[Economic Report of the President (2003)]
[Administration of George W. Bush]
[Online through the Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov]


 
Table B-44.--Unemployment by duration and reason, 1955-2002
[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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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
1999.........................................   5,880   2,568   1,832     755     725      13.4      6.4   2,622     848   1,774     783   2,005     469

2000.........................................   5,655   2,543   1,803     665     644      12.6      5.9   2,492     842   1,650     775   1,957     431
2001.........................................   6,742   2,833   2,163     949     797      13.2      6.8   3,428   1,049   2,379     832   2,029     453
2002.........................................   8,266   2,858   2,547   1,346   1,515      16.6      9.1   4,522   1,097   3,424     859   2,352     533


2001: Jan....................................   5,887   2,631   1,940     709     648      12.6      5.9   2,762   1,002   1,760     813   1,921     439
Feb....................................   5,888   2,749   1,737     778     688      12.8      6.0   2,856     950   1,906     815   1,900     387
Mar....................................   6,061   2,698   1,967     814     696      12.8      6.4   2,995     988   2,007     803   1,908     410
Apr....................................   6,310   2,822   1,976     781     726      12.6      6.0   3,020   1,023   1,997     776   1,991     456
May....................................   6,210   2,714   2,021     862     641      12.4      6.4   3,132   1,055   2,077     818   1,827     467
June...................................   6,465   2,809   2,098     843     728      12.9      6.3   3,249     990   2,259     807   1,921     470
July...................................   6,545   2,647   2,170     948     682      12.7      6.7   3,294   1,020   2,274     791   1,948     442
Aug....................................   6,972   2,953   2,152     980     818      13.2      6.6   3,438   1,071   2,367     877   2,162     488
Sept...................................   7,064   2,807   2,366   1,084     823      13.3      7.3   3,595   1,114   2,481     819   2,102     466
Oct....................................   7,665   3,084   2,522   1,136     906      13.0      7.4   4,297   1,288   3,009     880   2,113     466
Nov....................................   8,026   3,090   2,573   1,207   1,110      14.4      7.6   4,501   1,157   3,344     848   2,197     497
Dec....................................   8,259   3,024   2,724   1,295   1,115      14.5      8.2   4,492   1,107   3,385     908   2,361     495

2002:  Jan...................................   7,922   2,978   2,586   1,418   1,127      14.6      8.8   4,354   1,124   3,231     879   2,191     479
Feb....................................   7,891   2,828   2,515   1,383   1,178      15.0      8.1   4,326   1,106   3,220     877   2,268     485
Mar....................................   8,111   3,078   2,411   1,355   1,333      15.4      8.1   4,270   1,066   3,204     862   2,471     557
Apr....................................   8,594   2,793   2,818   1,360   1,494      16.6      8.9   4,525   1,095   3,430   1,017   2,450     519
May....................................   8,351   2,876   2,531   1,316   1,636      17.1      9.8   4,598   1,091   3,506     902   2,433     499
June...................................   8,424   2,729   2,784   1,434   1,669      17.3     11.7   4,579   1,061   3,518     836   2,360     584
July...................................   8,345   2,896   2,464   1,349   1,533      16.4      8.6   4,580   1,224   3,356     818   2,375     571
Aug....................................   8,142   2,880   2,431   1,309   1,474      16.2      8.4   4,560   1,151   3,410     824   2,270     619
Sept...................................   8,092   2,708   2,511   1,315   1,585      17.8      9.5   4,535     999   3,536     781   2,263     526
Oct....................................   8,209   2,715   2,471   1,324   1,656      17.5      9.6   4,737   1,054   3,682     838   2,344     469
Nov....................................   8,508   2,904   2,490   1,288   1,734      17.7      9.3   4,651   1,031   3,619     822   2,376     588
Dec....................................   8,590   2,783   2,496   1,369   1,856      18.5      9.6   4,633   1,085   3,547     868   2,475     515
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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.