[Economic Report of the President (1996)]
[Administration of William J. Clinton]
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Table B-40.--Unemployment by duration and reason, 1950-95
[Thousands of persons, except as noted; monthly data seasonally adjusted\1\]
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Duration of unemployment                              Reason for unemployment
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Less                      27     Average                Job losers \3\
Year or month          Unemployment   than    5-14    15-26   weeks    (mean)    Median  ------------------------   Job                   New
5     weeks   weeks    and    duration  duration            On            leavers  Reentrants  entrants
weeks                    over    (weeks)   (weeks)   Total  layoff   Other
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1950..........................      3,288      1,450   1,055     425     357      12.1   ........  ......  ......  ......  .......  ..........  ........
1951..........................      2,055      1,177     574     166     137       9.7   ........  ......  ......  ......  .......  ..........  ........
1952..........................      1,883      1,135     516     148      84       8.4   ........  ......  ......  ......  .......  ..........  ........
1953..........................      1,834      1,142     482     132      78       8.0   ........  ......  ......  ......  .......  ..........  ........
1954..........................      3,532      1,605   1,116     495     317      11.8   ........  ......  ......  ......  .......  ..........  ........
1955..........................      2,852      1,335     815     366     336      13.0   ........  ......  ......  ......  .......  ..........  ........
1956..........................      2,750      1,412     805     301     232      11.3   ........  ......  ......  ......  .......  ..........  ........
1957..........................      2,859      1,408     891     321     239      10.5   ........  ......  ......  ......  .......  ..........  ........
1958..........................      4,602      1,753   1,396     785     667      13.9   ........  ......  ......  ......  .......  ..........  ........
1959..........................      3,740      1,585   1,114     469     571      14.4   ........  ......  ......  ......  .......  ..........  ........

1960..........................      3,852      1,719   1,176     503     454      12.8   ........  ......  ......  ......  .......  ..........  ........
1961..........................      4,714      1,806   1,376     728     804      15.6   ........  ......  ......  ......  .......  ..........  ........
1962..........................      3,911      1,663   1,134     534     585      14.7   ........  ......  ......  ......  .......  ..........  ........
1963..........................      4,070      1,751   1,231     535     553      14.0   ........  ......  ......  ......  .......  ..........  ........
1964..........................      3,786      1,697   1,117     491     482      13.3   ........  ......  ......  ......  .......  ..........  ........
1965..........................      3,366      1,628     983     404     351      11.8   ........  ......  ......  ......  .......  ..........  ........
1966..........................      2,875      1,573     779     287     239      10.4   ........  ......  ......  ......  .......  ..........  ........
1967 \2\......................      2,975      1,634     893     271     177       8.7       2.3    1,229     394     836      438       945        396
1968..........................      2,817      1,594     810     256     156       8.4       4.5    1,070     334     736      431       909        407
1969..........................      2,832      1,629     827     242     133       7.8       4.4    1,017     339     678      436       965        413

1970..........................      4,093      2,139   1,290     428     235       8.6       4.9    1,811     675   1,137      550     1,228        504
1971..........................      5,016      2,245   1,585     668     519      11.3       6.3    2,323     735   1,588      590     1,472        630
1972..........................      4,882      2,242   1,472     601     566      12.0       6.2    2,108     582   1,526      641     1,456        677
1973..........................      4,365      2,224   1,314     483     343      10.0       5.2    1,694     472   1,221      683     1,340        649
1974..........................      5,156      2,604   1,597     574     381       9.8       5.2    2,242     746   1,495      768     1,463        681
1975..........................      7,929      2,940   2,484   1,303   1,203      14.2       8.4    4,386   1,671   2,714      827     1,892        823
1976..........................      7,406      2,844   2,196   1,018   1,348      15.8       8.2    3,679   1,050   2,628      903     1,928        895
1977..........................      6,991      2,919   2,132     913   1,028      14.3       7.0    3,166     865   2,300      909     1,963        953
1978..........................      6,202      2,865   1,923     766     648      11.9       5.9    2,585     712   1,873      874     1,857        885
1979..........................      6,137      2,950   1,946     706     535      10.8       5.4    2,635     851   1,784      880     1,806        817

1980..........................      7,637      3,295   2,470   1,052     820      11.9       6.5    3,947   1,488   2,459      891     1,927        872
1981..........................      8,273      3,449   2,539   1,122   1,162      13.7       6.9    4,267   1,430   2,837      923     2,102        981
1982..........................     10,678      3,883   3,311   1,708   1,776      15.6       8.7    6,268   2,127   4,141      840     2,384      1,185
1983..........................     10,717      3,570   2,937   1,652   2,559      20.0      10.1    6,258   1,780   4,478      830     2,412      1,216
1984..........................      8,539      3,350   2,451   1,104   1,634      18.2       7.9    4,421   1,171   3,250      823     2,184      1,110
1985..........................      8,312      3,498   2,509   1,025   1,280      15.6       6.8    4,139   1,157   2,982      877     2,256      1,039
1986..........................      8,237      3,448   2,557   1,045   1,187      15.0       6.9    4,033   1,090   2,943    1,015     2,160      1,029
1987..........................      7,425      3,246   2,196     943   1,040      14.5       6.5    3,566     943   2,623      965     1,974        920
1988..........................      6,701      3,084   2,007     801     809      13.5       5.9    3,092     851   2,241      983     1,809        816
1989..........................      6,528      3,174   1,978     730     646      11.9       4.8    2,983     850   2,133    1,024     1,843        677

1990..........................      6,874      3,169   2,201     809     695      12.1       5.4    3,322   1,018   2,305    1,014     1,883        654
1991..........................      8,426      3,380   2,724   1,225   1,098      13.8       6.9    4,608   1,279   3,329      979     2,087        753
1992..........................      9,384      3,270   2,760   1,424   1,930      17.9       8.8    5,291   1,246   4,045      975     2,228        890
1993..........................      8,734      3,160   2,522   1,274   1,778      18.1       8.4    4,769   1,104   3,664      946     2,145        874
1994..........................      7,996      2,728   2,408   1,237   1,623      18.8       9.2    3,815     977   2,838      791     2,786        604
1995..........................      7,404      2,700   2,342   1,085   1,278      16.6       8.3    3,476   1,030   2,446      824     2,525        579

1994: Jan.....................      8,740      3,319   2,351   1,308   1,738      18.4       8.5    4,395   1,149   3,246      817     2,824        644
Feb.....................      8,576      2,677   2,670   1,318   1,748      18.8       8.9    4,163   1,091   3,072      852     2,936        636
Mar.....................      8,546      2,749   2,574   1,264   1,792      19.2       9.1    4,068   1,011   3,057      823     2,989        630
Apr.....................      8,385      2,772   2,482   1,237   1,735      19.1       9.2    3,880     979   2,901      810     3,164        679
May.....................      7,996      2,651   2,461   1,160   1,693      19.4       9.2    3,640     811   2,829      796     2,863        611
June....................      7,903      2,754   2,452   1,193   1,547      18.4       9.1    3,734     931   2,803      788     2,785        498

July....................      7,993      2,768   2,365   1,234   1,589      19.0       9.2    3,863   1,031   2,832      770     2,766        594
Aug.....................      7,889      2,655   2,572   1,198   1,575      18.9       9.2    3,706   1,012   2,694      786     2,758        621
Sept....................      7,647      2,675   2,294   1,213   1,555      18.8       9.5    3,574     824   2,750      874     2,620        600
Oct.....................      7,505      2,434   2,256   1,344   1,590      19.3      10.1    3,513     848   2,665      755     2,626        614
Nov.....................      7,315      2,599   2,163   1,187   1,474      18.2       9.1    3,495     881   2,614      710     2,575        578
Dec.....................      7,155      2,587   2,149   1,088   1,368      17.8       8.7    3,442     930   2,512      704     2,525        555

1995: Jan.....................      7,498      2,937   2,122   1,033   1,353      16.7       7.9    3,658   1,061   2,598      694     2,488        597
Feb.....................      7,183      2,600   2,165   1,090   1,207      16.9       7.8    3,339   1,025   2,314      773     2,474        582
Mar.....................      7,237      2,523   2,319     920   1,347      17.5       7.9    3,352   1,032   2,320      811     2,430        604
Apr.....................      7,665      2,629   2,430   1,115   1,390      17.7       8.5    3,532   1,145   2,387      817     2,779        637
May.....................      7,492      2,598   2,304   1,282   1,303      16.9       9.0    3,614     958   2,657      870     2,458        522
June....................      7,384      2,742   2,348   1,096   1,203      15.6       7.5    3,423   1,066   2,357      834     2,526        540

July....................      7,559      2,600   2,621   1,023   1,297      16.5       9.1    3,615   1,184   2,431      832     2,593        571
Aug.....................      7,431      2,713   2,434   1,150   1,230      16.3       8.7    3,426   1,036   2,390      871     2,537        574
Sept....................      7,451      2,868   2,272   1,071   1,281      16.3       8.0    3,367     874   2,492      887     2,578        614
Oct.....................      7,249      2,740   2,348   1,068   1,228      16.2       8.1    3,452     972   2,480      753     2,502        550
Nov.....................      7,432      2,812   2,376   1,048   1,249      16.5       7.9    3,516   1,062   2,455      856     2,509        573
Dec.....................      7,380      2,712   2,434   1,082   1,224      16.2       8.2    3,495   1,001   2,494      937     2,431        609
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\1\ Because of independent seasonal adjustment of the various series, detail will not add to totals.
\2\ Data for 1967 by reason for unemployment are not equal to total unemployment.
\3\ Beginning January 1994, job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs.

Note.--Data relate to persons 16 years of age and over.
See footnote 5 and Note, Table B-31.

Source: Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.