[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\]
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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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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
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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.