HOUSEHOLD DATA

ANNUAL AVERAGES

31. Unemployed persons by selected demographic characteristics and duration of unemployment

Characteristic

1998

Thousands of persons Weeks

Total

Less

than

5 weeks

5 to 14

weeks

15 weeks and over Average

(mean)

duration

Median

duration Total 15 to 26

weeks

27 weeks

 and over

TOTAL

 Total, 16 years and over ............................................. 6,210 2,622 1,950 1,637 763 875 14.5 6.7

16 to 19 years ............................................................... 1,205 616 400 189 100 88 9.5 4.4

20 to 24 years ............................................................... 1,081 496 347 238 118 120 12.3 5.6

25 to 34 years ............................................................... 1,419 578 458 383 184 199 14.4 7.1

35 to 44 years ............................................................... 1,258 484 384 390 175 216 16.4 7.9

45 to 54 years ............................................................... 782 278 239 265 120 146 17.9 8.7

55 to 64 years ............................................................... 343 117 94 131 51 81 22.7 9.8

65 years and over ......................................................... 122 53 29 40 15 25 19.2 6.7

 Men, 16 years and over .............................................. 3,266 1,342 1,029 895 398 496 15.2 7.0

16 to 19 years ............................................................... 686 342 236 108 58 50 9.6 4.5

20 to 24 years ............................................................... 583 253 193 137 63 73 13.5 6.2

25 to 34 years ............................................................... 699 284 224 192 86 106 15.0 7.3

35 to 44 years ............................................................... 609 227 182 200 83 117 17.6 8.3

45 to 54 years ............................................................... 420 138 126 156 69 87 19.4 9.6

55 to 64 years ............................................................... 201 70 53 78 30 49 22.6 10.1

65 years and over ......................................................... 69 29 16 23 9 15 19.2 7.1

 Women, 16 years and over ........................................ 2,944 1,280 921 743 364 378 13.7 6.3

16 to 19 years ............................................................... 519 275 164 81 42 39 9.3 4.2

20 to 24 years ............................................................... 498 243 154 101 55 47 11.0 4.9

25 to 34 years ............................................................... 720 294 234 191 98 93 13.8 7.0

35 to 44 years ............................................................... 650 257 202 190 92 99 15.3 7.5

45 to 54 years ............................................................... 362 140 113 109 51 59 16.2 7.7

55 to 64 years ............................................................... 141 47 41 53 21 32 22.8 9.4

65 years and over ......................................................... 53 23 13 17 7 10 19.2 6.3

Race and Hispanic origin

 White, 16 years and over ............................................ 4,484 2,021 1,395 1,068 526 541 13.1 5.8

Men ............................................................................... 2,431 1,057 757 616 290 326 13.9 6.3

Women ......................................................................... 2,053 964 637 451 236 216 12.1 5.3

 Black, 16 years and over ............................................ 1,426 477 466 483 198 285 18.4 9.2

Men ............................................................................... 671 221 224 226 85 140 19.0 9.1

Women ......................................................................... 756 256 242 257 112 145 17.9 9.2

 Hispanic origin, 16 years and over ............................. 1,026 435 319 272 127 145 14.3 6.7

Men ............................................................................... 552 228 179 146 68 78 14.4 7.0

Women ......................................................................... 473 207 141 126 59 67 14.1 6.3

Marital status

 Men, 16 years and over:

Married, spouse present ............................................... 1,034 386 323 324 146 178 16.7 8.2

Widowed, divorced, or separated ................................ 435 175 119 141 61 80 18.0 7.9

Single (never married) .................................................. 1,798 781 587 429 192 238 13.7 6.2

 Women, 16 years and over:

Married, spouse present ............................................... 985 444 298 242 127 115 13.0 5.9

Widowed, divorced, or separated ................................ 628 232 205 190 87 103 17.0 8.0

Single (never married) .................................................. 1,332 603 417 311 150 160 12.7 5.8

 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 1998, data reflect new composite estimation procedures and revised

population controls used in the household survey.

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