[Economic Indicators March, 2007]
[Page Number 13]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



 
SELECTED MEASURES OF UNEMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAMS

In March, 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 rose 
to 17.3 weeks and the median duration rose 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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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        2,661        328      2,706
2006.......................................................    7,001    37.3    30.3    14.7    17.6     16.8      8.3      47.4       11.8    32.0      8.8        2,476        313      2,518
 
2006:Mar...................................................    7,009    38.2    28.6    14.7    18.5     17.0      8.5      48.7       11.6    30.8      8.9      r 2,455      r 307      2,650
      Apr..................................................    7,098    37.0    29.8    14.6    18.7     16.9      8.5      49.0       11.9    30.8      8.3      r 2,437      r 312      2,660
      May..................................................    7,006    35.7    31.7    13.9    18.7     17.1      8.5      49.6       12.5    30.5      7.4      r 2,425      r 328      2,266
      June.................................................    6,984    39.0    30.0    14.7    16.3     16.1      7.6      48.3       11.7    30.8      9.2      r 2,435      r 309      2,169
      July.................................................    7,228    37.3    30.2    14.3    18.3     17.3      8.2      46.6       11.9    32.8      8.8      r 2,466        313      2,637
      Aug..................................................    7,116    36.5    30.7    14.5    18.3     17.3      8.4      46.6       12.1    32.2      9.1      r 2,478        317      2,265
      Sept.................................................    6,912    37.3    30.0    14.6    18.1     17.2      8.1      46.1       11.6    33.1      9.2        2,441      r 315      2,090
      Oct..................................................    6,715    38.5    30.7    14.5    16.2     16.4      8.0      46.0       11.7    33.5      8.8      r 2,433      r 314      2,281
      Nov..................................................    6,826    37.0    31.4    14.8    16.8     16.3      8.2      46.5       11.6    33.3      8.6      r 2,458      r 325      2,218
      Dec..................................................    6,849    39.7    29.8    14.5    16.0     15.9      7.3      47.3       11.8    32.1      8.8      r 2,457      r 320      2,630
 
2007:Jan ..................................................    7,017    37.5    32.4    14.0    16.1     16.2      8.1      48.6       11.2    31.5      8.7      r 2,488      r 311      3,159
      Feb..................................................    6,865    37.5    31.6    13.1    17.8     16.4      8.1      50.1       11.8    29.6      8.4        2,553      r 337      3,101
      Mar..................................................    6,724    34.9    32.4    14.3    18.4     17.3      8.5      48.0       11.2    31.9      8.9   ............    p 317  ..........
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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 
cliims).
    Seasonally adjusted insured and 
initial unemployment claims data 
reflect annual revisions.
    Source: Department of Labor 
(Bureau of Labor Statistics and 
Employment and Training 
Administration).