[Economic Report of the President (2004)] [Administration of George W. Bush] [Online through the Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov] Table B-44.--Unemployment by duration and reason, 1959-2003 [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 2002: Jan.................................... 8,126 3,011 2,595 1,405 1,182 14.6 8.5 4,446 1,155 3,291 881 2,266 488 Feb.................................... 8,184 2,963 2,561 1,408 1,215 15.1 8.3 4,457 1,135 3,322 891 2,314 508 Mar.................................... 8,278 3,051 2,535 1,385 1,342 15.5 8.4 4,454 1,099 3,355 881 2,459 533 Apr.................................... 8,578 2,940 2,848 1,373 1,459 16.2 8.8 4,665 1,128 3,536 991 2,373 524 May.................................... 8,397 2,887 2,573 1,375 1,573 16.9 9.6 4,604 1,091 3,513 900 2,409 502 June................................... 8,384 2,727 2,684 1,389 1,608 16.9 11.1 4,624 1,086 3,539 840 2,350 540 July................................... 8,400 2,905 2,498 1,344 1,579 16.7 8.9 4,594 1,216 3,378 842 2,377 541 Aug.................................... 8,335 2,894 2,546 1,306 1,566 16.4 8.9 4,567 1,166 3,402 845 2,314 610 Sept................................... 8,269 2,795 2,511 1,353 1,623 17.7 9.5 4,538 1,042 3,497 798 2,333 534 Oct.................................... 8,363 2,779 2,514 1,376 1,695 17.8 9.6 4,733 1,098 3,635 850 2,365 487 Nov.................................... 8,565 2,930 2,534 1,339 1,765 17.7 9.4 4,784 1,081 3,703 826 2,399 610 Dec.................................... 8,698 2,873 2,591 1,420 1,891 18.5 9.6 4,839 1,122 3,716 866 2,475 534 2003: Jan................................... 8,428 2,795 2,573 1,444 1,731 18.5 9.7 4,631 1,094 3,536 825 2,374 605 Feb.................................... 8,581 2,782 2,586 1,292 1,884 18.7 9.5 4,806 1,141 3,665 783 2,418 589 Mar.................................... 8,519 2,788 2,531 1,340 1,829 18.1 9.7 4,774 1,151 3,623 802 2,410 620 Apr.................................... 8,799 2,815 2,625 1,399 1,919 19.4 10.1 4,851 1,112 3,739 818 2,517 633 May.................................... 8,957 3,033 2,617 1,380 1,914 19.2 10.1 5,021 1,197 3,824 778 2,506 635 June................................... 9,245 2,937 2,787 1,500 2,010 19.6 11.7 4,972 1,177 3,795 890 2,646 642 July................................... 9,048 2,739 2,698 1,598 1,961 19.3 10.1 4,947 1,173 3,774 798 2,522 661 Aug.................................... 8,929 2,735 2,630 1,561 2,001 19.2 10.0 4,939 1,092 3,847 790 2,530 650 Sept................................... 8,966 2,749 2,736 1,438 2,073 19.6 10.1 4,947 1,110 3,837 836 2,436 684 Oct.................................... 8,797 2,733 2,585 1,460 2,018 19.4 10.3 4,877 1,097 3,780 789 2,518 653 Nov.................................... 8,653 2,622 2,556 1,448 2,036 20.0 10.4 4,719 1,055 3,664 931 2,440 619 Dec.................................... 8,398 2,627 2,450 1,513 1,890 19.6 10.4 4,618 1,060 3,558 783 2,366 694 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- \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.