[Economic Report of the President (2006)] [Administration of George W. Bush] [Online through the Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov] Table B-44.--Unemployment by duration and reason, 1959-2005 [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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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......................................... 5,692 2,558 1,815 669 649 12.6 5.9 2,517 852 1,664 780 1,961 434 2001......................................... 6,801 2,853 2,196 951 801 13.1 6.8 3,476 1,067 2,409 835 2,031 459 2002......................................... 8,378 2,893 2,580 1,369 1,535 16.6 9.1 4,607 1,124 3,483 866 2,368 536 2003......................................... 8,774 2,785 2,612 1,442 1,936 19.2 10.1 4,838 1,121 3,717 818 2,477 641 2004......................................... 8,149 2,696 2,382 1,293 1,779 19.6 9.8 4,197 998 3,199 858 2,408 686 2005......................................... 7,591 2,667 2,304 1,130 1,490 18.4 8.9 3,667 933 2,734 872 2,386 666 2004: Jan.................................... 8,345 2,657 2,397 1,446 1,903 19.8 10.6 4,350 1,027 3,323 815 2,559 677 Feb.................................... 8,186 2,419 2,422 1,367 1,865 20.2 10.2 4,258 1,053 3,205 821 2,411 660 Mar.................................... 8,397 2,638 2,421 1,333 1,982 19.8 10.2 4,548 1,029 3,519 847 2,429 628 Apr.................................... 8,140 2,768 2,387 1,190 1,787 19.6 9.4 4,362 1,005 3,357 825 2,306 638 May.................................... 8,178 2,683 2,390 1,274 1,794 19.8 9.9 4,225 963 3,262 851 2,446 705 June................................... 8,247 2,684 2,371 1,325 1,774 19.9 10.8 4,125 1,004 3,121 904 2,443 651 July................................... 8,182 2,868 2,438 1,227 1,709 18.8 8.9 4,243 1,056 3,187 905 2,297 701 Aug.................................... 8,000 2,638 2,536 1,247 1,671 19.2 9.4 4,001 977 3,023 890 2,419 711 Sept................................... 7,981 2,760 2,226 1,220 1,718 19.6 9.6 4,007 893 3,114 825 2,414 708 Oct.................................... 8,040 2,735 2,297 1,267 1,752 19.6 9.5 4,054 945 3,108 824 2,411 744 Nov.................................... 7,974 2,610 2,360 1,258 1,712 19.8 9.7 4,040 955 3,085 865 2,373 704 Dec.................................... 8,040 2,887 2,285 1,276 1,650 19.4 9.4 4,029 962 3,067 938 2,367 711 2005: Jan................................... 7,723 2,597 2,348 1,191 1,630 19.2 9.3 3,982 962 3,020 815 2,336 621 Feb.................................... 7,986 2,743 2,320 1,236 1,626 19.1 9.2 3,886 960 2,927 950 2,406 741 Mar.................................... 7,616 2,498 2,318 1,157 1,636 19.3 9.2 3,759 955 2,804 855 2,368 706 Apr.................................... 7,644 2,670 2,271 1,091 1,597 19.6 8.9 3,677 841 2,836 894 2,348 735 May.................................... 7,629 2,694 2,270 1,122 1,528 18.6 9.1 3,664 898 2,766 952 2,365 699 June................................... 7,493 2,661 2,339 1,053 1,335 17.2 9.1 3,666 974 2,692 838 2,240 654 July................................... 7,494 2,616 2,452 1,069 1,414 17.7 8.9 3,626 954 2,673 825 2,411 627 Aug.................................... 7,367 2,544 2,268 1,229 1,444 18.9 9.4 3,474 874 2,600 839 2,455 633 Sept................................... 7,648 2,751 2,253 1,120 1,464 18.2 8.5 3,697 970 2,726 874 2,423 626 Oct.................................... 7,418 2,708 2,263 1,045 1,432 18.0 8.6 3,508 944 2,564 889 2,349 654 Nov.................................... 7,572 2,779 2,268 1,108 1,383 17.6 8.5 3,455 899 2,556 900 2,538 679 Dec.................................... 7,375 2,764 2,240 1,068 1,350 17.3 8.5 3,486 935 2,552 841 2,430 644 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- \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.