[Economic Indicators October, 2000]
[Page Number 13]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
SELECTED MEASURES OF UNEMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAMS
In October, the percentages of the unemployed who had been out of work
for less than 5 weeks, for 5-14 weeks, and for 27 weeks and over fell;
the percentage for 15-26 weeks rose. The mean duration of unemployment
rose to 12.4 weeks and the median duration rose to 6.2 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 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 2,188 298 2,219
1999:Oct .................................................. 5,757 44.0 31.3 12.4 12.3 13.2 6.3 43.7 13.5 34.0 8.9 2,142 290 1,762
Nov ................................................. 5,736 45.1 30.5 12.6 11.7 13.0 6.2 43.5 14.3 33.7 8.5 2,130 287 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 2,131 284 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 2,082 281 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 2,097 283 2,663
Mar.................................................. 5,708 48.4 29.4 11.3 10.9 12.8 6.0 44.0 14.3 34.3 7.5 2,000 265 2,289
Apr.................................................. 5,524 44.1 33.5 12.0 10.4 12.4 6.0 41.9 15.1 35.6 7.4 1,966 278 2,161
May.................................................. 5,774 43.5 33.5 11.6 11.3 12.6 5.8 42.4 13.2 35.8 8.5 1,975 291 1,882
June................................................. 5,583 46.4 31.4 10.6 11.6 12.4 5.8 44.2 12.1 37.5 6.2 2,063 302 1,802
July................................................. 5,650 44.0 32.3 11.7 12.1 13.3 6.0 43.3 14.3 35.1 7.2 2,120 295 r 2,201
Aug.................................................. 5,829 44.5 31.7 11.7 12.1 13.0 6.2 44.8 13.4 32.9 8.8 2,160 313 r 1,932
Sept................................................. 5,477 45.8 31.6 11.1 11.5 11.9 5.2 46.2 13.7 32.6 7.5 2,157 r 307 1,773
Oct.................................................. 5,496 45.2 30.9 13.0 11.0 12.4 6.2 44.2 15.3 33.5 7.0 ............ p 310 ..........
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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).
Source: Department of Labor
(Bureau of Labor Statistics and
Employment and Training
Administration).