[Economic Indicators April, 1995]
[Page Number 13]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



 
SELECTED MEASURES OF UNEMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAMS

In March, the percentages of the unemployed who had been out of work for 
less than 5 weeks and for 15-26 weeks fell; the percentages for 5-14 
weeks and for 27 weeks and over rose. The mean duration of unemployment 
rose to 17.5 weeks and the median duration rose to 7.9 weeks.
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                                                   [Monthly data seasonally adjusted, except as noted]                                                  
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                                           Duration of unemployment                Reason for unemployment: percent        State programs       Insured 
                              -------------------------------------------------              distribution             -----------------------    unem-  
                                    Percent distribution       Number of weeks ---------------------------------------                         ployment,
                   Unemploy-  -------------------------------------------------                                                                   all   
     Period           ment                               27                                                               Insured    Initial    regular 
                  (thousands)   Less    5-14    15-26   weeks  Average   Medi-  Job losers    Job     Reen-     New    unemployment   claims   programs 
                               than 5   weeks   weeks    and    (mean)    an        \1\     leavers  trants  entrants                         (unadjust-
                                weeks                   over                                                                                    ed) \2\ 
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(2)Weekly                                                                                                                                               
 average,                                                                                                                                               
 thousands                                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                                        
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1985............      8,312      42.1    30.2    12.3    15.4     15.6     6.8      49.8       10.6    27.1   12.5          2,617        397      2,699 
1986............      8,237      41.9    31.0    12.7    14.4     15.0     6.9      48.9       12.3    26.2   12.5          2,643        378      2,739 
1987............      7,425      43.7    29.6    12.7    14.0     14.5     6.5      48.0       13.0    26.6   12.4          2,300        328      2,369 
1988............      6,701      46.0    30.0    12.0    12.1     13.5     5.9      46.1       14.7    27.0   12.2          2,081        310      2,135 
1989............      6,528      48.6    30.3    11.2     9.9     11.9     4.8      45.7       15.7    28.2   10.4          2,158        330      2,205 
1990............      6,874      46.1    32.0    11.8    10.1     12.1     5.4      48.3       14.8    27.4    9.5          2,522        388      2,575 
1991............      8,426      40.1    32.3    14.5    13.0     13.8     6.9      54.7       11.6    24.8    8.9          3,342        447      3,406 
1992............      9,384      34.9    29.4    15.2    20.6     17.9     8.8      56.4       10.4    23.7    9.5          3,245        408      3,348 
1993............      8,734      36.2    28.9    14.6    20.4     18.1     8.4      54.6       10.8    24.6   10.0          2,751        341      2,845 
1994 \3\........      7,996      34.1    30.1    15.5    20.3     18.8     9.2      47.7        9.9    34.8    7.6          2,671        340      2,740 
                                                                                                                                                        
1994: Mar ......      8,546      32.8    30.7    15.1    21.4     19.2     9.1      47.8        9.7    35.1    7.4          2,739        340      3,396 
      Apr ......      8,385      33.7    30.2    15.0    21.1     19.1     9.2      45.5        9.5    37.1    8.0          2,713        349      2,873 
      May ......      7,996      33.3    30.9    14.6    21.3     19.4     9.2      46.0       10.1    36.2    7.7          2,743        365      2,626 
      June .....      7,903      34.7    30.9    15.0    19.5     18.4     9.1      47.8       10.1    35.7    6.4          2,745        350      2,635 
      July .....      7,993      34.8    29.7    15.5    20.0     19.0     9.2      48.3        9.6    34.6    7.4          2,717        348      2,578 
      Aug ......      7,889      33.2    32.1    15.0    19.7     18.9     9.2      47.1       10.0    35.0    7.9          2,667        328      2,573 
      Sept .....      7,647      34.6    29.6    15.7    20.1     18.8     9.5      46.6       11.4    34.2    7.8          2,614        323      2,179 
      Oct ......      7,505      31.9    29.6    17.6    20.9     19.3    10.1      46.8       10.1    35.0    8.2          2,569        328    r 2,201 
      Nov ......      7,315      35.0    29.1    16.0    19.9     18.2     9.1      47.5        9.6    35.0    7.9          2,531        329    r 2,340 
      Dec ......      7,155      36.0    29.9    15.1    19.0     17.8     8.7      47.6        9.7    34.9    7.7          2,533        326    r 2,510 
                                                                                                                                                        
1995: Jan.......      7,498      39.4    28.5    13.9    18.2     16.7     7.9      49.2        9.3    33.4    8.0          2,515        335    r 3,277 
      Feb.......      7,183      36.8    30.7    15.4    17.1     16.9     7.8      46.6       10.8    34.5    8.1          2,518        338      3,176 
      Mar.......      7,237      35.5    32.6    12.9    18.9     17.5     7.9      46.6       11.3    33.8    8.4          2,498        342      2,944 
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    \1\ Beginning January 1994, job 
losers and persons who completed 
temporary jobs.
    \2\ Includes State (50 States, 
District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, 
and Virgin Islands), ex-servicemen 
(UCX), and Federal (UCFE). Railroad 
(RR) programs included through 1993. 
Also includes Federal and State 
extended benefit programs. Does not 
include Federal supplemental 
compensation or Emergency 
Unemployment Compensation programs.
    \3\ Data beginning January 1994 
are not directly comparable with 
data for earlier periods. See 
Employment and Earnings, February 
1994.

    Note.--Data relate to persons 
age 16 years of age and over (except 
for insured unemployment and initial 
claims).

    Source: Department of Labor 
(Bureau of Labor Statistics and 
Employment and Training 
Administration).