both sexes, 16 to 19 years.......................    1,285      100.0       42.2       34.2       23.6       12.3       11.4  
     Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs..      203      100.0       54.2       30.1       15.7        8.8        6.9  
       On temporary layoff................................       72      100.0       73.5       19.0        7.4        4.2        3.3  
       Not on temporary layoff............................      131      100.0       43.5       36.2       20.2       11.3        9.0  
         Permanent job losers.............................       83      100.0       42.5       36.4       21.1       11.8        9.3  
         Persons who completed temporary jobs.............       48      100.0       45.3       36.0       18.8       10.4        8.4  
     Job leavers..........................................       80      100.0       46.9       32.9       20.3       12.3        7.9  
     Reentrants...........................................      490      100.0       40.8       34.2       25.0       13.3       11.7  
     New entrants.........................................      511      100.0       38.0       36.0       26.1       12.7       13.4  

        NOTE:  Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.