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



 
SELECTED MEASURES OF UNEMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAMS

In August, the percentages of the unemployed who had been out of work 
for less than 5 weeks and for 15-26 weeks rose, while the percentages 
for 5-14 weeks and for 27 weeks and over fell. The mean duration of 
unemployment fell to 16.3 weeks and the median duration fell to 8.7 
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-  
                                                               Un-         Percent distribution        Number of weeks ---------------------------------------                         ployment,
                                                             employ- --------------------------------------------------                                                                   all   
                           Period                              ment                             27                                                                Insured    Initial    regular 
                                                              (thou-   Less    5-14    15-26   weeks  Average               Job       Job     Reen-     New    unemployment   claims   programs 
                                                              sands)  than 5   weeks   weeks    and    (mean)   Median   losers\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: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      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      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      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      3,275 
      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      3,173 
      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      2,949 
      Apr..................................................    7,665    34.8    32.1    14.7    18.4     17.7      8.5      45.5       10.5    35.8      8.2        2,488        352      2,722 
      May..................................................    7,492    34.7    30.8    17.1    17.4     16.9      9.0      48.4       11.7    32.9      7.0        2,552        374      2,476 
      June.................................................    7,384    37.1    31.8    14.8    16.3     15.6      7.5      46.7       11.4    34.5      7.4        2,633        377      2,398 
      July.................................................    7,559    34.5    34.8    13.6    17.2     16.5      9.1      47.5       10.9    34.1      7.5        2,685        375      2,612 
      Aug..................................................    7,431    36.0    32.3    15.3    16.3     16.3      8.7      46.2       11.8    34.2      7.8        2,626        342  ..........
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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).