[Economic Indicators January, 2002]
[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 5-14 weeks fell, while the percentages for 
15-26 weeks and for 27 weeks and over rose. The mean duration of 
unemployment rose to 14.6 weeks and the median duration rose to 8.8 
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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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    r 2,141
2001.......................................................    6,742    42.0    32.1    14.1    11.8     13.2      6.8      50.8       12.3    30.1      6.7        2,972        404      3,005
 
2001:Jan r.................................................    5,887    44.4    32.7    12.0    10.9     12.6      5.9      46.5       13.7    32.4      7.4        2,350        330      3,108
      Feb r................................................    5,888    46.2    29.2    13.1    11.6     12.8      6.0      47.9       13.7    31.9      6.5        2,414        355      3,050
      Mar r................................................    6,061    43.7    31.9    13.2    11.3     12.8      6.4      49.0       13.1    31.2      6.7        2,505        378      2,829
      Apr r................................................    6,310    44.8    31.3    12.4    11.5     12.6      6.0      48.4       12.4    31.9      7.3        2,636        405      2,966
      May r................................................    6,210    43.5    32.4    13.8    10.3     12.4      6.4      50.2       13.1    29.3      7.5        2,825        409      2,534
      June r...............................................    6,465    43.4    32.4    13.0    11.2     12.9      6.3      50.4       12.5    29.8      7.3        2,995        410      2,644
      July r...............................................    6,545    41.1    33.7    14.7    10.6     12.7      6.7      50.9       12.2    30.1      6.8        3,058        395      3,171
      Aug r................................................    6,972    42.8    31.2    14.2    11.8     13.2      6.6      49.4       12.6    31.0      7.0        3,188        398      2,727
      Sept r...............................................    7,064    39.6    33.4    15.3    11.6     13.3      7.3      51.5       11.7    30.1      6.7        3,345        455      2,853
      Oct r................................................    7,665    40.3    33.0    14.9    11.8     13.0      7.4      55.4       11.3    27.2      6.0        3,676        490      3,025
      Nov r................................................    8,026    38.7    32.2    15.1    13.9     14.4      7.6      56.0       10.5    27.3      6.2        3,747        461      3,132
      Dec..................................................    8,259    37.1    33.4    15.9    13.7     14.5      8.2      54.4       11.0    28.6      6.0        3,637        410      3,928
 
2002:Jan...................................................    7,922    36.7    31.9    17.5    13.9     14.6      8.8      55.1       11.1    27.7      6.1   ............    p 385  ..........
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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).
    Seasonally adjusted unemployment 
data beginning 1997 reflect annual 
revisions released in January 2002.

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