HOUSEHOLD DATA ANNUAL AVERAGES 29. Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment, sex, age, and duration of unemployment (Percent distribution) 1998 Total Duration of unemployment unemployed Reason, sex, and age 15 weeks and over Thousands Less than 5 to 14 of persons 5 weeks weeks Total 15 to 26 27 weeks weeks and over Total, 16 years and over......................... 6,210 42.2 31.4 26.4 12.3 14.1 Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs 2,822 42.4 31.9 25.7 13.3 12.4 On temporary layoff.............................. 866 58.3 28.5 13.2 8.7 4.5 Not on temporary layoff.......................... 1,957 35.4 33.4 31.2 15.3 15.9 Permanent job losers........................... 1,353 33.0 33.3 33.7 16.7 17.0 Persons who completed temporary jobs........... 603 40.7 33.6 25.7 12.1 13.6 Job leavers........................................ 734 49.4 31.0 19.6 9.8 9.8 Reentrants......................................... 2,132 40.3 30.2 29.5 12.3 17.2 New entrants....................................... 520 39.0 34.2 26.8 10.5 16.3 Men, 20 years and over........................... 2,580 38.8 30.8 30.5 13.2 17.3 Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs 1,588 39.9 32.1 28.1 13.6 14.5 On temporary layoff.............................. 483 55.3 30.2 14.5 9.8 4.8 Not on temporary layoff.......................... 1,105 33.1 32.9 34.0 15.3 18.7 Permanent job losers........................... 763 31.6 32.1 36.3 16.6 19.7 Persons who completed temporary jobs........... 343 36.6 34.5 28.9 12.5 16.4 Job leavers........................................ 318 44.7 31.5 23.8 10.9 12.9 Reentrants......................................... 611 34.7 26.9 38.5 13.4 25.0 New entrants....................................... 63 20.5 32.3 47.3 10.9 36.4 Women, 20 years and over......................... 2,424 41.5 31.2 27.3 13.3 14.0 Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs 1,053 42.5 32.2 25.3 14.2 11.1 On temporary layoff.............................. 322 58.6 28.4 13.0 8.2 4.8 Not on temporary layoff.......................... 731 35.3 33.9 30.8 16.9 13.9 Permanent job losers........................... 527 32.1 34.9 33.0 18.4 14.7 Persons who completed temporary jobs........... 204 43.7 31.3 24.9 13.0 11.9 Job leavers........................................ 330 49.6 30.9 19.5 10.2 9.3 Reentrants......................................... 944 38.6 30.3 31.1 13.3 17.8 New entrants....................................... 97 31.1 30.6 38.2 13.6 24.6 Both sexes, 16 to 19 years....................... 1,205 51.2 33.2 15.7 8.3 7.3 Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs 181 64.0 29.0 7.0 4.8 2.2 On temporary layoff.............................. 61 80.1 15.5 4.4 3.6 .7 Not on temporary layoff.......................... 120 55.8 35.8 8.4 5.4 3.0 Permanent job losers........................... 64 57.0 34.7 8.3 4.9 3.4 Persons who completed temporary jobs........... 56 54.5 37.1 8.4 5.9 2.5 Job leavers........................................ 86 66.0 29.7 4.2 3.6 .6 Reentrants......................................... 577 49.1 33.6 17.3 9.4 7.9 New entrants....................................... 361 44.4 35.4 20.2 9.5 10.6 NOTE: Beginning in January 1998, data reflect new composite estimation procedures and revised population controls used in the household survey. HOUSEHOLD DATA