[Economic Indicators January, 1997]
[Page Number 13]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



 
SELECTED MEASURES OF UNEMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAMS

In December, 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 
fell to 15.8 weeks and the median duration rose to 7.8 weeks. 
(Seasonally adjusted data revised.)
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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 losers    Job     Reen-     New    unemployment   claims   programs 
                                                              sands)  than 5   weeks   weeks    and    (mean)   Median      \1\     leavers  trants  entrants                         (unadjust-
                                                                       weeks                   over                                                                                     ed) \2\ 
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(2)Weekly average, thousands                                                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                
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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      r 2,575        357      2,636 
1996.......................................................    7,236    36.4    31.6    14.6    17.4     16.7      8.3      46.6       10.7    34.7      8.0        2,594        356      2,649 
                                                                                                                                                                                                
1995:Dec r.................................................    7,354    36.2    31.9    15.1    16.8     16.4      8.2      47.3       11.8    32.9      7.9        2,625        363      2,669 
                                                                                                                                                                                                
1996:Jan r.................................................    7,588    36.9    31.5    14.8    16.7     16.2      8.2      47.7       11.1    33.0      8.2        2,655        374      3,499 
      Feb r................................................    7,364    37.2    31.2    14.9    16.7     16.6      8.1      47.9       10.1    33.8      8.2        2,660        371      3,333 
      Mar r................................................    7,402    35.8    31.4    15.0    17.8     17.2      8.2      47.3       10.5    34.2      8.0        2,641        393      3,161 
      Apr r................................................    7,302    34.2    32.5    15.3    18.0     17.3      8.6      48.3        9.9    34.0      7.8        2,576        356      2,934 
      May r................................................    7,331    37.1    31.1    14.1    17.6     16.9      8.4      46.4        9.4    36.8      7.4        2,544        348      2,352 
      June r...............................................    7,119    35.8    31.0    14.8    18.3     17.2      8.1      48.0        9.9    34.4      7.7        2,570        356      2,383 
      July r...............................................    7,276    36.0    31.9    13.7    18.4     16.9      8.5      46.4       10.5    35.0      8.2        2,537        335      2,550 
      Aug r................................................    6,910    36.2    31.4    14.3    18.1     17.2      8.5      44.9       11.2    35.8      8.0        2,523        323      2,254 
      Sept r...............................................    7,043    35.8    31.9    14.8    17.6     16.9      8.6      46.0       11.4    34.7      7.9        2,462        334      2,184 
      Oct r................................................    7,019    35.9    31.8    14.9    17.3     16.7      8.3      45.1       11.3    35.4      8.2        2,464        332      2,046 
      Nov r................................................    7,187    38.9    31.0    14.0    16.1     16.0      7.7      45.3       11.5    35.1      8.1        2,456        335      2,104 
      Dec..................................................    7,167    37.1    32.7    13.5    16.7     15.8      7.8      44.4       11.7    35.3      8.6        2,514        355      2,738 
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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).
    Seasonally adjusted unemployment 
data revised beginning 1994.

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