[Economic Report of the President (1997)]
[Administration of William J. Clinton]
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Table B-42.--Unemployment by duration and reason, 1950-96
[Thousands of persons, except as noted; monthly data seasonally adjusted\1\]
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Durationofunemployment                           Reason for unemployment
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Unem-                                   Average                Job losers\3\
Year or month                   ploy-   Less                      27     (mean)   Median ------------------------   Job             New
ment    than    5-14    15-26   weeks     dura-   dura-                            leav-   Reen-    en-
5     weeks   weeks    and      tion     tion    Total    On     Other    ers   trants  trants
weeks                    over   (weeks)  (weeks)          layoff
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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.........................................   7,047   3,265   2,257     822     703      12.0      5.3   3,387   1,028   2,359   1,041   1,930     688
1991.........................................   8,628   3,480   2,791   1,246   1,111      13.7      6.8   4,694   1,292   3,402   1,004   2,139     792
1992.........................................   9,613   3,376   2,830   1,453   1,954      17.7      8.7   5,389   1,260   4,129   1,002   2,285     937
1993.........................................   8,940   3,262   2,584   1,297   1,798      18.0      8.3   4,848   1,115   3,733     976   2,198     919
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
1996.........................................   7,236   2,633   2,287   1,053   1,262      16.7      8.3   3,370   1,021   2,349     774   2,512     580

1995:Jan.....................................   7,432   2,813   2,155   1,032   1,367      17.1      7.9   3,560     999   2,561     716   2,553     573
Feb......................................   7,203   2,582   2,212   1,109   1,245      17.1      8.3   3,378   1,021   2,357     788   2,485     575
Mar......................................   7,201   2,589   2,300     927   1,328      17.2      8.2   3,377   1,028   2,349     798   2,436     597
Apr......................................   7,590   2,669   2,353   1,059   1,377      17.4      8.3   3,423   1,067   2,356     827   2,765     618
May......................................   7,358   2,595   2,302   1,253   1,288      16.9      8.9   3,525     956   2,569     879   2,440     558
June.....................................   7,445   2,744   2,382   1,097   1,183      15.7      7.8   3,431   1,059   2,372     855   2,540     564

July.....................................   7,496   2,573   2,548   1,079   1,246      16.5      8.7   3,516   1,112   2,404     836   2,538     543
Aug......................................   7,517   2,747   2,444   1,156   1,239      16.2      8.3   3,516   1,084   2,432     863   2,532     587
Sept.....................................   7,523   2,848   2,313   1,064   1,277      16.3      8.0   3,452     922   2,530     871   2,570     614
Oct......................................   7,329   2,808   2,351   1,036   1,250      16.2      8.1   3,553   1,044   2,509     748   2,511     560
Nov......................................   7,409   2,739   2,383   1,082   1,273      16.5      8.1   3,511   1,062   2,449     830   2,502     582
Dec......................................   7,354   2,683   2,368   1,120   1,247      16.4      8.2   3,512   1,024   2,488     879   2,443     587

1996:Jan.....................................   7,588   2,774   2,370   1,114   1,255      16.2      8.2   3,586   1,106   2,480     835   2,481     620
Feb......................................   7,364   2,736   2,291   1,097   1,225      16.6      8.1   3,543   1,041   2,502     749   2,499     603
Mar......................................   7,402   2,632   2,305   1,102   1,304      17.2      8.2   3,508   1,031   2,477     783   2,538     593
Apr......................................   7,302   2,450   2,330   1,098   1,289      17.3      8.6   3,535   1,092   2,443     723   2,487     567
May......................................   7,331   2,754   2,310   1,048   1,306      16.9      8.4   3,409   1,070   2,339     688   2,709     546
June.....................................   7,119   2,544   2,201   1,051   1,302      17.2      8.1   3,399   1,000   2,399     702   2,437     545

July.....................................   7,276   2,603   2,307     994   1,332      16.9      8.5   3,348     980   2,368     754   2,522     590
Aug......................................   6,910   2,534   2,199   1,003   1,270      17.2      8.5   3,095     931   2,164     775   2,467     552
Sept.....................................   7,043   2,522   2,245   1,040   1,237      16.9      8.6   3,236     989   2,247     800   2,441     559
Oct......................................   7,019   2,556   2,265   1,062   1,232      16.7      8.3   3,171     957   2,214     797   2,489     577
Nov......................................   7,187   2,819   2,252   1,018   1,166      16.0      7.7   3,261     994   2,267     825   2,523     586
Dec......................................   7,167   2,671   2,357     976   1,203      15.8      7.8   3,221     987   2,234     845   2,556     626
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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-33.

Source: Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.