HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES


29. Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment, sex, age, and duration of unemployment

(Percent distribution)

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                                                     |                                    1997
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                                                     |  Total unemployed   |               Duration of unemployment
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                Reason, sex, and age                 |          |          |          |          |
                                                     |          |          |          |          |       15 weeks and over
                                                     |Thousands |          |Less than | 5 to 14  |
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                                                     |of persons| Percent  | 5 weeks  |  weeks   |          |          |
                                                     |          |          |          |          |  Total   | 15 to 26 | 27 weeks
                                                     |          |          |          |          |          |  weeks   | and over
                                                     |          |          |          |          |          |          |
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                                                     |          |          |          |          |          |          |
    Total, 16 years and over.........................|   6,739  |  100.0   |   37.7   |   31.7   |   30.6   |   14.8   |   15.8
                                                     |          |          |          |          |          |          |
Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs..|   3,037  |  100.0   |   38.5   |   31.3   |   30.2   |   15.4   |   14.8
  On temporary layoff................................|     931  |  100.0   |   56.8   |   29.4   |   13.8   |    9.0   |    4.8
  Not on temporary layoff............................|   2,106  |  100.0   |   30.4   |   32.1   |   37.5   |   18.2   |   19.3
    Permanent job losers.............................|   1,436  |  100.0   |   27.6   |   31.6   |   40.8   |   19.6   |   21.2
    Persons who completed temporary jobs.............|     670  |  100.0   |   36.3   |   33.1   |   30.6   |   15.4   |   15.2
Job leavers..........................................|     795  |  100.0   |   43.7   |   31.5   |   24.7   |   13.0   |   11.7
Reentrants...........................................|   2,338  |  100.0   |   35.0   |   31.9   |   33.0   |   14.8   |   18.3
New entrants.........................................|     569  |  100.0   |   35.6   |   33.7   |   30.7   |   13.8   |   16.9
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    Men, 20 years and over...........................|   2,882  |  100.0   |   34.5   |   30.6   |   35.0   |   16.2   |   18.8
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Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs..|   1,795  |  100.0   |   36.1   |   31.2   |   32.7   |   16.0   |   16.7
  On temporary layoff................................|     567  |  100.0   |   54.1   |   31.2   |   14.7   |   10.1   |    4.7
  Not on temporary layoff............................|   1,228  |  100.0   |   27.8   |   31.2   |   41.0   |   18.7   |   22.3
    Permanent job losers.............................|     833  |  100.0   |   25.1   |   30.2   |   44.7   |   20.0   |   24.8
    Persons who completed temporary jobs.............|     395  |  100.0   |   33.7   |   33.4   |   33.0   |   15.9   |   17.0
Job leavers..........................................|     358  |  100.0   |   40.1   |   30.8   |   29.1   |   15.3   |   13.7
Reentrants...........................................|     675  |  100.0   |   27.8   |   28.8   |   43.4   |   17.4   |   26.0
New entrants.........................................|      55  |  100.0   |   24.7   |   30.4   |   44.9   |   14.1   |   30.8
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    Women, 20 years and over.........................|   2,585  |  100.0   |   36.6   |   31.9   |   31.5   |   15.1   |   16.4
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Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs..|   1,069  |  100.0   |   38.9   |   32.0   |   29.1   |   15.6   |   13.5
  On temporary layoff................................|     304  |  100.0   |   57.6   |   28.3   |   14.2   |    8.3   |    5.9
  Not on temporary layoff............................|     764  |  100.0   |   31.5   |   33.5   |   35.0   |   18.5   |   16.5
    Permanent job losers.............................|     541  |  100.0   |   29.1   |   33.7   |   37.1   |   19.6   |   17.6
    Persons who completed temporary jobs.............|     224  |  100.0   |   37.2   |   32.9   |   29.9   |   16.1   |   13.8
Job leavers..........................................|     333  |  100.0   |   41.8   |   32.4   |   25.8   |   13.0   |   12.8
Reentrants...........................................|   1,057  |  100.0   |   33.7   |   31.9   |   34.3   |   15.3   |   19.1
New entrants.........................................|     126  |  100.0   |   27.8   |   29.4   |   42.8   |   14.9   |   27.9
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    Both sexes, 16 to 19 years.......................|   1,271  |  100.0   |   47.1   |   34.0   |   18.9   |   10.9   |    8.0
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Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs..|     174  |  100.0   |   60.4   |   27.3   |   12.3   |    8.5   |    3.8
  On temporary layoff................................|      60  |  100.0   |   79.0   |   18.2   |    2.8   |    2.3   |     .5
  Not on temporary layoff............................|     114  |  100.0   |   50.8   |   32.0   |   17.3   |   11.7   |    5.5
    Permanent job losers.............................|      63  |  100.0   |   48.5   |   32.5   |   19.1   |   14.9   |    4.2
    Persons who completed temporary jobs.............|      51  |  100.0   |   53.6   |   31.4   |   15.0   |    7.8   |    7.2
Job leavers..........................................|     104  |  100.0   |   62.2   |   31.4   |    6.4   |    5.2   |    1.1
Reentrants...........................................|     606  |  100.0   |   45.3   |   35.4   |   19.2   |   11.0   |    8.3
New entrants.........................................|     388  |  100.0   |   39.6   |   35.6   |   24.8   |   13.4   |   11.4
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   NOTE:  Beginning in January 1997, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.