HOUSEHOLD DATA
   ANNUAL AVERAGES
   
   32.  Unemployed persons by occupation, industry, and duration of unemployment
                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                            2002                                     
                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                     
                                                                          Thousands of persons                            Weeks       
                                                                                                                                     
                Occupation and industry                                                                                              
                                                                                            15 weeks and over                          
                                                                     Less    5 to 14                                 Average   Median 
                                                         Total       than     weeks                                   (mean)  duration
                                                                   5 weeks              Total    15 to 26  27 weeks  duration          
                                                                                                  weeks    and over                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
                       OCCUPATION                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                     
   Managerial and professional specialty.............    1,357       401       399       556       246       310      18.7      11.0 
   Technical, sales, and administrative support......    2,144       727       653       764       363       402      16.9       9.4 
   Service occupations...............................    1,369       526       441       402       198       204      14.6       7.7 
   Precision production, craft, and repair...........      955       349       291       314       157       157      16.0       8.8 
   Operators, fabricators, and laborers..............    1,720       578       526       616       287       328      16.9       9.5 
   Farming, forestry, and fishing....................      275       109        90        77        40        37      14.3       7.5 
                                                                                                                                     
                       INDUSTRY(1)                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                     
   Agriculture.......................................      204        85        68        51        30        21      13.0       6.8 
   Construction......................................      795       306       267       222       121       101      13.6       7.8 
   Manufacturing.....................................    1,271       350       361       560       250       310      19.6      12.2 
     Durable goods...................................      808       222       232       355       162       193      19.4      12.0 
     Nondurable goods................................      462       128       129       205        88       117      19.9      12.4 
   Transportation and public utilities...............      478       131       140       207        96       111      19.1      11.9 
   Wholesale and retail trade........................    1,947       723       603       621       301       320      15.4       8.4 
   Finance, insurance, and real estate...............      287        84        87       115        52        64      19.0      10.9 
   Services..........................................    2,430       867       757       807       378       429      16.2       8.7 
   Public administration.............................      128        38        37        53        26        27      19.3      10.9 
                                                                                                                                     
   No previous work experience.......................      536       199       173       164        74        90      16.6       7.8 

     1 Includes wage and salary workers only.





















































































































































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