[Economic Report of the President (1998)]
[Administration of William J. Clinton]
[Online through the Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov]



Table B-44.--Unemployment by duration and reason, 1950-97
[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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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
1997.........................................   6,739   2,538   2,138     995   1,067      15.8      8.0   3,037     931   2,106     795   2,338     569

1996: Jan....................................   7,522   2,673   2,397   1,133   1,233      16.1      8.3   3,539   1,108   2,431     817   2,477     619
Feb....................................   7,345   2,731   2,259   1,107   1,212      16.5      7.9   3,532   1,043   2,489     759   2,470     586
Mar....................................   7,355   2,606   2,264   1,103   1,318      17.2      8.3   3,474   1,008   2,466     792   2,506     569
Apr....................................   7,348   2,538   2,351   1,073   1,312      17.4      8.5   3,601   1,078   2,523     739   2,492     558
May....................................   7,359   2,778   2,350   1,027   1,336      17.0      8.5   3,459   1,112   2,347     690   2,747     545
June...................................   7,095   2,542   2,177   1,033   1,323      17.4      8.2   3,357   1,002   2,355     699   2,409     568

July...................................   7,347   2,711   2,342     974   1,326      16.8      8.2   3,386     993   2,393     751   2,546     609
Aug....................................   6,916   2,516   2,190   1,020   1,262      17.1      8.5   3,079     953   2,126     762   2,495     562
Sept...................................   7,003   2,535   2,227   1,039   1,223      16.8      8.4   3,226   1,002   2,224     785   2,444     559
Oct....................................   7,079   2,473   2,292   1,085   1,216      16.5      8.4   3,186     936   2,250     802   2,491     581
Nov....................................   7,231   2,879   2,224   1,025   1,170      16.1      7.8   3,333     999   2,334     829   2,518     587
Dec....................................   7,161   2,622   2,382     989   1,189      15.8      7.9   3,174     960   2,214     849   2,567     627

1997: Jan....................................   7,188   2,678   2,251     964   1,186      15.9      7.9   3,191     953   2,238     861   2,499     596
Feb....................................   7,174   2,580   2,341   1,031   1,127      15.9      8.2   3,147     949   2,198     804   2,608     623
Mar....................................   7,080   2,618   2,325   1,003   1,076      15.4      7.9   3,148     993   2,155     797   2,497     617
Apr....................................   6,768   2,471   2,177   1,033   1,055      15.4      8.1   3,038     958   2,080     776   2,422     569
May....................................   6,566   2,542   2,067   1,054   1,022      15.3      7.8   2,961     909   2,052     808   2,338     573
June...................................   6,814   2,541   2,188   1,031   1,038      15.3      7.9   3,094     928   2,166     827   2,333     510

July...................................   6,633   2,446   2,097   1,061   1,067      16.5      8.2   2,954     894   2,060     812   2,263     564
Aug....................................   6,657   2,564   2,121     950   1,077      15.8      7.9   3,010     891   2,119     894   2,173     554
Sept...................................   6,678   2,484   2,115   1,031   1,078      15.9      8.1   3,007     893   2,114     853   2,263     560
Oct....................................   6,496   2,558   1,912     919   1,071      16.3      7.7   2,934     963   1,971     732   2,247     555
Nov....................................   6,289   2,423   2,048     899     966      15.6      7.8   2,886     815   2,071     655   2,229     560
Dec....................................   6,392   2,531   1,922     936   1,028      16.3      7.7   2,991     961   2,030     692   2,170     552
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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-35.

Source: Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.