[Economic Report of the President (2007)] [Administration of George W. Bush] [Online through the Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov] Table B-44.--Unemployment by duration and reason, 1959-2006 [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 2006......................................... 7,001 2,614 2,121 1,031 1,235 16.8 8.3 3,321 921 2,400 827 2,237 616 2005: Jan.................................... 7,756 2,637 2,329 1,195 1,650 19.4 9.4 4,034 973 3,062 816 2,336 625 Feb.................................... 7,966 2,771 2,351 1,222 1,645 19.1 9.1 3,907 964 2,943 949 2,389 735 Mar.................................... 7,683 2,489 2,338 1,141 1,645 19.4 9.2 3,761 949 2,812 859 2,393 705 Apr.................................... 7,657 2,671 2,285 1,084 1,601 19.8 9.0 3,627 841 2,786 896 2,376 763 May.................................... 7,656 2,730 2,275 1,160 1,524 18.6 9.1 3,608 893 2,716 934 2,394 706 June................................... 7,507 2,649 2,359 1,065 1,342 17.3 9.2 3,639 947 2,691 850 2,347 649 July................................... 7,464 2,545 2,412 1,099 1,386 17.7 9.0 3,602 949 2,653 820 2,393 625 Aug.................................... 7,360 2,578 2,231 1,195 1,414 18.6 9.2 3,460 898 2,562 827 2,415 624 Sept................................... 7,606 2,754 2,297 1,111 1,454 17.9 8.5 3,728 1,005 2,722 881 2,376 620 Oct.................................... 7,436 2,708 2,266 1,043 1,437 18.0 8.6 3,552 931 2,622 890 2,333 655 Nov.................................... 7,548 2,828 2,231 1,091 1,387 17.5 8.4 3,486 888 2,599 919 2,484 680 Dec.................................... 7,331 2,655 2,239 1,069 1,353 17.4 8.5 3,482 923 2,560 829 2,389 640 2006: Jan................................... 7,023 2,549 2,242 1,085 1,170 16.8 8.5 3,374 874 2,500 826 2,277 619 Feb.................................... 7,158 2,604 2,100 1,136 1,361 17.8 8.9 3,379 889 2,491 852 2,280 685 Mar.................................... 7,009 2,671 2,002 1,029 1,295 17.0 8.5 3,414 920 2,493 811 2,161 626 Apr.................................... 7,098 2,632 2,123 1,036 1,329 16.9 8.5 3,476 912 2,564 845 2,183 585 May.................................... 7,006 2,517 2,234 984 1,323 17.1 8.5 3,463 955 2,508 876 2,128 519 June................................... 6,984 2,676 2,061 1,010 1,120 16.1 7.6 3,373 976 2,396 817 2,150 643 July................................... 7,228 2,686 2,171 1,028 1,315 17.3 8.2 3,351 924 2,427 854 2,361 630 Aug.................................... 7,116 2,615 2,198 1,036 1,309 17.3 8.4 3,289 892 2,398 851 2,276 646 Sept................................... 6,912 2,582 2,077 1,010 1,254 17.2 8.1 3,195 872 2,323 804 2,292 635 Oct.................................... 6,715 2,588 2,064 974 1,088 16.4 8.0 3,088 958 2,130 783 2,249 593 Nov.................................... 6,826 2,517 2,135 1,006 1,145 16.3 8.2 3,179 965 2,214 793 2,279 591 Dec.................................... 6,849 2,707 2,037 991 1,090 15.9 7.3 3,236 958 2,278 807 2,199 601 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- \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.