HOUSEHOLD DATA ANNUAL AVERAGES 30. Unemployed total and full-time workers by duration of unemployment Total Full-time workers Duration of unemployment Thousands of persons Percent distribution Thousands of persons Percent distribution 1997 1998 1997 1998 1997 1998 1997 1998 Total, 16 years and over.............. 6,739 6,210 100.0 100.0 5,395 4,916 100.0 100.0 Less than 5 weeks....................... 2,538 2,622 37.7 42.2 1,862 1,909 34.5 38.8 5 to 14 weeks........................... 2,138 1,950 31.7 31.4 1,713 1,574 31.8 32.0 5 to 10 weeks......................... 1,474 1,375 21.9 22.1 1,156 1,093 21.4 22.2 11 to 14 weeks........................ 664 575 9.9 9.3 557 481 10.3 9.8 15 weeks and over....................... 2,062 1,637 30.6 26.4 1,820 1,433 33.7 29.1 15 to 26 weeks........................ 995 763 14.8 12.3 864 662 16.0 13.5 27 weeks and over..................... 1,067 875 15.8 14.1 956 771 17.7 15.7 27 to 51 weeks...................... 479 379 7.1 6.1 428 340 7.9 6.9 52 weeks and over................... 589 496 8.7 8.0 528 431 9.8 8.8 Average (mean) duration, in weeks....... 15.8 14.5 - - 17.1 15.6 - - Median duration, in weeks............... 8.0 6.7 - - 8.9 7.6 - - NOTE: Beginning in January 1998, data reflect new composite estimation procedures and revised population controls used in the household survey.