[Economic Indicators April, 2010]
[Page Number 13]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
SELECTED MEASURES OF UNEMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAMS
In April, the percentages of the unemployed who had been out of work for
less than 5 weeks and for 27 weeks and over rose, while the percentages
for 5-14 weeks and for 15-26 weeks fell. The mean duration of
unemployment rose to 33.0 weeks and the median duration rose to 21.6
weeks.
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[Monthly data seasonally adjusted, except as noted]
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Duration of unemployment Reason for unemployment: percent State programs
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Un- Percent distribution Number of weeks --------------------------------------- unem-
employ- -------------------------------------------------- ployment,
Period ment 27 Insured Initial all
(thou- Less 5-14 15-26 weeks Average Job losers Job Reen- New unemployment claims programs
sands) than 5 weeks weeks and (mean) Median \1\ leavers trants entrants (NSA) (NSA) (NSA) \2\
weeks over
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Weekly average, thousands
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2000 ....................................................... 5,692 44.9 31.9 11.8 11.4 12.6 5.9 44.2 13.7 34.5 7.6 2,110 301 2,143
2001 ....................................................... 6,801 42.0 32.3 14.0 11.8 13.1 6.8 51.1 12.3 29.9 6.8 2,974 404 3,012
2002 ....................................................... 8,378 34.5 30.8 16.3 18.3 16.6 9.1 55.0 10.3 28.3 6.4 3,585 407 4,453
2003 ....................................................... 8,774 31.7 29.8 16.4 22.1 19.2 10.1 55.1 9.3 28.2 7.3 3,531 404 4,400
2004........................................................ 8,149 33.1 29.2 15.9 21.8 19.6 9.8 51.5 10.5 29.5 8.4 2,950 345 3,103
2005........................................................ 7,591 35.1 30.4 14.9 19.6 18.4 8.9 48.3 11.5 31.4 8.8 2,661 328 2,709
2006........................................................ 7,001 37.3 30.3 14.7 17.6 16.8 8.3 47.4 11.8 32.0 8.8 2,476 313 2,521
2007........................................................ 7,078 35.9 31.5 15.0 17.6 16.8 8.5 49.7 11.2 30.3 8.9 2,572 324 2,612
2008........................................................ 8,924 32.8 31.4 16.0 19.7 17.9 9.4 53.7 10.0 27.7 8.6 3,306 424 3,898
2009........................................................ 14,265 22.2 26.8 19.5 31.5 24.4 15.1 64.2 6.2 22.3 7.3 5,723 565 r 9,041
2009:Apr ................................................... 13,816 24.3 29.3 19.0 27.5 21.8 13.1 64.3 6.4 22.7 6.7 6,634 641 9,188
May .................................................. 14,518 22.2 29.6 20.5 27.7 22.9 14.9 65.0 6.3 22.0 6.7 6,497 567 9,374
June ................................................. 14,721 21.0 26.6 22.7 29.6 24.4 18.2 65.2 5.6 22.6 6.6 6,833 636 r 10,306
July ................................................. 14,534 21.9 24.3 19.6 34.2 25.3 15.9 64.8 6.0 22.4 6.8 6,443 627 10,086
Aug .................................................. 14,993 20.0 27.4 18.9 33.6 25.2 15.5 65.3 5.6 21.9 7.3 6,449 500 r 10,865
Sept ................................................. 15,159 19.4 25.3 19.5 35.9 26.5 17.8 66.1 5.6 21.0 7.3 5,556 479 9,912
Oct .................................................. 15,612 20.1 23.5 20.4 36.0 27.2 19.0 65.2 5.8 22.0 7.1 5,074 531 r 9,266
Nov .................................................. 15,340 18.2 23.0 20.1 38.7 28.6 20.2 64.8 6.0 20.9 8.3 5,632 546 r 10,755
Dec .................................................. 15,267 19.0 22.7 18.5 39.8 29.1 20.5 63.7 6.1 21.9 8.3 5,809 693 r 11,613
2010:Jan ................................................... 14,837 19.6 22.0 17.2 41.2 30.2 19.9 61.9 6.1 23.8 8.2 6,107 632 r 11,844
Feb .................................................. 14,871 18.3 22.8 18.0 40.9 29.7 19.4 63.2 5.7 22.8 8.2 5,531 478 r 11,081
Mar .................................................. 15,005 17.8 21.7 16.4 44.1 31.2 20.0 62.4 6.0 23.6 8.0 6,050 490 12,387
Apr .................................................. 15,260 18.3 20.4 15.4 45.9 33.0 21.6 61.0 6.2 24.7 8.1 ............ ....... .........
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\1\ Beginning January 1994, job
losers and persons who completed
temporary jobs.
\2\ Includes State (50 States,
District of Columbia, Puerto Rico,
and the Virgin Islands), Federal
(UCFE), ex-service members (UCX),
and Federal and State extended
benefit programs. Also includes
Temporary Extended Unemployment
Compensation (2002-2004), Emergency
Unemployment Compensation (2008-
2010), and Federal Additional
Compensation (2009-2010).
Note.--Data relate to persons
age 16 years and over (except for
insured unemployment and initial
claims).
Source: Department of Labor
(Bureau of Labor Statistics and
Employment and Training
Administration).