[Economic Indicators December, 2009]
[Page Number 13]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


 
SELECTED MEASURES OF UNEMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAMS

In December, the percentages of the unemployed who had been out of work 
for less than 5 weeks and for 27 weeks and over rose, while the 
percentages for 5-14 weeks and for 15-26 weeks fell. The mean duration 
of unemployment rose to 29.1 weeks and the median duration rose to 20.5 
weeks. (Series revised.)
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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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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        2,572        324      2,610
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
2009.......................................................   14,265    22.2    26.8    19.5    31.5     24.4     15.1      64.2        6.2    22.3      7.3   ............  .......  ..........
 
2008:Dec r.................................................   11,400    28.8    30.9    17.4    22.9     19.6     10.7      59.2        8.9    24.7      7.2        4,430        537      4,771
 
2009:Jan r.................................................   11,919    30.2    30.1    17.3    22.4     19.9     10.6      61.7        7.8    23.8      6.7        4,670        573      5,382
      Feb r................................................   12,714    26.5    31.2    18.9    23.4     20.0     11.4      62.4        6.5    23.1      8.0        5,085        637      6,098
      Mar r................................................   13,310    25.2    30.6    19.6    24.6     20.8     11.9      63.8        6.7    22.8      6.7        5,686        658      6,922
      Apr r................................................   13,816    24.3    29.3    19.0    27.5     21.8     13.1      64.3        6.4    22.7      6.7        6,297        630      6,074
      May r................................................   14,518    22.2    29.6    20.5    27.7     22.9     14.9      65.0        6.3    22.0      6.7        6,747        631      6,232
      June r...............................................   14,721    21.0    26.6    22.7    29.6     24.4     18.2      65.2        5.6    22.6      6.6        6,732        612      6,258
      July r...............................................   14,534    21.9    24.3    19.6    34.2     25.3     15.9      64.8        6.0    22.4      6.8        6,274        558      5,647
      Aug r................................................   14,993    20.0    27.4    18.9    33.6     25.2     15.5      65.3        5.6    21.9      7.3        6,190        572      6,196
      Sept r...............................................   15,159    19.4    25.3    19.5    35.9     26.5     17.8      66.1        5.6    21.0      7.3        6,130        545    r 5,143
      Oct r................................................   15,612    20.1    23.5    20.4    36.0     27.2     19.0      65.2        5.8    22.0      7.1        5,817        524      4,662
      Nov r................................................   15,340    18.2    23.0    20.1    38.7     28.6     20.2      64.8        6.0    20.9      8.3        5,415      r 480      5,250
      Dec .................................................   15,267    19.0    22.7    18.5    39.8     29.1     20.5      63.7        6.1    21.9      8.3   ............    p 455  ..........
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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).  
    See Note, p. 11.  
    Source: Department of Labor 
(Bureau of Labor Statistics and 
Employment and Training 
Administration).