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                 WORK EXPERIENCE OF THE POPULATION IN 2001

   
   A total of 150.3 million persons worked at some point during 2001, some-
what fewer than in the previous year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the
U.S. Department of Labor reported today.  The number of individuals who ex-
perienced unemployment during the year rose to 15.8 million in 2001, an in-
crease of 2.8 million from 2000.
   
   These data are from the annual work experience supplement to the Current 
Population Survey (CPS).  The CPS is a monthly survey conducted by the U.S. 
Census Bureau for the Bureau of Labor Statistics.  Additional information 
about the CPS and this annual supplement, including concepts and definitions, 
is provided in the Technical Note.
   
   Highlights from the 2001 data include:
   
     --The proportion of the civilian noninstitutional population 16 years
       old and over that worked at some point during the year was 69.3 percent,
       down from 70.4 percent in 2000.
   
     --The proportion of workers employed full time, year round fell by 0.4 per-
       centage point from 2000 to 66.3 percent in 2001, but remained high by 
       historical standards.
   
     --The "work-experience unemployment rate"--unemployment as a proportion
       of the persons who worked or looked for work during the year--rose by
       1.8 percentage points to 10.4 percent.  The rate rose for all of the
       major demographic groups.

Persons with Employment
   
   From 2000 to 2001, the proportion of the civilian noninstitutional popu-
lation 16 years and over that worked at some point during the year fell from 
70.4 percent to 69.3 percent.  Among those with work experience during 2001, 
75.6 percent were employed year round (either full or part time), down from 
76.0 percent in 2000.  The percentage of men employed year round fell to 

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 |                 Changes in Work Experience Estimates                  |
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 |    Estimates shown in this release for calendar years 2000 and 2001   |     
 | are based on Census 2000 population controls and an expanded sample.  |
 | For these reasons, the estimates for 2000 appearing in this release   |
 | may differ from those published earlier, which were based on popula-  |
 | tion controls derived from the 1990 census and a smaller sample.  Es- |
 | timates for 2000 and 2001 are not strictly comparable with estimates  |
 | for earlier years.  For further information on these changes, see the |
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78.6 percent in 2001 from 79.7 percent in 2000.  Continuing a long-term 
growth trend, full-year employment among women increased to 72.3 percent 
from 71.8 percent in 2000.
   
   Overall, about 4 out of 5 of those who were employed at some time during 
the year worked full time, the same as in the prior year.  There also was 
little or no change in the proportions of men or women with work experience 
who worked full time.  (See table 1.)
   
Persons with Unemployment
   
   Overall, 152.3 million persons worked or looked for work at some time
in 2001.  Of these, 15.8 million experienced some unemployment during the
year, 2.8 million more than the year before.  Men accounted for about three-
fifths of the rise.
   
   The "work-experience unemployment rate" in 2001 was 10.4 percent, 1.8 per-
centage points higher than in 2000.  The rate for blacks, 15.4 percent, was 
higher than the rate for either Hispanics (12.7 percent) or whites (9.6 per-
cent).  As in 2000, men continued to have higher rates than women, both over-
all and in each of the three groups.  (See tables 3 and 4.)
   
   Among those who were unemployed in 2001, the median number of weeks unem-
ployed (time spent looking for work) was 13.7, up from 12.4 weeks the year 
before.  About 2 million of those who had looked for a job in 2001 did not 
work at all during the year.  Of the 13.8 million persons who had worked dur-
ing the year and also had experienced unemployment, 24.7 percent had two or 
more spells of joblessness.
        
 
 
 


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Technical Note


   The data presented in this release were collected through the Current
Population Survey (CPS) in an annual supplement on work experience.  The
CPS is a monthly sample survey conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau for the
Bureau of Labor Statistics.  Data from the CPS are used to obtain the
monthly estimates of the nation's employment and unemployment levels.
Beginning in 2001, the annual work experience supplement has been asked of
part of the CPS samples for February and April and the entire sample for
March.  Previously, the supplement was asked of the March sample only.  The
supplement includes questions about work activity during the prior calendar
year.  For instance, data collected in 2002 refer to the 2001 calendar
year.  Because the reference period is a full year, the number of persons
with some employment or unemployment greatly exceeds the average levels for
any given month, which are based on a 1-week reference period, and the
corresponding annual average of the monthly estimates.
   
   In addition, estimates from the supplement differ from those obtained
in the basic CPS because the questions used to classify workers as either
employed or unemployed are different.  More important, perhaps, is that
fewer questions by which to categorize respondents are asked in the supple-
ment.  In regard to unemployment in particular, the supplement has no ques-
tions on the type of job search activity or on the respondent's availability 
to work.  Also, individuals can be counted as both employed and unemployed in 
the work experience data, whereas, for a specific reference week, each person 
is only counted in one category and employment activity takes precedence over 
job search activity.
   
   The estimates for calendar years 2000 and 2001 shown in this release
incorporate two major changes.  As a consequence, the estimates for 2000
shown here may differ from those previously published, and the estimates
for 2000 and 2001 are not strictly comparable with estimates for earlier
years.
   
   First, the estimates for 2000 and 2001 are based on an expanded sample.
Beginning in 2001 (with the collection of data for 2000), the sample for
the work experience supplement to the CPS was expanded to 78,000 households
from its original 50,000 households.  The additional 28,000 households were
added in order to improve estimates of children's health insurance coverage
by state.  Work experience estimates previously published for calendar year
2000 were based on the 50,000-household sample.  The additional 28,000
sample households were not used until their effect on the estimates had
been fully assessed.
   
   The second change was the use of Census 2000-based population controls
in the estimation process for both calendar years 2000 and 2001.  Sample
results from the CPS are weighted up to independent estimates of the popu-
lation by sex, age, race, and Hispanic/non-Hispanic origin.  The weights, or 
population controls, are developed using counts of the civilian noninstitu-
tional population derived from the decennial census and are updated using in-
formation from administrative records.  Previously published estimates of 
work experience in 2000 were based on population controls from the 1990 census.
   
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Reliability of the estimates
   
   Statistics based on the CPS are subject to both sampling and nonsampling 
error.  When a sample, rather than the entire population, is surveyed, there 
is a chance that the sample estimates may differ from the "true" population 
values they represent.  The exact difference, or sampling error, varies de-
pending on the particular sample selected, and this variability is measured 
by the standard error of the estimate.  There is about a 90-percent chance, 
or level of confidence, that an estimate based on a sample will differ by no 
more than 1.6 standard errors from the "true" population value because of 
sampling error.  BLS analyses are generally conducted at the 90-percent level 
of confidence.
   
   The CPS data also are affected by nonsampling error.  Nonsampling error
can occur for many reasons, including the failure to sample a segment of
the population, inability to obtain information for all respondents in the
sample, inability or unwillingness of respondents to provide correct infor-
mation, and errors made in the collection or processing of the data.
   
   For a full discussion of the reliability of data from the CPS and in-
formation on estimating standard errors, see the "Explanatory Notes and
Estimates of Error" section of Employment and Earnings.
   
Concepts and definitions
   
   Persons who worked.  In the March 2002 supplement, persons are considered 
to have worked if they responded "yes" to either the question  "Did you work 
at a job or business at any time during 2001?" or "Did you do any temporary, 
part-time, or seasonal work even for a few days during 2001?"
   
   Unemployed persons.  Persons who worked during the year but not in every 
week are counted as unemployed if they also reported looking for work or being 
on layoff from a job during the year.  Those who reported no work activity dur-
ing the year are considered unemployed if they responded "yes" to the ques-
tion "Even though you did not work in 2001, did you spend any time trying to 
find a job or on layoff?"
   
   Labor force participants.  Persons who either worked or were unemployed
during the year.
   
   Usual full- and part-time employment.  These data refer to the number
of hours a worker typically works during most weeks of the year.  Workers
are classified as full time if they usually worked 35 hours or more in a
week; part-time employment refers to workers whose typical workweek was
between 1 and 34 hours.
   
   Year-round  and  part-year employment.  Workers are classified as year
round if they worked 50 to 52 weeks.  Part-year employment refers to workers 
who worked fewer than 50 weeks.
 
 
 
 

     Table 1.  Work experience of the population during the year by sex and extent of employment, 2000-01
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
                                                                            Total              Men              Women      
                           Extent of employment                                                                            
                                                                                                                           
                                                                        2000r    2001     2000r    2001     2000r    2001  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                      
                                                                                     Numbers (in thousands)
                                                                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                           
     Civilian noninstitutional population............................  214,292  216,788  102,853  104,162  111,440  112,626
       Total who worked or looked for work...........................  152,417  152,300   80,287   80,304   72,130   71,996
         Percent of the population...................................     71.1     70.3     78.1     77.1     64.7     63.9
       Total who worked during the year(1)...........................  150,787  150,286   79,446   79,300   71,341   70,986
         Percent of the population...................................     70.4     69.3     77.2     76.1     64.0     63.0
                                                                                                                           
         Full time(2)................................................  121,427  121,182   69,443   69,414   51,984   51,768
           50 to 52 weeks............................................  100,586   99,644   58,934   58,076   41,652   41,568
           48 to 49 weeks............................................    2,243    2,323    1,278    1,373      965      950
           40 to 47 weeks............................................    5,647    5,827    2,838    3,067    2,810    2,759
           27 to 39 weeks............................................    4,549    5,002    2,224    2,631    2,325    2,370
           14 to 26 weeks............................................    4,891    4,850    2,363    2,488    2,528    2,362
           1 to 13 weeks.............................................    3,512    3,536    1,807    1,779    1,705    1,757
                                                                                                                           
         Part time(3)................................................   29,360   29,103   10,003    9,885   19,357   19,218
           50 to 52 weeks............................................   13,974   14,025    4,397    4,298    9,578    9,727
           48 to 49 weeks............................................      876      828      303      262      573      566
           40 to 47 weeks............................................    2,677    2,562      843      801    1,833    1,761
           27 to 39 weeks............................................    2,723    2,747      894      924    1,829    1,823
           14 to 26 weeks............................................    4,364    4,188    1,693    1,672    2,671    2,516
           1 to 13 weeks.............................................    4,746    4,753    1,873    1,928    2,873    2,825
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                      
                                                                                      Percent distribution
                                                                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                           
     Total who worked during the year(1).............................   100.0    100.0    100.0    100.0    100.0    100.0 
                                                                                                                           
       Full time(2)..................................................    80.5     80.6     87.4     87.5     72.9     72.9 
         50 to 52 weeks..............................................    66.7     66.3     74.2     73.2     58.4     58.6 
         48 to 49 weeks..............................................     1.5      1.5      1.6      1.7      1.4      1.3 
         40 to 47 weeks..............................................     3.7      3.9      3.6      3.9      3.9      3.9 
         27 to 39 weeks..............................................     3.0      3.3      2.8      3.3      3.3      3.3 
         14 to 26 weeks..............................................     3.2      3.2      3.0      3.1      3.5      3.3 
         1 to 13 weeks...............................................     2.3      2.4      2.3      2.2      2.4      2.5 
                                                                                                                           
       Part time(3)..................................................    19.5     19.4     12.6     12.5     27.1     27.1 
         50 to 52 weeks..............................................     9.3      9.3      5.5      5.4     13.4     13.7 
         48 to 49 weeks..............................................      .6       .6       .4       .3       .8       .8 
         40 to 47 weeks..............................................     1.8      1.7      1.1      1.0      2.6      2.5 
         27 to 39 weeks..............................................     1.8      1.8      1.1      1.2      2.6      2.6 
         14 to 26 weeks..............................................     2.9      2.8      2.1      2.1      3.7      3.5 
         1 to 13 weeks...............................................     3.1      3.2      2.4      2.4      4.0      4.0 

       1 Time worked includes paid vacation and sick leave.
       2 Usually worked 35 hours or more per week.
       3 Usually worked 1 to 34 hours per week.
       r = revised.  Estimates for 2000 have been revised to reflect the use of Census 2000-based population controls 
     and the inclusion of data collected from an expanded sample.  Estimates for 2000 and 2001 are not strictly 
     comparable with estimates for earlier years.  See the Technical Note for additional information.
       NOTE:  Data refer to persons 16 years and over.  




     Table 2.  Work experience of the population during the year by race, Hispanic origin, and sex, 2000-01

     (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
                                                                            Total              Men              Women      
             Extent of employment, race, and Hispanic origin                                                               
                                                                                                                           
                                                                        2000r    2001     2000r     2001    2000r     2001  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                  WHITE                                                                                    
                                                                                                                           
       Civilian noninstitutional population..........................  177,468  179,293   86,053   87,105   91,415   92,188
         Total who worked or looked for work.........................  126,554  126,353   67,776   67,703   58,778   58,650
           Percent of the population.................................     71.3     70.5     78.8     77.7     64.3     63.6
         Total who worked during the year(1).........................  125,540  125,097   67,253   67,076   58,287   58,021
           Percent of the population.................................     70.7     69.8     78.2     77.0     63.8     62.9
                                                                                                                           
         Percent who worked during the year(1).......................    100.0    100.0    100.0    100.0    100.0    100.0
           Full time(2)..............................................     80.0     80.2     87.5     87.8     71.3     71.5
             50 to 52 weeks..........................................     66.4     66.3     74.6     73.8     57.0     57.5
             27 to 49 weeks..........................................      8.2      8.6      7.9      8.9      8.6      8.4
             1 to 26 weeks...........................................      5.3      5.3      5.0      5.1      5.7      5.6
           Part time(3)..............................................     20.0     19.8     12.5     12.2     28.7     28.5
             50 to 52 weeks..........................................      9.7      9.7      5.6      5.4     14.4     14.7
             27 to 49 weeks..........................................      4.3      4.2      2.6      2.5      6.3      6.2
             1 to 26 weeks...........................................      6.0      5.8      4.3      4.3      8.0      7.6
                                                                                                                           
                                  BLACK                                                                                    
                                                                                                                           
       Civilian noninstitutional population..........................   24,997   25,445   11,100   11,325   13,897   14,119
         Total who worked or looked for work.........................   17,473   17,493    8,008    8,097    9,466    9,397
           Percent of the population.................................     69.9     68.8     72.1     71.5     68.1     66.6
         Total who worked during the year(1).........................   16,986   16,876    7,764    7,787    9,222    9,089
           Percent of the population.................................     68.0     66.3     69.9     68.8     66.4     64.4
                                                                                                                           
         Percent who worked during the year(1).......................    100.0    100.0    100.0    100.0    100.0    100.0
           Full time(2)..............................................     83.5     83.0     86.5     86.0     81.0     80.4
             50 to 52 weeks..........................................     68.0     66.6     70.2     69.5     66.1     64.2
             27 to 49 weeks..........................................      8.5      9.2      9.1      9.2      8.0      9.3
             1 to 26 weeks...........................................      7.0      7.1      7.2      7.3      6.8      6.9
           Part time(3)..............................................     16.5     17.0     13.5     14.0     19.0     19.6
             50 to 52 weeks..........................................      6.6      6.9      4.8      5.1      8.1      8.4
             27 to 49 weeks..........................................      3.3      3.4      2.4      2.7      4.2      4.1
             1 to 26 weeks...........................................      6.5      6.7      6.3      6.2      6.7      7.1
                                                                                                                           
                             HISPANIC ORIGIN                                                                               
                                                                                                                           
       Civilian noninstitutional population..........................   24,634   25,642   12,536   13,051   12,098   12,591
         Total who worked or looked for work.........................   17,653   18,093   10,234   10,484    7,419    7,609
           Percent of the population.................................     71.7     70.6     81.6     80.3     61.3     60.4
         Total who worked during the year(1).........................   17,385   17,799   10,087   10,356    7,297    7,443
           Percent of the population.................................     70.6     69.4     80.5     79.3     60.3     59.1
                                                                                                                           
         Percent who worked during the year(1).......................    100.0    100.0    100.0    100.0    100.0    100.0
           Full time(2)..............................................     84.9     84.2     90.1     90.0     77.7     76.2
             50 to 52 weeks..........................................     67.7     67.1     74.5     73.3     58.4     58.5
             27 to 49 weeks..........................................      9.5      9.9      9.4     10.2      9.6      9.5
             1 to 26 weeks...........................................      7.7      7.2      6.2      6.5      9.8      8.2
           Part time(3)..............................................     15.1     15.8      9.9     10.0     22.3     23.8
             50 to 52 weeks..........................................      7.3      8.1      4.8      4.7     10.7     12.9
             27 to 49 weeks..........................................      2.9      2.8      1.6      1.8      4.7      4.1
             1 to 26 weeks...........................................      4.9      4.9      3.4      3.5      6.8      6.8

       1 Time worked includes paid vacation and sick leave.
       2 Usually worked 35 hours or more per week.
       3 Usually worked 1 to 34 hours per week.
       r = revised.  Estimates for 2000 have been revised to reflect the use of Census 2000-based population controls
     and the inclusion of data collected from an expanded sample.  Estimates for 2000 and 2001 are not strictly 
     comparable with estimates for earlier years.  See the Technical Note for additional information.
       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.  Data refer to persons 16 
     years and over.  





     Table 3.  Extent of unemployment during the year by sex, 2000-01
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
                                                                            Total              Men               Women      
                          Extent of unemployment                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
                                                                        2000r    2001     2000r     2001     2000r    2001  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                      
                                                                                     Numbers (in thousands)
                                                                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                           
     Total who worked or looked for work.............................  152,417  152,300   80,287   80,304   72,130   71,996
       Percent with unemployment.....................................      8.6     10.4      9.0     11.1      8.1      9.6
                                                                                                                           
       Total with unemployment.......................................   13,041   15,834    7,199    8,919    5,842    6,915
         Did not work but looked for work............................    1,630    2,014      841    1,004      789    1,010
           1 to 14 weeks.............................................      732      939      340      419      392      520
           15 weeks or more..........................................      898    1,075      501      585      397      490
         Worked during the year......................................   11,411   13,820    6,358    7,915    5,053    5,905
           Year-round workers(1) with 1 or 2 weeks of unemployment...      575      602      363      421      212      180
           Part-year workers(2) with unemployment....................   10,836   13,218    5,995    7,493    4,841    5,725
             1 to 4 weeks............................................    2,394    2,365    1,150    1,244    1,244    1,121
             5 to 10 weeks...........................................    2,180    2,556    1,214    1,445      966    1,111
             11 to 14 weeks..........................................    1,575    2,038      920    1,207      655      831
             15 to 26 weeks..........................................    2,757    3,681    1,674    2,188    1,083    1,492
             27 weeks or more........................................    1,930    2,579    1,037    1,409      893    1,170
                                                                                                                           
                 Median weeks of unemployment for all workers........     12.4     13.7     13.0     13.8     11.6     13.6
                                                                                                                           
                 With 2 spells or more of unemployment...............    3,157    3,420    1,890    2,099    1,267    1,321
                   2 spells..........................................    1,412    1,642      810    1,001      602      641
                   3 spells or more..................................    1,745    1,778    1,080    1,098      665      680
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                      
                                                                                      Percent distribution
                                                                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                           
     Did not work but looked for work................................   100.0    100.0    100.0    100.0    100.0    100.0 
       1 to 14 weeks.................................................    44.9     46.6     40.4     41.7     49.7     51.5 
       15 weeks or more..............................................    55.1     53.4     59.6     58.3     50.3     48.5 
     Worked during the year..........................................   100.0    100.0    100.0    100.0    100.0    100.0 
       Year-round workers(1) with 1 or 2 weeks of unemployment.......     5.0      4.4      5.7      5.3      4.2      3.1 
       Part-year workers(2) with unemployment........................    95.0     95.6     94.3     94.7     95.8     96.9 
         1 to 4 weeks................................................    21.0     17.1     18.1     15.7     24.6     19.0 
         5 to 10 weeks...............................................    19.1     18.5     19.1     18.3     19.1     18.8 
         11 to 14 weeks..............................................    13.8     14.7     14.5     15.2     13.0     14.1 
         15 to 26 weeks..............................................    24.2     26.6     26.3     27.6     21.4     25.3 
         27 weeks or more............................................    16.9     18.7     16.3     17.8     17.7     19.8 
                                                                                                                           
                   With 2 spells or more of unemployment.............    27.7     24.7     29.7     26.5     25.1     22.4 
                     2 spells........................................    12.4     11.9     12.7     12.6     11.9     10.9 
                     3 spells or more................................    15.3     12.9     17.0     13.9     13.2     11.5 

       1 Worked 50 or 51 weeks.
       2 Worked less than 50 weeks.
       r = revised.  Estimates for 2000 have been revised to reflect the use of Census 2000-based population controls
     and the inclusion of data collected from an expanded sample.  Estimates for 2000 and 2001 are not strictly 
     comparable with estimates for earlier years.  See the Technical Note for additional information.
       NOTE:  Data refer to persons 16 years and over.  






     Table 4.  Extent of unemployment during the year by race, Hispanic origin, and sex, 2000-01

     (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                             Total                Men                Women       
            Extent of unemployment, race, and Hispanic origin                                                                    
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                        2000r      2001     2000r      2001     2000r      2001  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
                                  WHITE                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                 
       Total who worked or looked for work...........................  126,554   126,353    67,776    67,703    58,778    58,650 
         Percent with unemployment...................................      7.9       9.6       8.3      10.4       7.5       8.8 
                                                                                                                                 
         Total with unemployment.....................................   10,004    12,157     5,617     7,010     4,387     5,147 
           Did not work but looked for work..........................    1,013     1,256       523       627       491       629 
           Worked during the year....................................    8,991    10,900     5,094     6,383     3,896     4,517 
                                                                                                                                 
             Median weeks of unemployment for all workers............     11.9      13.1      12.5      13.2      11.0      13.0 
                                                                                                                                 
           Percent who worked during the year(1).....................    100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0 
             Year-round workers(2) with 1 or 2 weeks of unemployment.      5.4       4.8       6.1       5.9       4.5       3.2 
             Part-year workers(3) with unemployment..................     94.6      95.2      93.9      94.1      95.5      96.8 
               1 to 4 weeks..........................................     21.6      17.7      18.6      16.1      25.5      19.9 
               5 to 14 weeks.........................................     34.2      34.5      34.3      34.7      33.9      34.2 
               15 weeks or more......................................     38.8      43.0      41.0      43.2      36.0      42.7 
                                                                                                                                 
                     With 2 spells or more of unemployment...........     28.0      24.6      30.1      26.7      25.3      21.6 
                                                                                                                                 
                                  BLACK                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                 
       Total who worked or looked for work...........................   17,473    17,493     8,008     8,097     9,466     9,397 
         Percent with unemployment...................................     12.9      15.4      14.6      16.9      11.4      14.0 
                                                                                                                                 
         Total with unemployment.....................................    2,248     2,689     1,171     1,372     1,077     1,317 
           Did not work but looked for work..........................      487       617       244       309       244       307 
           Worked during the year....................................    1,761     2,072       928     1,062       833     1,010 
                                                                                                                                 
             Median weeks of unemployment for all workers............     16.1      17.8      16.0      17.5      16.2      18.0 
                                                                                                                                 
           Percent who worked during the year(1).....................    100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0 
             Year-round workers(2) with 1 or 2 weeks of unemployment.      3.6       2.2       4.3       2.5       2.9       1.8 
             Part-year workers(3) with unemployment..................     96.4      97.8      95.7      97.5      97.1      98.2 
               1 to 4 weeks..........................................     17.2      14.2      14.9      13.9      19.8      14.5 
               5 to 14 weeks.........................................     26.8      27.0      28.6      27.1      24.8      26.8 
               15 weeks or more......................................     52.4      56.7      52.3      56.4      52.5      56.9 
                                                                                                                                 
                     With 2 spells or more of unemployment...........     26.5      25.4      27.0      25.1      25.8      25.8 
                                                                                                                                 
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       Total who worked or looked for work...........................   17,653    18,093    10,234    10,484     7,419     7,609 
         Percent with unemployment...................................     10.7      12.7      10.9      13.1      10.6      12.2 
                                                                                                                                 
         Total with unemployment.....................................    1,895     2,304     1,112     1,373       784       930 
           Did not work but looked for work..........................      269       294       147       128       122       166 
           Worked during the year....................................    1,627     2,010       965     1,245       662       764 
                                                                                                                                 
             Median weeks of unemployment for all workers............     14.8      14.9      15.5      14.3      14.1      16.5 
                                                                                                                                 
           Percent who worked during the year(1).....................    100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0 
             Year-round workers(2) with 1 or 2 weeks of unemployment.      3.1       3.9       3.4       4.3       2.6       3.3 
             Part-year workers(3) with unemployment..................     96.9      96.1      96.6      95.7      97.4      96.7 
               1 to 4 weeks..........................................     18.3      13.4      16.1      13.0      21.5      14.0 
               5 to 14 weeks.........................................     29.1      32.9      29.6      35.3      28.5      28.9 
               15 weeks or more......................................     49.4      49.8      50.9      47.3      47.4      53.7 
                                                                                                                                 
                     With 2 spells or more of unemployment...........     28.9      26.4      28.6      27.3      29.3      25.1 

       1 Time worked includes paid vacation and sick leave.
       2 Worked 50 or 51 weeks.
       3 Worked less than 50 weeks.
       r = revised.  Estimates for 2000 have been revised to reflect the use of Census 2000-based population controls 
     and the inclusion of data collected from an expanded sample.  Estimates for 2000 and 2001 are not strictly 
     comparable with estimates for earlier years. See the Technical Note for additional information.
       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.  Data refer to persons 16
     years and over.