HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA ANNUAL AVERAGES ANNUAL AVERAGES 29. Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment, sex, age, and duration of unemployment (Percent distribution) 2007 Total unemployed Duration of unemployment Reason, sex, and age 15 weeks and over Thousands Less than 5 to 14 of persons Percent 5 weeks weeks Total 15 to 26 27 weeks weeks and over Total, 16 years and over......................... 7,078 100.0 35.9 31.5 32.5 15.0 17.6 Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs................................................ 3,515 100.0 37.0 32.4 30.7 15.4 15.3 On temporary layoff................................ 976 100.0 55.8 32.3 11.9 9.0 2.8 Not on temporary layoff............................ 2,539 100.0 29.7 32.4 37.9 17.8 20.1 Permanent job losers............................. 1,781 100.0 26.8 31.9 41.3 19.4 21.9 Persons who completed temporary jobs............. 758 100.0 36.5 33.6 29.9 14.0 15.9 Job leavers.......................................... 793 100.0 38.5 32.8 28.8 14.6 14.2 Reentrants........................................... 2,142 100.0 32.8 30.1 37.2 15.0 22.1 New entrants......................................... 627 100.0 37.7 30.2 32.1 13.2 18.9 Men, 20 years and over........................... 3,259 100.0 33.2 31.6 35.2 15.6 19.6 Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs................................................ 2,064 100.0 35.1 33.1 31.8 15.6 16.2 On temporary layoff................................ 580 100.0 52.8 33.4 13.8 10.7 3.1 Not on temporary layoff............................ 1,483 100.0 28.1 33.0 38.8 17.5 21.3 Permanent job losers............................. 1,013 100.0 25.0 32.6 42.4 19.5 22.9 Persons who completed temporary jobs............. 470 100.0 35.0 34.0 31.0 13.3 17.8 Job leavers.......................................... 371 100.0 37.4 30.6 32.0 15.9 16.1 Reentrants........................................... 723 100.0 27.2 28.6 44.2 15.9 28.3 New entrants......................................... 101 100.0 23.3 24.7 52.0 11.9 40.1 Women, 20 years and over......................... 2,718 100.0 35.0 31.2 33.8 15.5 18.3 Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs................................................ 1,276 100.0 36.6 32.0 31.5 16.0 15.5 On temporary layoff................................ 333 100.0 56.7 33.3 10.0 7.3 2.7 Not on temporary layoff............................ 943 100.0 29.4 31.5 39.0 19.0 20.0 Permanent job losers............................. 696 100.0 27.1 30.7 42.2 20.1 22.1 Persons who completed temporary jobs............. 247 100.0 35.9 33.9 30.2 16.0 14.2 Job leavers.......................................... 351 100.0 37.3 34.4 28.3 14.2 14.1 Reentrants........................................... 984 100.0 32.1 29.2 38.8 15.5 23.3 New entrants......................................... 107 100.0 35.5 29.4 35.2 14.6 20.5 Both sexes, 16 to 19 years....................... 1,101 100.0 46.2 32.2 21.5 11.9 9.6 Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs................................................ 176 100.0 61.9 26.5 11.6 8.1 3.5 On temporary layoff................................ 63 100.0 79.5 17.1 3.5 2.6 .8 Not on temporary layoff............................ 113 100.0 52.2 31.7 16.1 11.0 5.0 Permanent job losers............................. 72 100.0 49.3 34.4 16.2 11.1 5.2 Persons who completed temporary jobs............. 42 100.0 57.2 26.9 15.9 11.0 4.8 Job leavers.......................................... 71 100.0 49.9 35.9 14.3 9.6 4.7 Reentrants........................................... 435 100.0 43.6 34.4 22.0 12.7 9.3 New entrants......................................... 419 100.0 41.8 31.8 26.5 13.1 13.3 NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.