[Economic Indicators December, 2005]
[Page Number 13]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



 
SELECTED MEASURES OF UNEMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAMS

In November, the percentages of the unemployed who had been out of work 
for less than 5 weeks and for 15-26 weeks rose; the percentages for 5-14 
weeks and for 27 weeks and over fell. The mean duration of unemployment 
fell to 17.7 weeks and the median duration fell to 8.5 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: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      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        2,774        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        2,825        350      2,631
      Nov..................................................    7,582    36.7    30.1    14.8    18.4     17.7      8.5      45.6       12.0    33.3      9.0      p 2,703      r 323      2,473
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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).