[Economic Indicators March, 1996]
[Page Number 13]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



 
SELECTED MEASURES OF UNEMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAMS

In February, the percentages of the unemployed who had been out of work 
for less than 5 weeks and for 15-26 weeks rose; the percentages for 5-14 
weeks and for 27 weeks and over fell. The mean duration of unemployment 
rose to 16.6 weeks and the median duration fell to 8.0 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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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.......................................................    7,047    46.3    32.0    11.7    10.0     12.0      5.3      48.1       14.8    27.4      9.8        2,522        388      2,575 
1991.......................................................    8,628    40.3    32.4    14.4    12.9     13.7      6.8      54.4       11.6    24.8      9.2        3,342        447      3,406 
1992.......................................................    9,613    35.1    29.4    15.1    20.3     17.7      8.7      56.1       10.4    23.8      9.7        3,245        408      3,348 
1993.......................................................    8,940    36.5    28.9    14.5    20.1     18.0      8.3      54.2       10.9    24.6     10.3        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        2,670        340      2,739 
1995.......................................................    7,404    36.5    31.6    14.6    17.3     16.6      8.3      46.9       11.1    34.1      7.8        2,574        357      2,636 
                                                                                                                                                                                                
1995:Feb...................................................    7,197    36.6    30.8    15.8    16.9     17.1      8.2      46.9       10.7    34.4      8.0        2,508        336      3,173 
      Mar..................................................    7,285    36.0    31.9    13.6    18.5     17.3      8.2      46.9       10.9    34.0      8.2        2,494        342      2,949 
      Apr..................................................    7,556    35.4    31.8    14.4    18.4     17.6      8.4      46.3       10.7    35.1      7.9        2,496        352      2,721 
      May..................................................    7,460    35.3    31.0    16.4    17.3     16.8      8.9      47.4       11.5    33.7      7.4        2,558        373      2,476 
      June.................................................    7,396    36.5    31.7    15.6    16.3     16.0      7.7      47.0       11.3    34.3      7.4        2,636        376      2,398 
      July.................................................    7,510    35.3    33.8    13.9    17.0     16.5      8.7      47.0       11.2    34.3      7.6        2,683        373      2,635 
      Aug..................................................    7,439    36.4    31.8    15.1    16.7     16.3      8.4      46.5       11.6    34.0      7.8        2,634        346      2,461 
      Sept.................................................    7,465    37.5    31.2    14.2    17.1     16.3      8.1      45.9       11.7    34.2      8.1        2,632        357      2,197 
      Oct..................................................    7,229    37.2    31.8    13.7    17.2     16.2      8.1      47.5       10.5    34.4      7.7        2,678        365     r2,293 
      Nov..................................................    7,409    37.1    32.0    14.2    16.7     16.3      8.0      46.9       11.5    33.7      7.9        2,652        375     r2,422 
      Dec..................................................    7,371    36.4    32.5    14.5    16.6     16.2      8.1      46.9       11.9    33.2      8.1        2,625        363     r2,669 
                                                                                                                                                                                                
1996:Jan...................................................    7,677    36.8    31.9    14.8    16.5     16.0      8.3      47.6       11.5    32.5      8.5        2,655        374      3,499 
      Feb..................................................    7,355    37.8    30.9    15.3    16.0     16.6      8.0      48.1       10.0    33.7      8.2        2,660        371      3,322 
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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.
    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).