[Economic Indicators January, 2000]
[Page Number 13]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



 
SELECTED MEASURES OF UNEMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAMS

In January, the percentages of the unemployed who had been out of work 
for less than 5 weeks and for 15 to 26 weeks fell; the percentages for 
5-14 weeks and for 27 weeks and over rose. The mean duration of 
unemployment rose to 13.2 weeks and the median duration fell to 5.7 
weeks. (Series 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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                                                                                                                                                                   Weekly average, thousands
 
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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        2,572        357      2,633
1996.......................................................    7,236    36.4    31.6    14.6    17.4     16.7      8.3      46.6       10.7    34.7      8.0        2,595        356      2,650
1997.......................................................    6,739    37.7    31.7    14.8    15.8     15.8      8.0      45.1       11.8    34.7      8.4        2,323        323      2,366
1998.......................................................    6,210    42.2    31.4    12.3    14.1     14.5      6.7      45.5       11.8    34.3      8.4      r 2,222      r 321    r 2,257
1999.......................................................    5,880    43.7    31.2    12.8    12.3     13.4      6.4      44.6       13.3    34.1      8.0        2,187        298      2,218
 
1999:Jan r.................................................    6,007    40.6    34.1    13.2    12.1     13.5      6.8      45.4       12.2    33.7      8.7        2,270        319      2,861
      Feb r................................................    6,108    42.7    31.8    12.5    13.0     13.8      6.9      44.9       12.4    34.5      8.2        2,228        291      2,767
      Mar r................................................    5,828    42.9    32.1    12.8    12.2     13.6      6.8      45.1       13.2    34.2      7.6        2,177        295      2,727
      Apr r................................................    6,032    45.1    30.7    13.1    11.2     13.2      6.1      44.8       13.5    33.9      7.9        2,182        308      2,213
      May r................................................    5,823    42.7    31.3    13.4    12.6     13.4      6.6      45.1       13.2    34.3      7.4        2,185        306      2,102
      June r...............................................    5,934    42.7    29.8    13.5    13.9     14.3      6.3      45.3       14.1    34.6      6.1        2,213        305      2,127
      July r...............................................    5,937    44.5    30.0    13.1    12.3     13.5      5.8      45.3       13.0    33.9      7.8        2,224        296      2,061
      Aug r................................................    5,842    44.4    30.7    12.7    12.2     13.2      6.4      45.0       13.6    33.2      8.2        2,202        287      2,173
      Sept r...............................................    5,825    44.5    31.1    12.2    12.1     13.0      5.9      44.3       13.1    33.9      8.7        2,180        293      1,780
      Oct r................................................    5,757    44.0    31.3    12.4    12.3     13.2      6.3      43.7       13.5    34.0      8.9        2,132        289      1,752
      Nov r................................................    5,736    45.1    30.5    12.6    11.7     13.0      6.2      43.5       14.3    33.7      8.5        2,128        287      1,940
      Dec..................................................    5,688    45.9    29.7    12.2    12.2     12.8      5.9      42.0       14.4    35.6      7.9        2,132        285      2,050
 
2000:Jan ..................................................    5,689    43.9    31.5    12.0    12.7     13.2      5.7      43.5       13.6    35.9      6.9   ............    p 282  ..........
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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 and over (except for 
insured unemployment and initial 
claims).
    Unemployment series revised. See 
Note, p. 11.
    Source: Department of Labor 
(Bureau of Labor Statistics and 
Employment and Training 
Administration).