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Table 1.  Work experience of the population during the year by extent of employment and sex, 1993-94
Table 2.  Work experience of the population during the year by race, Hispanic origin, and sex, 1993-94
Table 3.  Extent of unemployment during the year by sex, 1993-94
Table 4.  Extent of unemployment during the year by race, Hispanic origin, and sex, 1993-94

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         OVER 137 MILLION PERSONS WORKED IN 1994, 2.1 MILLION MORE
                               THAN IN 1993
 
  A total of 137.6 million persons held jobs all or part of 1994, according
to data from the annual work experience survey released today by the Bureau
of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor.  This was an increase
of 2.1 million from 1993.  At the same time, the number of persons
experiencing some unemployment during the year fell to 18.9 million.
 
  These data come from supplemental questions asked each March as part of
the Current Population Survey (CPS), a monthly survey of about 56,000
households conducted by the Bureau of the Census for the Bureau of Labor
Statistics.  The questions in the March supplement focus on employment and
unemployment experience during the previous calendar year.  Because the
reference period is a full year, the number of persons with some employment
or unemployment greatly exceeds the average levels released each month,
which are based on a 1-week reference period.  For example, the total
number of persons experiencing unemployment for at least 1 week in 1994, as
derived from the work experience survey, was nearly 2-1/2 times the average
monthly level of 8.0 million.  And, while 137.6 million persons worked at
some time in 1994, the average monthly employment level was 123.1 million.
 
Persons with Employment
 
  The 137.6 million persons with some work activity during 1994 made up
69.5 percent of the working-age population, 0.5 percentage point more than
in 1993.  The proportion of workers who worked year round, full time--at
least 50 out of 52 weeks and at least 35 hours in a majority of those weeks-
-increased by 0.8 percentage point to 61.7 percent.  (See table 1.)  Since
1979, that proportion has risen by nearly 5-1/2 percentage points, largely
due to expanded work schedules among women.
 
  The increase from 1993 to 1994 in the total number of persons who worked
during the year was about equally divided between men and women.
Throughout most of the post-World War II period, women have made up a
slightly larger proportion of employment growth, comprising about 60
percent of the increase.
 
  In 1994, the proportion of women who worked during the year rose by 0.4
percentage point to 62.5 percent.  The number of women working year round
on full-time schedules continued to increase, rising by nearly 650,000 to
34.1 million, representing over half of all working women.
 
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  The proportion of men with work experience during the year increased by
0.5 percentage point to 77.1 percent.  Full-time, year-round employment
among men rose by 1.7 million, reaching 50.8 million.  About 7 in 10 men
who worked during 1994 worked such schedules.
 
  The proportions of whites and Hispanics holding jobs during part or all
of the year edged up in 1994.  The proportion for blacks--which is lower
than those for whites and Hispanics--rose from 63.5 to 64.4 percent, with a
notable gain among black women.  (See table 2.)
 
Persons with Unemployment
 
  The number of persons who were unemployed at least 1 week during the year
fell by 1.6 million between 1993 and 1994 to 18.9 million.  The unemployed
represented 13.5 percent of the labor force during 1994, down from 14.8
percent in 1993.  (See table 3.)
 
  Among the race/ethnic groups, 12.7 percent of whites experienced
unemployment in 1994, compared with 18.7 percent of blacks and 17.6 percent
of Hispanics.  The proportions for each group were lower than those posted
in 1993.  (See table 4.)
 
  The median weeks of unemployment declined from 15.1 in 1993 to 13.7 weeks
in 1994.  This estimate was down for whites (13.2 weeks) and Hispanics
(15.5 weeks), while the median for blacks (18.0 weeks) was essentially
unchanged from the prior year.
 
 
 
Table 1.  Work experience of the population during the year by extent of employment and sex, 1993-94
 
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                                                                    |                   |                   |
                                                                    |       Total       |        Men        |       Women
                          Extent of employment                      |                   |                   |
                                                                     ___________________ ___________________ ___________________
                                                                    |         |         |         |         |         |
                                                                    |  1993   |  1994   |  1993   |  1994   |  1993   |  1994
                                                                    |         |         |         |         |         |
    ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                                    |
                                                                    |                  Numbers (in thousands)
                                                                    |
                                                                     ___________________________________________________________
    Civilian noninstitutional population............................| 196,206 | 198,022 |  94,025 |  94,894 | 102,181 | 103,128
      Total who worked or looked for work...........................| 138,895 | 140,441 |  73,689 |  74,418 |  65,206 |  66,023
        Percent of the population...................................|    70.8 |    70.9 |    78.4 |    78.4 |    63.8 |    64.0
      Total who worked during the year1/............................| 135,464 | 137,584 |  72,049 |  73,132 |  63,415 |  64,452
        Percent of the population...................................|    69.0 |    69.5 |    76.6 |    77.1 |    62.1 |    62.5
                                                                    |         |         |         |         |         |
        Full time2/.................................................| 105,433 | 107,271 |  61,713 |  62,815 |  43,720 |  44,456
          50 to 52 weeks............................................|  82,548 |  84,930 |  49,059 |  50,796 |  33,489 |  34,134
          48 to 49 weeks............................................|   2,144 |   2,325 |   1,190 |   1,375 |     954 |     950
          40 to 47 weeks............................................|   5,797 |   5,548 |   3,235 |   2,956 |   2,562 |   2,593
          27 to 39 weeks............................................|   5,092 |   5,157 |   2,872 |   2,744 |   2,220 |   2,413
          14 to 26 weeks............................................|   5,620 |   5,336 |   3,178 |   2,872 |   2,443 |   2,464
          1 to 13 weeks.............................................|   4,231 |   3,975 |   2,179 |   2,073 |   2,052 |   1,903
                                                                    |         |         |         |         |         |
        Part time3/.................................................|  30,032 |  30,313 |  10,336 |  10,317 |  19,695 |  19,996
          50 to 52 weeks............................................|  12,810 |  12,929 |   3,997 |   3,945 |   8,813 |   8,984
          48 to 49 weeks............................................|     979 |     827 |     359 |     239 |     620 |     588
          40 to 47 weeks............................................|   2,699 |   2,764 |     802 |   1,004 |   1,896 |   1,760
          27 to 39 weeks............................................|   3,089 |   3,362 |     973 |   1,113 |   2,116 |   2,249
          14 to 26 weeks............................................|   4,812 |   4,823 |   1,897 |   1,786 |   2,915 |   3,037
          1 to 13 weeks.............................................|   5,643 |   5,607 |   2,308 |   2,230 |   3,335 |   3,377
                                                                    |         |         |         |         |         |
                                                                     ___________________________________________________________
                                                                    |
                                                                    |                   Percent distribution
                                                                    |
                                                                     ___________________________________________________________
    Total who worked during the year1/..............................|   100.0 |   100.0 |   100.0 |   100.0 |   100.0 |   100.0
                                                                    |         |         |         |         |         |
      Full time2/...................................................|    77.8 |    78.0 |    85.7 |    85.9 |    68.9 |    69.0
        50 to 52 weeks..............................................|    60.9 |    61.7 |    68.1 |    69.5 |    52.8 |    53.0
        48 to 49 weeks..............................................|     1.6 |     1.7 |     1.7 |     1.9 |     1.5 |     1.5
        40 to 47 weeks..............................................|     4.3 |     4.0 |     4.5 |     4.0 |     4.0 |     4.0
        27 to 39 weeks..............................................|     3.8 |     3.7 |     4.0 |     3.8 |     3.5 |     3.7
        14 to 26 weeks..............................................|     4.1 |     3.9 |     4.4 |     3.9 |     3.9 |     3.8
        1 to 13 weeks...............................................|     3.1 |     2.9 |     3.0 |     2.8 |     3.2 |     3.0
                                                                    |         |         |         |         |         |
      Part time3/...................................................|    22.2 |    22.0 |    14.3 |    14.1 |    31.1 |    31.0
        50 to 52 weeks..............................................|     9.5 |     9.4 |     5.5 |     5.4 |    13.9 |    13.9
        48 to 49 weeks..............................................|      .7 |      .6 |      .5 |      .3 |     1.0 |      .9
        40 to 47 weeks..............................................|     2.0 |     2.0 |     1.1 |     1.4 |     3.0 |     2.7
        27 to 39 weeks..............................................|     2.3 |     2.4 |     1.4 |     1.5 |     3.3 |     3.5
        14 to 26 weeks..............................................|     3.6 |     3.5 |     2.6 |     2.4 |     4.6 |     4.7
        1 to 13 weeks...............................................|     4.2 |     4.1 |     3.2 |     3.0 |     5.3 |     5.2
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       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.
       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, 1993-94
 
    (Numbers in thousands)
 
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                                                                    |                   |                   |
                                                                    |       Total       |        Men        |       Women
            Extent of employment, race, and Hispanic origin         |                   |                   |
                                                                     ___________________ ___________________ ___________________
                                                                    |         |         |         |         |         |
                                                                    |  1993   |  1994   |  1993   |  1994   |  1993   |  1994
                                                                    |         |         |         |         |         |
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                                                                    |         |         |         |         |         |
                                 WHITE                              |         |         |         |         |         |
                                                                    |         |         |         |         |         |
    Civilian noninstitutional population............................| 165,174 | 166,367 |  79,844 |  80,365 |  85,331 |  86,002
      Total who worked or looked for work...........................| 117,801 | 118,793 |  63,315 |  63,774 |  54,486 |  55,019
        Percent of the population...................................|    71.3 |    71.4 |    79.3 |    79.4 |    63.9 |    64.0
      Total who worked during the year1/............................| 115,487 | 116,853 |  62,171 |  62,886 |  53,316 |  53,968
        Percent of the population...................................|    69.9 |    70.2 |    77.9 |    78.2 |    62.5 |    62.8
                                                                    |         |         |         |         |         |
      Percent who worked during the year1/..........................|   100.0 |   100.0 |   100.0 |   100.0 |   100.0 |   100.0
        Full time2/.................................................|    77.4 |    77.7 |    85.8 |    86.2 |    67.6 |    67.9
          50 to 52 weeks............................................|    61.0 |    61.8 |    68.7 |    70.0 |    52.0 |    52.2
          27 to 49 weeks............................................|     9.5 |     9.5 |    10.0 |     9.6 |     8.9 |     9.2
          1 to 26 weeks.............................................|     6.9 |     6.5 |     7.1 |     6.6 |     6.7 |     6.4
        Part time3/.................................................|    22.6 |    22.3 |    14.2 |    13.8 |    32.4 |    32.1
          50 to 52 weeks............................................|     9.9 |     9.7 |     5.7 |     5.3 |    14.8 |    14.8
          27 to 49 weeks............................................|     5.2 |     5.2 |     3.0 |     3.2 |     7.7 |     7.4
          1 to 26 weeks.............................................|     7.5 |     7.4 |     5.5 |     5.2 |     9.9 |     9.9
                                                                    |         |         |         |         |         |
                                 BLACK                              |         |         |         |         |         |
                                                                    |         |         |         |         |         |
    Civilian noninstitutional population............................|  22,770 |  23,146 |  10,203 |  10,365 |  12,568 |  12,781
      Total who worked or looked for work...........................|  15,378 |  15,648 |   7,282 |   7,363 |   8,096 |   8,285
        Percent of the population...................................|    67.5 |    67.6 |    71.4 |    71.0 |    64.4 |    64.8
      Total who worked during the year1/............................|  14,456 |  14,903 |   6,878 |   7,036 |   7,578 |   7,867
        Percent of the population...................................|    63.5 |    64.4 |    67.4 |    67.9 |    60.3 |    61.6
                                                                    |         |         |         |         |         |
      Percent who worked during the year1/..........................|   100.0 |   100.0 |   100.0 |   100.0 |   100.0 |   100.0
        Full time2/.................................................|    80.0 |    79.2 |    84.0 |    83.3 |    76.4 |    75.5
          50 to 52 weeks............................................|    59.4 |    61.4 |    62.5 |    65.7 |    56.5 |    57.6
          27 to 49 weeks............................................|    11.0 |     9.5 |    11.4 |    10.0 |    10.7 |     9.1
          1 to 26 weeks.............................................|     9.6 |     8.2 |    10.1 |     7.7 |     9.2 |     8.7
        Part time3/.................................................|    20.0 |    20.8 |    16.0 |    16.7 |    23.6 |    24.5
          50 to 52 weeks............................................|     6.4 |     7.4 |     4.1 |     6.1 |     8.4 |     8.7
          27 to 49 weeks............................................|     4.2 |     4.5 |     3.3 |     3.1 |     5.0 |     5.7
          1 to 26 weeks.............................................|     9.5 |     8.9 |     8.6 |     7.5 |    10.2 |    10.2
                                                                    |         |         |         |         |         |
                            HISPANIC ORIGIN                         |         |         |         |         |         |
                                                                    |         |         |         |         |         |
    Civilian noninstitutional population............................|  17,944 |  18,459 |   9,019 |   9,249 |   8,925 |   9,210
      Total who worked or looked for work...........................|  12,283 |  12,649 |   7,254 |   7,394 |   5,029 |   5,255
        Percent of the population...................................|    68.5 |    68.5 |    80.4 |    79.9 |    56.3 |    57.1
      Total who worked during the year1/............................|  11,827 |  12,228 |   7,041 |   7,200 |   4,786 |   5,028
        Percent of the population...................................|    65.9 |    66.2 |    78.1 |    77.9 |    53.6 |    54.6
                                                                    |         |         |         |         |         |
      Percent who worked during the year1/..........................|   100.0 |   100.0 |   100.0 |   100.0 |   100.0 |   100.0
        Full time2/.................................................|    79.5 |    80.1 |    85.2 |    85.8 |    71.0 |    71.9
          50 to 52 weeks............................................|    57.9 |    59.8 |    62.6 |    65.8 |    50.9 |    51.2
          27 to 49 weeks............................................|    11.5 |    10.7 |    13.2 |    11.3 |     8.9 |    10.0
          1 to 26 weeks.............................................|    10.2 |     9.5 |     9.4 |     8.8 |    11.2 |    10.7
        Part time3/.................................................|    20.5 |    19.9 |    14.8 |    14.2 |    29.0 |    28.1
          50 to 52 weeks............................................|     8.9 |     7.9 |     6.3 |     5.2 |    12.6 |    11.8
          27 to 49 weeks............................................|     4.3 |     4.5 |     2.8 |     3.6 |     6.6 |     5.7
          1 to 26 weeks.............................................|     7.3 |     7.6 |     5.6 |     5.4 |     9.8 |    10.6
                                                                    |         |         |         |         |         |
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       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.
       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, 1993-94
 
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                                                                    |                   |                   |
                                                                    |       Total       |        Men        |       Women
                         Extent of unemployment                     |                   |                   |
                                                                     ___________________ ___________________ ___________________
                                                                    |         |         |         |         |         |
                                                                    |  1993   |  1994   |  1993   |  1994   |  1993   |  1994
                                                                    |         |         |         |         |         |
    ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                                    |
                                                                    |                  Numbers (in thousands)
                                                                    |
                                                                     ___________________________________________________________
    Total who worked or looked for work.............................| 138,895 | 140,441 |  73,689 |  74,418 |  65,206 |  66,023
      Percent with unemployment.....................................|    14.8 |    13.5 |    15.9 |    14.2 |    13.5 |    12.7
                                                                    |         |         |         |         |         |
      Total with unemployment.......................................|  20,516 |  18,944 |  11,712 |  10,565 |   8,804 |   8,379
        Did not work but looked for work............................|   3,430 |   2,857 |   1,640 |   1,286 |   1,791 |   1,570
          1 to 14 weeks.............................................|   1,382 |   1,334 |     558 |     528 |     824 |     806
          15 weeks or more..........................................|   2,049 |   1,523 |   1,082 |     758 |     967 |     765
        Worked during the year......................................|  17,086 |  16,087 |  10,072 |   9,278 |   7,014 |   6,809
          Year-round workers1/ with 1 or 2 weeks of unemployment....|     688 |     746 |     449 |     527 |     239 |     219
          Part-year workers2/ with unemployment.....................|  16,398 |  15,342 |   9,624 |   8,751 |   6,774 |   6,590
            1 to 4 weeks............................................|   2,624 |   2,779 |   1,340 |   1,361 |   1,284 |   1,418
            5 to 10 weeks...........................................|   2,896 |   2,975 |   1,644 |   1,658 |   1,252 |   1,317
            11 to 14 weeks..........................................|   2,298 |   2,263 |   1,352 |   1,368 |     946 |     896
            15 to 26 weeks..........................................|   4,547 |   4,155 |   2,860 |   2,447 |   1,687 |   1,708
            27 weeks or more........................................|   4,033 |   3,168 |   2,427 |   1,917 |   1,606 |   1,251
                                                                    |         |         |         |         |         |
          Median weeks of unemployment for all workers..............|    15.1 |    13.7 |    16.1 |    14.2 |    14.1 |    13.0
                                                                    |         |         |         |         |         |
          With 2 spells or more of unemployment.....................|   5,335 |   4,774 |   3,448 |   2,934 |   1,887 |   1,840
            2 spells................................................|   2,570 |   2,202 |   1,577 |   1,264 |     992 |     938
            3 spells or more........................................|   2,766 |   2,572 |   1,871 |   1,670 |     895 |     902
                                                                    |         |         |         |         |         |
                                                                     ___________________________________________________________
                                                                    |
                                                                    |                   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.............................................|    40.3 |    46.7 |    34.0 |    41.1 |    46.0 |    51.3
          15 weeks or more..........................................|    59.7 |    53.3 |    66.0 |    58.9 |    54.0 |    48.7
        Worked during the year......................................|   100.0 |   100.0 |   100.0 |   100.0 |   100.0 |   100.0
          Year-round workers1/ with 1 or 2 weeks of unemployment....|     4.0 |     4.6 |     4.5 |     5.7 |     3.4 |     3.2
          Part-year workers2/ with unemployment.....................|    96.0 |    95.4 |    95.5 |    94.3 |    96.6 |    96.8
            1 to 4 weeks............................................|    15.4 |    17.3 |    13.3 |    14.7 |    18.3 |    20.8
            5 to 10 weeks...........................................|    16.9 |    18.5 |    16.3 |    17.9 |    17.8 |    19.3
            11 to 14 weeks..........................................|    13.4 |    14.1 |    13.4 |    14.7 |    13.5 |    13.2
            15 to 26 weeks..........................................|    26.6 |    25.8 |    28.4 |    26.4 |    24.1 |    25.1
            27 weeks or more........................................|    23.6 |    19.7 |    24.1 |    20.7 |    22.9 |    18.4
                                                                    |         |         |         |         |         |
          With 2 spells or more of unemployment.....................|    31.2 |    29.7 |    34.2 |    31.6 |    26.9 |    27.0
            2 spells................................................|    15.0 |    13.7 |    15.7 |    13.6 |    14.1 |    13.8
            3 spells or more........................................|    16.2 |    16.0 |    18.6 |    18.0 |    12.8 |    13.3
                                                                    |         |         |         |         |         |
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       1/  Worked 50 or 51 weeks.
       2/  Worked less than 50 weeks.
       NOTE:  Data refer to persons 16 years and over.
 
 
Table 4.  Extent of unemployment during the year by race, Hispanic origin, and sex, 1993-94
 
    (Numbers in thousands)
 
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                                                                    |                   |                   |
                                                                    |       Total       |        Men        |       Women
           Extent of unemployment, race, and Hispanic origin        |                   |                   |
                                                                     ___________________ ___________________ ___________________
                                                                    |         |         |         |         |         |
                                                                    |  1993   |  1994   |  1993   |  1994   |  1993   |  1994
                                                                    |         |         |         |         |         |
    ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                                    |         |         |         |         |         |
                                 WHITE                              |         |         |         |         |         |
                                                                    |         |         |         |         |         |
    Total who worked or looked for work.............................| 117,801 | 118,793 |  63,315 |  63,774 |  54,486 |  55,019
      Percent with unemployment.....................................|    13.8 |    12.7 |    15.0 |    13.5 |    12.4 |    11.8
                                                                    |         |         |         |         |         |
      Total with unemployment.......................................|  16,232 |  15,086 |   9,497 |   8,590 |   6,735 |   6,496
        Did not work but looked for work............................|   2,314 |   1,939 |   1,144 |     888 |   1,170 |   1,051
        Worked during the year......................................|  13,918 |  13,146 |   8,353 |   7,702 |   5,565 |   5,444
                                                                    |         |         |         |         |         |
          Median weeks of unemployment for all workers..............|    14.6 |    13.2 |    15.6 |    13.7 |    13.5 |    12.3
                                                                    |         |         |         |         |         |
        Percent who worked during the year1/........................|   100.0 |   100.0 |   100.0 |   100.0 |   100.0 |   100.0
          Year-round workers2/ with 1 or 2 weeks of unemployment....|     4.6 |     5.0 |     5.0 |     6.1 |     4.0 |     3.4
          Part-year workers3/ with unemployment.....................|    95.4 |    95.0 |    95.0 |    93.9 |    96.0 |    96.6
            1 to 4 weeks............................................|    16.2 |    18.2 |    14.0 |    15.3 |    19.3 |    22.1
            5 to 14 weeks...........................................|    30.4 |    33.4 |    29.8 |    33.4 |    31.5 |    33.3
            15 weeks or more........................................|    48.8 |    43.5 |    51.2 |    45.2 |    45.2 |    41.1
                                                                    |         |         |         |         |         |
          With 2 spells or more of unemployment.....................|    30.5 |    29.2 |    33.8 |    31.6 |    25.6 |    25.8
                                                                    |         |         |         |         |         |
                                 BLACK                              |         |         |         |         |         |
                                                                    |         |         |         |         |         |
    Total who worked or looked for work.............................|  15,378 |  15,648 |   7,282 |   7,363 |   8,096 |   8,285
      Percent with unemployment.....................................|    22.1 |    18.7 |    23.3 |    19.8 |    21.0 |    17.8
                                                                    |         |         |         |         |         |
      Total with unemployment.......................................|   3,396 |   2,933 |   1,693 |   1,458 |   1,702 |   1,475
        Did not work but looked for work............................|     922 |     745 |     404 |     327 |     518 |     417
        Worked during the year......................................|   2,474 |   2,188 |   1,290 |   1,131 |   1,184 |   1,057
                                                                    |         |         |         |         |         |
          Median weeks of unemployment for all workers..............|    18.4 |    18.0 |    19.5 |    18.6 |    16.9 |    17.1
                                                                    |         |         |         |         |         |
        Percent who worked during the year1/........................|   100.0 |   100.0 |   100.0 |   100.0 |   100.0 |   100.0
          Year-round workers2/ with 1 or 2 weeks of unemployment....|     1.3 |     2.4 |     1.2 |     2.7 |     1.3 |     2.0
          Part-year workers3/ with unemployment.....................|    98.7 |    97.6 |    98.8 |    97.3 |    98.7 |    98.0
            1 to 4 weeks............................................|    11.3 |    12.2 |     8.8 |    10.4 |    14.0 |    14.1
            5 to 14 weeks...........................................|    30.5 |    28.5 |    29.6 |    27.7 |    31.4 |    29.4
            15 weeks or more........................................|    57.0 |    56.9 |    60.4 |    59.2 |    53.3 |    54.5
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          With 2 spells or more of unemployment.....................|    34.9 |    32.4 |    37.2 |    32.1 |    32.4 |    32.7
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    Total who worked or looked for work.............................|  12,283 |  12,649 |   7,254 |   7,394 |   5,029 |   5,255
      Percent with unemployment.....................................|    20.1 |    17.6 |    21.5 |    18.0 |    18.3 |    17.0
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      Total with unemployment.......................................|   2,474 |   2,224 |   1,556 |   1,330 |     918 |     894
        Did not work but looked for work............................|     456 |     421 |     213 |     194 |     243 |     227
        Worked during the year......................................|   2,019 |   1,803 |   1,343 |   1,136 |     675 |     667
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          Median weeks of unemployment for all workers..............|    18.8 |    15.5 |    18.8 |    15.2 |    18.9 |    16.1
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        Percent who worked during the year1/........................|   100.0 |   100.0 |   100.0 |   100.0 |   100.0 |   100.0
          Year-round workers2/ with 1 or 2 weeks of unemployment....|     2.6 |     4.1 |     2.8 |     5.5 |     2.2 |     1.7
          Part-year workers3/ with unemployment.....................|    97.4 |    95.9 |    97.2 |    94.5 |    97.8 |    98.3
            1 to 4 weeks............................................|    11.8 |    16.3 |    11.3 |    15.0 |    12.6 |    18.4
            5 to 14 weeks...........................................|    26.6 |    28.7 |    26.3 |    29.2 |    27.2 |    27.8
            15 weeks or more........................................|    59.0 |    51.0 |    59.5 |    50.4 |    58.0 |    52.1
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          With 2 spells or more of unemployment.....................|    33.6 |    32.7 |    35.5 |    33.3 |    30.0 |    31.6
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       1/  Time worked includes paid vacation and sick leave.
       2/  Worked 50 or 51 weeks.
       3/  Worked less than 50 weeks.
       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.