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   
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
                                                 2002      2003      2002      2003      2002      2003      2002      2003  
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
       Total, 16 years and over..............    8,378     8,774     100.0     100.0     7,063     7,361     100.0     100.0 
     Less than 5 weeks.......................    2,893     2,785      34.5      31.7     2,238     2,121      31.7      28.8 
     5 to 14 weeks...........................    2,580     2,612      30.8      29.8     2,183     2,192      30.9      29.8 
       5 to 10 weeks.........................    1,732     1,734      20.7      19.8     1,437     1,431      20.4      19.4 
       11 to 14 weeks........................      848       878      10.1      10.0       746       761      10.6      10.3 
     15 weeks and over.......................    2,904     3,378      34.7      38.5     2,642     3,048      37.4      41.4 
       15 to 26 weeks........................    1,369     1,442      16.3      16.4     1,234     1,281      17.5      17.4 
       27 weeks and over.....................    1,535     1,936      18.3      22.1     1,408     1,767      19.9      24.0 
         27 to 51 weeks......................      821       899       9.8      10.2       760       825      10.8      11.2 
         52 weeks and over...................      714     1,037       8.5      11.8       648       942       9.2      12.8 
                                                                                                                             
     Average (mean) duration, in weeks.......     16.6      19.2         -         -      17.6      20.4         -         - 
     Median duration, in weeks...............      9.1      10.1         -         -      10.0      11.2         -         - 

       NOTE:  Beginning in January 2003, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.