[Economic Indicators March, 2009]
[Page Number 13]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
SELECTED MEASURES OF UNEMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAMS
In March, the percentages of the unemployed who had been out of work for
less than 5 weeks and for 5-14 weeks fell; the percentages for 15-26
weeks and for 27 weeks and over rose. The mean duration of unemployment
rose to 20.1 weeks and the median duration rose to 11.2 weeks.
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
[Monthly data seasonally adjusted, except as noted]
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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\
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Weekly average, thousands
----------------------------------
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
2007....................................................... 7,078 35.9 31.5 15.0 17.6 16.8 8.5 49.7 11.2 30.3 8.9 2,571 324 2,609
2008....................................................... 8,924 32.8 31.4 16.0 19.7 17.9 9.4 53.7 10.0 27.7 8.6 3,306 424 3,343
2008:Mar .................................................. 7,820 35.9 32.7 14.7 16.7 16.1 8.2 53.5 10.2 27.3 8.9 r 2,884 r 367 3,553
Apr ................................................. 7,675 32.5 32.9 16.6 17.9 17.0 9.3 52.7 11.2 28.0 8.1 r 2,996 r 366 3,037
May ................................................. 8,536 38.1 29.0 14.5 18.4 16.8 8.3 50.5 10.3 29.5 9.7 r 3,095 r 374 2,667
June ................................................ 8,662 31.4 34.6 15.4 18.6 17.6 10.1 51.7 9.8 29.7 8.8 r 3,155 r 392 3,108
July ................................................ 8,910 32.4 32.0 16.3 19.3 17.3 9.8 51.3 9.8 29.8 9.1 r 3,276 r 412 3,006
Aug ................................................. 9,550 33.9 30.1 16.4 19.6 17.6 9.3 52.6 10.5 28.2 8.7 r 3,460 r 441 3,179
Sept ................................................ 9,592 29.8 32.1 16.9 21.2 18.7 10.3 54.9 10.1 26.6 8.4 r 3,620 r 471 3,160
Oct ................................................. 10,221 30.3 29.7 17.9 22.1 19.8 10.6 56.8 9.2 25.9 8.1 r 3,821 r 480 2,978
Nov ................................................. 10,476 31.4 30.3 17.0 21.3 18.9 10.0 58.6 8.9 25.3 7.2 r 4,125 r 520 3,819
Dec ................................................. 11,108 29.2 30.4 17.2 23.2 19.7 10.6 58.4 9.1 25.1 7.5 r 4,430 r 537 4,777
2009:Jan .................................................. 11,616 31.0 29.8 16.8 22.4 19.8 10.3 61.1 8.0 24.1 6.8 r 4,670 r 573 5,372
Feb ................................................. 12,467 26.9 31.4 18.6 23.1 19.8 11.0 62.3 6.6 22.9 8.1 5,085 r 637 ..........
Mar ................................................. 13,161 25.7 30.8 19.3 24.2 20.1 11.2 63.5 6.8 22.9 6.7 ............ p 657 ..........
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
\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).
Seasonally adjusted insured and
initial claims data reflect annual
revisions.
Source: Department of Labor
(Bureau of Labor Statistics and
Employment and Training
Administration).