[Economic Indicators February, 2000]
[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 5-14 weeks rose; the percentages for 15-26 
weeks and for 27 weeks and over fell. The mean duration of unemployment 
fell to 12.5 weeks and the median duration rose to 6.1 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 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        2,222        321      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:Feb ..................................................    6,108    42.7    31.8    12.5    13.0     13.8      6.9      44.9       12.4    34.5      8.2      r 2,204      r 292      2,767
      Mar .................................................    5,828    42.9    32.1    12.8    12.2     13.6      6.8      45.1       13.2    34.2      7.6      r 2,178      r 296      2,727
      Apr .................................................    6,032    45.1    30.7    13.1    11.2     13.2      6.1      44.8       13.5    33.9      7.9      r 2,183        308      2,213
      May .................................................    5,823    42.7    31.3    13.4    12.6     13.4      6.6      45.1       13.2    34.3      7.4      r 2,189      r 307      2,102
      June ................................................    5,934    42.7    29.8    13.5    13.9     14.3      6.3      45.3       14.1    34.6      6.1        2,213      r 304      2,127
      July ................................................    5,937    44.5    30.0    13.1    12.3     13.5      5.8      45.3       13.0    33.9      7.8      r 2,215      r 295      2,061
      Aug .................................................    5,842    44.4    30.7    12.7    12.2     13.2      6.4      45.0       13.6    33.2      8.2      r 2,203      r 290      2,173
      Sept ................................................    5,825    44.5    31.1    12.2    12.1     13.0      5.9      44.3       13.1    33.9      8.7      r 2,184      r 294      1,780
      Oct .................................................    5,757    44.0    31.3    12.4    12.3     13.2      6.3      43.7       13.5    34.0      8.9      r 2,142      r 290      1,752
      Nov .................................................    5,736    45.1    30.5    12.6    11.7     13.0      6.2      43.5       14.3    33.7      8.5      r 2,130        287    r 1,941
      Dec..................................................    5,688    45.9    29.7    12.2    12.2     12.8      5.9      42.0       14.4    35.6      7.9      r 2,131      r 284    r 2,049
 
2000:Jan ..................................................    5,689    43.9    31.5    12.0    12.7     13.2      5.7      43.5       13.6    35.9      6.9        2,082      r 281      2,844
      Feb..................................................    5,804    45.3    32.5    11.7    10.5     12.5      6.1      45.6       13.2    34.4      6.7   ............    p 283  ..........
 
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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).
    State insured unemployment and 
initial claims data reflect annual 
seasonal adjustment revisions.
    Source: Department of Labor 
(Bureau of Labor Statistics and 
Employment and Training 
Administration).