[Economic Report of the President (1999)] [Administration of William J. Clinton] [Online through the Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov] POPULATION, EMPLOYMENT, WAGES, AND PRODUCTIVITY [[Page 378]] Table B-44.--Unemployment by duration and reason, 1950-98 [Thousands of persons, except as noted; monthly data seasonally adjusted\1\] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Durationofunemployment Reason for unemployment -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1998......................................... 6,210 2,622 1,950 763 875 14.5 6.7 2,822 866 1,957 734 2,132 520 1997:Jan..................................... 7,126 2,712 2,251 989 1,161 15.9 7.8 3,210 952 2,258 849 2,485 600 Feb...................................... 7,154 2,561 2,367 1,031 1,106 15.8 8.2 3,174 963 2,211 793 2,554 621 Mar...................................... 6,996 2,579 2,324 994 1,081 15.5 8.0 3,133 987 2,146 794 2,471 614 Apr...................................... 6,842 2,464 2,198 1,060 1,078 15.5 8.3 3,103 985 2,118 789 2,444 574 May...................................... 6,678 2,519 2,072 1,080 1,050 15.3 8.0 2,996 937 2,059 810 2,385 584 June..................................... 6,824 2,568 2,135 1,005 1,085 15.6 7.9 3,109 937 2,172 818 2,346 495 July..................................... 6,633 2,426 2,076 1,057 1,083 16.5 8.2 2,915 868 2,047 794 2,294 573 Aug...................................... 6,630 2,554 2,113 935 1,083 16.0 7.8 2,984 860 2,124 892 2,174 557 Sept..................................... 6,654 2,492 2,089 999 1,064 15.8 8.1 2,968 863 2,105 842 2,247 571 Oct...................................... 6,445 2,500 1,955 927 1,045 16.2 7.8 2,917 983 1,934 737 2,235 546 Nov...................................... 6,289 2,496 2,013 904 940 15.4 7.6 2,865 810 2,055 680 2,213 549 Dec...................................... 6,448 2,558 1,962 921 1,005 16.0 7.4 2,966 955 2,011 715 2,193 549 1998:Jan..................................... 6,345 2,520 1,976 802 1,009 15.5 7.3 2,826 862 1,964 792 2,215 524 Feb...................................... 6,363 2,598 1,931 849 955 15.4 7.1 2,827 836 1,991 773 2,206 538 Mar...................................... 6,432 2,792 1,971 830 898 14.6 6.9 2,950 966 1,984 745 2,187 544 Apr...................................... 5,952 2,626 1,929 605 856 14.5 6.6 2,706 723 1,983 641 2,115 518 May...................................... 6,039 2,608 1,967 671 838 14.7 6.1 2,822 816 2,006 749 2,081 505 June..................................... 6,245 2,553 2,022 833 808 14.1 6.7 2,832 851 1,981 754 2,112 517 July..................................... 6,231 2,626 1,975 783 823 14.3 6.7 2,865 931 1,934 770 2,072 474 Aug...................................... 6,217 2,652 1,956 810 834 13.7 6.8 2,834 937 1,897 734 2,124 507 Sept..................................... 6,263 2,638 1,968 732 904 14.3 6.6 2,865 909 1,956 727 2,161 501 Oct...................................... 6,258 2,754 1,896 732 866 14.1 5.9 2,813 857 1,956 730 2,142 577 Nov...................................... 6,080 2,546 1,983 752 859 14.4 6.7 2,758 850 1,908 677 2,130 534 Dec...................................... 6,021 2,614 1,839 754 824 14.1 6.7 2,754 841 1,913 709 2,031 504 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- \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.