[Economic Indicators December, 2006]
[Page Number 13]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



 
SELECTED MEASURES OF UNEMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAMS

In November, the percentage of the unemployed who had been out of work 
for less than 5 weeks fell; the percentages for 5-14 weeks, for 15-26 
weeks, and for 27 weeks and over rose. The mean duration of unemployment 
fell to 16.4 weeks and the median duration rose to 8.3 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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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
2005.......................................................    7,591    35.1    30.4    14.9    19.6     18.4      8.9      48.3       11.5    31.4      8.8        2,662        328      2,707
 
2005:Nov ..................................................    7,572    36.9    30.1    14.7    18.3     17.6      8.5      45.6       11.9    33.5      9.0        2,673        316    r 2,473
      Dec .................................................    7,375    37.2    30.2    14.4    18.2     17.3      8.5      47.1       11.4    32.8      8.7        2,643        311      2,602
 
2006:Jan...................................................    7,040    36.2    32.1    15.4    16.3     16.8      8.4      46.9       11.8    32.5      8.7        2,544        287      3,381
      Feb .................................................    7,193    36.3    29.0    15.7    19.0     17.6      8.9      46.7       11.8    32.1      9.4        2,494        303      3,040
      Mar .................................................    7,011    38.1    28.6    14.9    18.4     16.9      8.5      48.6       11.6    30.7      9.0        2,446        309      2,650
      Apr .................................................    7,123    37.0    29.7    14.7    18.6     16.8      8.5      49.5       11.9    30.5      8.1        2,423        315    r 2,660
      May .................................................    7,015    35.7    31.8    13.7    18.8     17.1      8.5      50.0       12.5    30.1      7.4        2,408        330      2,266
      June ................................................    6,957    39.0    29.9    14.9    16.2     16.2      7.5      48.9       11.7    30.0      9.3        2,423        308      2,169
      July ................................................    7,205    37.5    30.1    13.8    18.6     17.3      8.2      46.7       11.9    32.7      8.7        2,469        313      2,637
      Aug .................................................    7,119    36.2    30.6    14.8    18.4     17.4      8.5      46.6       12.1    32.1      9.2        2,486        317      2,265
      Sept ................................................    6,949    37.1    29.9    14.8    18.2     17.4      8.2      45.9       11.7    33.2      9.3        2,441        314      2,090
      Oct .................................................    6,711    38.5    30.7    14.8    16.0     16.5      8.1      45.7       11.8    33.6      8.9        2,435        311      2,281
      Nov .................................................    6,817    36.9    31.5    14.9    16.8     16.4      8.3      46.0       11.6    33.7      8.7      p 2,466        327  ..........
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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).