[Economic Indicators March, 2004]
[Page Number 13]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



 
SELECTED MEASURES OF UNEMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAMS

In March, the percentages of the unemployed who had been out of work for 
less than 5 weeks and for 27 weeks and over rose; the percentages for 5-
14 weeks and for 15-26 weeks fell. The mean duration of unemployment 
fell to 20.1 weeks and the median duration was unchanged at 10.3 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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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 ......................................................    5,692    44.9    31.9    11.8    11.4     12.6      5.9      44.2       13.7    34.5      7.6        2,110        301      2,141
2001 ......................................................    6,801    42.0    32.3    14.0    11.8     13.1      6.8      51.1       12.3    29.9      6.8        2,974        404      3,007
2002 ......................................................    8,378    34.5    30.8    16.3    18.3     16.6      9.1      55.0       10.3    28.3      6.4        3,585        407      3,619
2003 ......................................................    8,774    31.7    29.8    16.4    22.1     19.2     10.1      55.1        9.3    28.2      7.3        3,533        402      3,571
 
2003:Mar ..................................................    8,519    32.8    29.8    15.8    21.5     18.1      9.7      55.5        9.3    28.0      7.2       r3,541       r420      4,348
      Apr .................................................    8,799    32.1    30.0    16.0    21.9     19.4     10.1      55.0        9.3    28.5      7.2       r3,614       r433      3,708
      May .................................................    8,957    33.9    29.3    15.4    21.4     19.2     10.1      56.2        8.7    28.0      7.1       r3,675       r424      3,270
      June ................................................    9,245    31.8    30.2    16.2    21.8     19.6     11.7      54.3        9.7    28.9      7.0       r3,675       r420      3,674
      July ................................................    9,048    30.4    30.0    17.8    21.8     19.3     10.1      55.4        8.9    28.2      7.4       r3,598       r404      3,449
      Aug .................................................    8,929    30.6    29.5    17.5    22.4     19.2     10.0      55.4        8.9    28.4      7.3       r3,594       r400      3,379
      Sept ................................................    8,966    30.6    30.4    16.0    23.0     19.6     10.1      55.6        9.4    27.4      7.7       r3,581       r399      3,224
      Oct .................................................    8,797    31.1    29.4    16.6    22.9     19.4     10.3      55.2        8.9    28.5      7.4       r3,491       r383     r2,799
      Nov .................................................    8,653    30.3    29.5    16.7    23.5     20.0     10.4      54.2       10.7    28.0      7.1       r3,379       r369     r3,203
      Dec .................................................    8,398    31.0    28.9    17.8    22.3     19.6     10.4      54.6        9.3    28.0      8.2       r3,289       r362     r3,544
 
2004:Jan ..................................................    8,297    31.2    28.6    17.5    22.7     19.8     10.7      52.3        9.6    30.0      8.1       r3,172      r 356     r3,703
      Feb .................................................    8,170    30.3    29.6    17.2    22.9     20.3     10.3      52.4       10.0    29.4      8.2        3,139      r 356      3,976
      Mar .................................................    8,352    31.1    29.0    16.0    23.9     20.1     10.3      54.2        9.8    28.5      7.4   ............    p 340  ..........
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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). Also 
includes Federal and State extended 
benefit programs. Does not include 
Railroad (RR) program, Federal 
supplemental compensation or 
Emergency Unemployment Compensation 
programs.
    \3\ See footnote 2, p. 11.
    Note.--Data relate to persons 
age 16 years and over (except for 
insured unemployment and initial 
claims).
    Seasonally adjusted insured and 
initial claims data reflect annual 
revisions. Data revised beginning 
1998.

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