[Economic Indicators October, 2007]
[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 and 15-26 weeks fell; the percentages for 5-14 
weeks and for 27 weeks and over rose. The mean duration of unemployment 
rose to 17.1 weeks and the median duration fell to 8.7 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:Oct...................................................    6,715    38.5    30.7    14.5    16.2     16.4      8.0      46.0       11.7    33.5      8.8        2,433        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        2,458        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        2,457        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        2,488        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        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        2,513        317      2,738
      Apr..................................................    6,801    35.6    31.3    15.7    17.5     17.1      8.7      48.2       11.0    31.9      8.9        2,536        327      2,830
      May..................................................    6,819    35.6    32.0    16.0    16.4     16.7      8.3      49.0       11.2    31.7      8.1        2,496        306      2,238
      June.................................................    6,933    36.1    30.8    16.9    16.2     16.8      8.2      48.7       11.7    30.7      9.0        2,527        319      2,279
      July.................................................    7,121    34.8    31.2    15.6    18.4     17.2      8.9      50.9       11.6    29.2      8.3        2,547        307      2,703
      Aug..................................................    7,097    36.3    30.3    15.9    17.4     16.9      8.6      51.2       11.2    29.2      8.4        2,578        324      2,269
      Sept.................................................    7,207    34.8    32.2    15.4    17.6     16.5      9.0      49.3       11.6    29.5      9.6        2,534        313      2,344
      Oct..................................................    7,245    34.1    33.8    14.2    18.0     17.1      8.7      50.8       10.9    28.6      9.7   ............    p 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).