[Economic Indicators January, 2003]
[Page Number 13]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
SELECTED MEASURES OF UNEMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAMS
In December, the percentages of the unemployed who had been out of work
for less than 5 weeks and for 5-14 weeks fell; the percentages for 15-26
weeks and for 27 weeks and over rose. The mean duration of unemployment
rose to 18.5 weeks and the median duration rose to 9.6 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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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 2,141
2001....................................................... 6,742 42.0 32.1 14.1 11.8 13.2 6.8 50.8 12.3 30.1 6.7 r 2,974 404 r 3,007
2002....................................................... 8,266 34.6 30.8 16.3 18.3 16.6 9.1 54.7 10.4 28.5 6.5 3,585 407 3,618
2001:Dec................................................... 8,259 37.1 33.4 15.9 13.7 14.5 8.2 54.4 11.0 28.6 6.0 3,540 410 3,940
2002:Jan................................................... 7,922 36.7 31.9 17.5 13.9 14.6 8.8 55.1 11.1 27.7 6.1 3,475 401 4,313
Feb.................................................. 7,891 35.8 31.8 17.5 14.9 15.0 8.1 54.4 11.0 28.5 6.1 3,522 391 4,300
Mar.................................................. 8,111 37.6 29.5 16.6 16.3 15.4 8.1 52.3 10.6 30.3 6.8 3,619 422 4,138
Apr.................................................. 8,594 33.0 33.3 16.1 17.6 16.6 8.9 53.2 12.0 28.8 6.1 3,757 435 3,947
May.................................................. 8,351 34.4 30.3 15.7 19.6 17.1 9.8 54.5 10.7 28.9 5.9 3,797 412 3,250
June................................................. 8,424 31.7 32.3 16.6 19.4 17.3 11.7 54.8 10.0 28.2 7.0 3,672 393 3,539
July ................................................ 8,345 35.1 29.9 16.4 18.6 16.4 8.6 54.9 9.8 28.5 6.8 3,513 386 3,524
Aug.................................................. 8,142 35.6 30.0 16.2 18.2 16.2 8.4 55.1 10.0 27.4 7.5 3,532 399 3,123
Sept................................................. 8,092 33.4 30.9 16.2 19.5 17.8 9.5 56.0 9.6 27.9 6.5 3,627 423 3,267
Oct.................................................. 8,209 33.2 30.3 16.2 20.3 17.5 9.6 56.5 10.0 27.9 5.6 3,597 401 2,935
Nov.................................................. 8,508 34.5 29.6 15.3 20.6 17.7 9.3 55.1 9.7 28.2 7.0 3,483 378 r3,082
Dec.................................................. 8,590 32.7 29.4 16.1 21.8 18.5 9.6 54.6 10.2 29.2 6.1 3,438 418 3,898
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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).