[Economic Report of the President (2003)] [Administration of George W. Bush] [Online through the Government Publishing 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\] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Duration of unemployment 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- \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.