HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA ANNUAL AVERAGES ANNUAL AVERAGES 29. Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment, sex, age, and duration of unemployment (Percent distribution) 2008 Total unemployed Duration of unemployment Reason, sex, and age 15 weeks and over Thousands Less than 5 to 14 of persons Percent 5 weeks weeks Total 15 to 26 27 weeks weeks and over Total, 16 years and over......................... 8,924 100.0 32.8 31.4 35.7 16.0 19.7 Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs.. 4,789 100.0 34.6 30.9 34.5 16.2 18.3 On temporary layoff................................ 1,176 100.0 57.2 30.4 12.3 8.9 3.5 Not on temporary layoff............................ 3,614 100.0 27.2 31.1 41.7 18.6 23.2 Permanent job losers............................. 2,670 100.0 25.2 30.7 44.1 19.2 24.8 Persons who completed temporary jobs............. 943 100.0 32.9 32.0 35.2 16.6 18.5 Job leavers.......................................... 896 100.0 33.5 34.1 32.3 16.3 16.1 Reentrants........................................... 2,472 100.0 29.0 30.4 40.6 16.1 24.5 New entrants......................................... 766 100.0 33.6 34.9 31.5 14.1 17.3 Men, 20 years and over........................... 4,297 100.0 31.8 29.9 38.3 16.9 21.4 Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs.. 2,918 100.0 34.2 30.3 35.4 16.6 18.8 On temporary layoff................................ 751 100.0 56.3 31.1 12.6 9.8 2.8 Not on temporary layoff............................ 2,167 100.0 26.6 30.1 43.4 19.0 24.4 Permanent job losers............................. 1,574 100.0 24.3 29.9 45.8 19.6 26.2 Persons who completed temporary jobs............. 593 100.0 32.6 30.5 36.9 17.3 19.6 Job leavers.......................................... 410 100.0 30.9 31.4 37.7 18.5 19.1 Reentrants........................................... 856 100.0 24.7 27.3 48.0 17.2 30.9 New entrants......................................... 113 100.0 26.4 31.9 41.6 16.3 25.3 Women, 20 years and over......................... 3,342 100.0 30.6 32.4 37.0 16.3 20.8 Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs.. 1,668 100.0 32.8 32.0 35.2 16.3 18.9 On temporary layoff................................ 352 100.0 55.8 31.3 12.9 7.9 5.0 Not on temporary layoff............................ 1,316 100.0 26.6 32.2 41.2 18.6 22.6 Permanent job losers............................. 1,013 100.0 25.2 31.6 43.2 19.2 24.0 Persons who completed temporary jobs............. 302 100.0 31.5 34.1 34.3 16.3 18.0 Job leavers.......................................... 406 100.0 33.6 37.1 29.3 14.8 14.6 Reentrants........................................... 1,126 100.0 27.2 31.1 41.8 16.5 25.2 New entrants......................................... 143 100.0 23.8 33.4 42.7 17.7 25.0 Both sexes, 16 to 19 years....................... 1,285 100.0 42.2 34.2 23.6 12.3 11.4 Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs.. 203 100.0 54.2 30.1 15.7 8.8 6.9 On temporary layoff................................ 72 100.0 73.5 19.0 7.4 4.2 3.3 Not on temporary layoff............................ 131 100.0 43.5 36.2 20.2 11.3 9.0 Permanent job losers............................. 83 100.0 42.5 36.4 21.1 11.8 9.3 Persons who completed temporary jobs............. 48 100.0 45.3 36.0 18.8 10.4 8.4 Job leavers.......................................... 80 100.0 46.9 32.9 20.3 12.3 7.9 Reentrants........................................... 490 100.0 40.8 34.2 25.0 13.3 11.7 New entrants......................................... 511 100.0 38.0 36.0 26.1 12.7 13.4 NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.