HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES
29. Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment, sex, age, and duration of unemployment
[Percent distribution]
| Reason, sex, and age |
2013 |
| Total unemployed |
Duration of unemployment |
Thousands
of persons |
Percent |
Less than
5 weeks |
5 to 14
weeks |
15 weeks and over |
| Total |
15 to 26
weeks |
27 weeks
and over |
Total, 16 years and over |
11,460 |
100.0 |
22.5 |
24.1 |
53.4 |
15.8 |
37.6 |
Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs |
6,073 |
100.0 |
23.6 |
23.6 |
52.8 |
15.6 |
37.2 |
On temporary layoff |
1,136 |
100.0 |
52.8 |
30.1 |
17.1 |
11.5 |
5.6 |
Not on temporary layoff |
4,937 |
100.0 |
16.9 |
22.1 |
61.0 |
16.6 |
44.4 |
Permanent job losers |
3,720 |
100.0 |
14.8 |
20.5 |
64.7 |
16.7 |
48.0 |
Persons who completed temporary jobs |
1,218 |
100.0 |
23.3 |
26.8 |
49.9 |
16.4 |
33.5 |
Job leavers |
932 |
100.0 |
25.3 |
26.5 |
48.2 |
16.6 |
31.6 |
Reentrants |
3,207 |
100.0 |
19.3 |
22.9 |
57.8 |
15.6 |
42.2 |
New entrants |
1,247 |
100.0 |
23.6 |
27.8 |
48.6 |
16.2 |
32.4 |
|
Men, 20 years and over |
5,568 |
100.0 |
20.8 |
23.0 |
56.2 |
15.7 |
40.5 |
Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs |
3,582 |
100.0 |
22.7 |
23.8 |
53.5 |
15.6 |
37.9 |
On temporary layoff |
694 |
100.0 |
49.2 |
31.3 |
19.6 |
13.3 |
6.2 |
Not on temporary layoff |
2,888 |
100.0 |
16.3 |
22.1 |
61.7 |
16.1 |
45.6 |
Permanent job losers |
2,140 |
100.0 |
14.3 |
20.5 |
65.2 |
16.1 |
49.1 |
Persons who completed temporary jobs |
748 |
100.0 |
22.1 |
26.5 |
51.5 |
16.1 |
35.4 |
Job leavers |
440 |
100.0 |
23.8 |
24.9 |
51.3 |
17.0 |
34.3 |
Reentrants |
1,285 |
100.0 |
16.3 |
20.9 |
62.9 |
15.2 |
47.7 |
New entrants |
261 |
100.0 |
13.3 |
18.6 |
68.1 |
17.0 |
51.1 |
|
Women, 20 years and over |
4,565 |
100.0 |
21.4 |
22.8 |
55.8 |
16.0 |
39.9 |
Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs |
2,322 |
100.0 |
23.5 |
22.5 |
54.0 |
16.0 |
38.0 |
On temporary layoff |
387 |
100.0 |
56.7 |
29.1 |
14.2 |
9.2 |
5.0 |
Not on temporary layoff |
1,935 |
100.0 |
16.8 |
21.2 |
62.0 |
17.4 |
44.6 |
Permanent job losers |
1,510 |
100.0 |
14.8 |
19.6 |
65.6 |
17.6 |
48.0 |
Persons who completed temporary jobs |
424 |
100.0 |
24.0 |
26.7 |
49.3 |
16.7 |
32.6 |
Job leavers |
439 |
100.0 |
24.5 |
26.9 |
48.6 |
16.7 |
31.9 |
Reentrants |
1,536 |
100.0 |
18.3 |
22.1 |
59.6 |
15.8 |
43.8 |
New entrants |
269 |
100.0 |
15.2 |
22.8 |
61.9 |
15.4 |
46.5 |
|
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years |
1,327 |
100.0 |
33.8 |
33.0 |
33.2 |
15.6 |
17.6 |
Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs |
170 |
100.0 |
46.3 |
32.3 |
21.4 |
12.0 |
9.4 |
On temporary layoff |
55 |
100.0 |
72.0 |
22.1 |
5.9 |
3.7 |
2.1 |
Not on temporary layoff |
115 |
100.0 |
34.1 |
37.2 |
28.7 |
15.9 |
12.8 |
Permanent job losers |
69 |
100.0 |
31.5 |
39.8 |
28.7 |
14.8 |
13.9 |
Persons who completed temporary jobs |
46 |
100.0 |
38.0 |
33.2 |
28.8 |
17.7 |
11.1 |
Job leavers |
53 |
100.0 |
43.7 |
37.1 |
19.2 |
12.4 |
6.7 |
Reentrants |
386 |
100.0 |
33.1 |
32.9 |
34.0 |
16.6 |
17.5 |
New entrants |
718 |
100.0 |
30.5 |
33.0 |
36.5 |
16.2 |
20.3 |
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NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.
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Last Modified Date: February 26, 2014
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United States Department of Labor
