[Economic Indicators October, 2005]
[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 rose; 
the percentage for 15-26 weeks fell. The mean duration of unemployment 
fell to 18.1 weeks and the median duration was unchanged at 8.6 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
                                                                     --------------------------------------------------              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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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        3,531        404      3,569
2004.......................................................    8,149    33.1    29.2    15.9    21.8     19.6      9.8      51.5       10.5    29.5      8.4        2,950        345      2,995
 
2004:Oct ..................................................    8,066    34.1    28.4    15.6    21.9     19.7      9.5      50.5       10.3    29.9      9.3        2,797        339      2,426
      Nov .................................................    8,020    32.7    29.6    16.2    21.5     19.8      9.8      50.5       10.9    29.6      9.0        2,756        336      2,621
      Dec..................................................    8,047    35.4    28.0    16.4    20.2     19.3      9.5      50.9       11.1    29.2      8.8        2,738        332      2,693
 
2005:Jan ..................................................    7,737    33.5    30.2    15.5    20.9     19.3      9.4      51.8       10.5    29.7      8.0        2,723        329      3,654
      Feb..................................................    7,988    34.6    29.1    15.8    20.5     19.1      9.3      49.2       11.9    29.7      9.2        2,674        309      3,258
      Mar..................................................    7,656    33.0    30.3    15.2    21.5     19.5      9.3      49.1       11.1    30.6      9.2        2,652        337      2,954
      Apr..................................................    7,663    34.9    29.7    14.2    21.2     19.6      8.9      47.9       11.7    30.7      9.7        2,593        323      2,659
      May..................................................    7,647    35.4    29.7    14.9    20.1     18.8      9.1      47.5       12.3    30.7      9.5        2,590        334      2,587
      June.................................................    7,486    36.2    31.8    14.1    17.8     17.1      9.1      49.7       11.4    30.0      8.9        2,600        323      2,410
      July.................................................    7,497    34.6    32.7    14.1    18.7     17.6      9.0      48.6       11.0    32.0      8.4        2,582        317      2,617
      Aug..................................................    7,391    33.9    30.3    16.6    19.2     18.9      9.4      47.1       11.3    33.1      8.5        2,581        318    r 2,492
      Sept.................................................    7,661    35.8    29.9    14.8    19.4     18.3      8.6      48.7       11.5    31.7      8.1      r 2,774      r 398      2,226
      Oct..................................................    7,433    36.1    30.4    14.0    19.5     18.1      8.6      47.5       12.0    31.7      8.8   ............    p 351  ..........
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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.
    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).