[Economic Indicators May, 1996]
[Page Number 13]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
SELECTED MEASURES OF UNEMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAMS
In April, 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 17.4 weeks and the median duration rose to 8.8 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
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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: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 2,293
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 2,422
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 2,669
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 3,333
Mar.................................................. 7,504 35.4 31.1 15.7 17.8 17.3 8.3 47.4 10.4 34.4 7.9 2,641 393 3,161
Apr.................................................. 7,266 33.8 32.7 15.5 18.0 17.4 8.8 50.0 9.7 32.8 7.6 2,576 r356 2,934
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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).