HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES


32.  Unemployed persons by occupation, industry, and duration of unemployment

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                                                    |                                     1997
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                                                    |                   Thousands of persons                    |       Weeks
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              Occupation and industry               |         |         |         |                             |         |
                                                    |         |         |         |      15 weeks and over      |         |
                                                    |         |  Less   | 5 to 14 |                             | Average | Median
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                                                    |  Total  |  than   |  weeks  |         |         |         | (mean)  |duration
                                                    |         | 5 weeks |         |  Total  |15 to 26 |27 weeks |duration |
                                                    |         |         |         |         |  weeks  | and over|         |
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                     OCCUPATION
                                                    |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
Managerial and professional specialty...............|    761  |    272  |    231  |    258  |    115  |    143  |   17.4  |    8.5
Technical, sales, and administrative support........|  1,646  |    625  |    533  |    487  |    256  |    232  |   14.9  |    7.9
Service occupations.................................|  1,255  |    489  |    390  |    376  |    167  |    209  |   16.4  |    7.6
Precision production, craft, and repair.............|    719  |    280  |    217  |    222  |    113  |    108  |   15.1  |    7.7
Operators, fabricators, and laborers................|  1,490  |    553  |    480  |    457  |    223  |    234  |   15.7  |    8.2
Farming, forestry, and fishing......................|    267  |    107  |     86  |     75  |     36  |     39  |   14.1  |    7.1
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                     INDUSTRY 1/                    |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
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Agriculture.........................................|    190  |     75  |     64  |     50  |     25  |     25  |   13.7  |    7.0
Construction........................................|    635  |    254  |    210  |    171  |     92  |     78  |   13.7  |    7.2
Manufacturing.......................................|    890  |    305  |    275  |    309  |    142  |    167  |   17.5  |    9.1
  Durable goods.....................................|    448  |    154  |    139  |    155  |     71  |     84  |   17.7  |    9.0
  Nondurable goods..................................|    442  |    152  |    136  |    154  |     71  |     83  |   17.4  |    9.2
Transportation and public utilities.................|    295  |     99  |     93  |    103  |     50  |     53  |   17.4  |    9.3
Wholesale and retail trade..........................|  1,656  |    667  |    533  |    456  |    238  |    218  |   14.1  |    7.2
Finance, insurance, and real estate.................|    242  |     69  |     78  |     96  |     52  |     43  |   18.3  |   10.9
Services............................................|  1,816  |    700  |    567  |    549  |    259  |    290  |   15.9  |    7.8
Public administration...............................|    120  |     37  |     34  |     50  |     20  |     30  |   21.9  |   10.2
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No previous work experience.........................|    569  |    202  |    192  |    175  |     78  |     96  |   16.3  |    8.5
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   1/  Includes wage and salary workers only.
   NOTE:  Beginning in January 1997, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.