[Economic Indicators February, 2001]
[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, for 15-26 weeks, and for 27 weeks and over rose; 
the percentage for 5-14 weeks fell. The mean duration of unemployment 
rose to 12.9 weeks and the median duration rose to 6.0 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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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
2000.......................................................    5,655    45.0    31.9    11.8    11.4     12.6      5.9      44.1       13.7    34.6      7.6        2,110        301      2,142
 
2000:Feb ..................................................    5,740    45.3    32.1    12.0    10.6     12.5      6.1      45.3       13.3    34.5      6.9      r 2,101        283      2,663
      Mar .................................................    5,692    47.6    30.0    11.3    11.1     12.7      6.0      43.3       14.3    34.8      7.5      r 2,018      r 267      2,289
      Apr .................................................    5,597    44.6    32.7    11.8    10.9     12.5      6.0      43.0       14.5    35.2      7.3      r 1,981      r 280      2,161
      May .................................................    5,730    44.0    33.0    11.6    11.4     12.6      5.9      42.7       13.5    35.6      8.3      r 1,990      r 292      1,882
      June ................................................    5,574    45.9    31.7    10.9    11.6     12.5      5.9      43.6       12.4    36.5      7.4      r 2,073      r 301      1,802
      July ................................................    5,648    44.3    32.2    11.6    11.9     13.2      5.9      43.7       14.0    34.9      7.3      r 2,124      r 296      2,199
      Aug .................................................    5,785    44.5    31.7    11.7    12.1     13.0      6.1      44.6       13.5    33.3      8.7      r 2,165        313      1,932
      Sept ................................................    5,537    45.5    31.8    11.2    11.4     12.1      5.3      45.6       13.8    32.8      7.8      r 2,165        307      1,767
      Oct .................................................    5,536    45.0    31.5    12.6    10.9     12.4      6.1      44.3       14.7    33.8      7.2      r 2,188        313      1,898
      Nov .................................................    5,658    44.8    31.8    12.6    10.7     12.4      6.1      44.4       13.6    34.4      7.6      r 2,277      r 344    r 1,943
      Dec .................................................    5,653    43.4    33.0    12.0    11.6     12.6      6.1      44.7       13.3    33.8      8.3      r 2,365      r 355    r 2,385
 
2001:Jan ..................................................    5,956    43.8    33.2    12.3    10.7     12.6      5.9      45.8       14.0    32.7      7.4        2,350      r 330      3,104
      Feb..................................................    5,936    47.0    28.0    13.3    11.7     12.9      6.0      47.8       13.7    32.3      6.2   ............    p 354  ..........
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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).
    Insured and initial claims 
unemployment data reflect annual 
seasonal adjustment revisions.

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