"Table B-39: Unemployment by duration and reason, 1948-92"														

"[Thousands of persons, except as noted; "														
monthly data seasonally adjusted(1)]														
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	                      
Year	Unemployment	-	-	 Duration of unemployment ----------			-	|---------- ---------- Reason for unemployment -------------------						                 
or		Less than	5-14	15-26	27 weeks	Average	Median	----------- Job losers -----------			Job	Reentrants	New	
month		5 weeks	weeks	weeks	and over	(mean)	duration	Total	On layoff	Other	leavers		entrants	
						duration	(weeks)							
						(weeks)								
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	                                 
1948	"2,276 "	"1,300 "	669 	193 	116 	8.6 								
1949	"3,637 "	"1,756 "	"1,194 "	428 	256 	10.0 								
   														
1950	"3,288 "	"1,450 "	"1,055 "	425 	357 	12.1 								
1951	"2,055 "	"1,177 "	574 	166 	137 	9.7 								
1952	"1,883 "	"1,135 "	516 	148 	84 	8.4 
1953	"1,834 "	"1,142 "	482 	132 	78 	8.0 
1954	"3,532 "	"1,605 "	"1,116 "	495 	317 	11.8 
1955	"2,852 "	"1,335 "	815 	366 	336 	13.0 
1956	"2,750 "	"1,412 "	805 	301 	232 	11.3 
1957	"2,859 "	"1,408 "	891 	321 	239 	10.5 
1958	"4,602 "	"1,753 "	"1,396 "	785 	667 	13.9 
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	"2,975 "	"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	"6,874 "	"3,169 "	"2,201 "	809 	695 	12.1 	5.4 	"3,322 "	"1,018 "	"2,305 "	"1,014 "	"1,883 "	654 
1991	"8,426 "	"3,380 "	"2,724 "	"1,225 "	"1,098 "	13.8 	6.9 	"4,608 "	"1,279 "	"3,329 "	979 	"2,087 "	753 
1992	"9,384 "	"3,270 "	"2,760 "	"1,424 "	"1,930 "	17.9 	8.8 	"5,291 "	"1,246 "	"4,045 "	975 	"2,228 "	890 

1991: Jan	"7,806 "	"3,397 "	"2,547 "	"1,004 "	856 	12.4 	5.9 	"4,151 "	"1,186 "	"2,965 "	908 	"2,009 "	695 
          Feb	"8,123 "	"3,465 "	"2,683 "	"1,057 "	915 	12.8 	6.2 	"4,412 "	"1,433 "	"2,979 "	"1,016 "	"2,014 "	659 
          Mar	"8,462 "	"3,470 "	"2,846 "	"1,203 "	947 	13.0 	6.6 	"4,593 "	"1,378 "	"3,215 "	"1,098 "	"2,068 "	724 
          Apr	"8,306 "	"3,348 "	"2,728 "	"1,203 "	"1,007 "	13.5 	6.8 	"4,501 "	"1,339 "	"3,162 "	978 	"2,085 "	754 
          May	"8,507 "	"3,565 "	"2,763 "	"1,195 "	"1,016 "	12.9 	6.5 	"4,531 "	"1,335 "	"3,196 "	"1,023 "	"2,194 "	770 
          June	"8,487 "	"3,369 "	"2,811 "	"1,256 "	"1,085 "	13.8 	6.9 	"4,670 "	"1,316 "	"3,354 "	"1,046 "	"2,102 "	702 
													
          July	"8,378 "	"3,323 "	"2,732 "	"1,227 "	"1,102 "	13.9 	7.0 	"4,629 "	"1,195 "	"3,434 "	975 	"2,033 "	769 
          Aug	"8,460 "	"3,353 "	"2,657 "	"1,255 "	"1,161 "	14.2 	7.3 	"4,671 "	"1,284 "	"3,387 "	875 	"2,103 "	759 
          Sept	"8,479 "	"3,320 "	"2,715 "	"1,288 "	"1,168 "	14.3 	7.3 	"4,776 "	"1,094 "	"3,682 "	953 	"2,026 "	774 
          Oct	"8,695 "	"3,306 "	"2,782 "	"1,466 "	"1,147 "	14.4 	7.4 	"4,738 "	"1,217 "	"3,521 "	996 	"2,116 "	836 
          Nov	"8,670 "	"3,309 "	"2,687 "	"1,342 "	"1,374 "	15.1 	7.7 	"4,788 "	"1,217 "	"3,571 "	985 	"2,130 "	776 
          Dec	"8,984 "	"3,359 "	"2,771 "	"1,381 "	"1,508 "	15.5 	8.0 	"5,066 "	"1,264 "	"3,802 "	918 	"2,174 "	816 

1992: Jan	"8,992 "	"3,332 "	"2,701 "	"1,455 "	"1,594 "	16.3 	8.1 	"4,884 "	"1,213 "	"3,671 "	971 	"2,316 "	810 
          Feb	"9,223 "	"3,105 "	"2,882 "	"1,452 "	"1,720 "	16.8 	8.2 	"5,226 "	"1,261 "	"3,965 "	927 	"2,169 "	838 
          Mar	"9,284 "	"3,291 "	"2,698 "	"1,417 "	"1,768 "	17.0 	8.1 	"5,269 "	"1,235 "	"4,034 "	947 	"2,203 "	832 
          Apr 	"9,225 "	"3,269 "	"2,706 "	"1,303 "	"1,769 "	17.2 	8.6 	"5,219 "	"1,227 "	"3,992 "	"1,009 "	"2,137 "	853 
          May	"9,459 "	"3,362 "	"2,663 "	"1,405 "	"1,944 "	17.9 	8.8 	"5,430 "	"1,211 "	"4,219 "	992 	"2,194 "	863 
          June	"9,788 "	"3,512 "	"2,783 "	"1,363 "	"2,069 "	18.2 	8.7 	"5,535 "	"1,312 "	"4,223 "	"1,017 "	"2,266 "	999 
													
          July	"9,628 "	"3,373 "	"2,776 "	"1,459 "	"2,088 "	18.3 	8.6 	"5,462 "	"1,296 "	"4,166 "	"1,003 "	"2,273 "	958 
          Aug	"9,624 "	"3,289 "	"2,846 "	"1,502 "	"2,045 "	18.3 	8.9 	"5,414 "	"1,255 "	"4,159 "	"1,009 "	"2,246 "	941 
          Sept	"9,550 "	"3,281 "	"2,847 "	"1,427 "	"2,095 "	18.5 	9.3 	"5,438 "	"1,335 "	"4,103 "	963 	"2,274 "	994 
          Oct	"9,379 "	"3,192 "	"2,666 "	"1,475 "	"2,089 "	19.2 	9.3 	"5,492 "	"1,265 "	"4,227 "	913 	"2,206 "	784 
          Nov	"9,301 "	"3,120 "	"2,835 "	"1,438 "	"2,008 "	18.4 	9.4 	"5,207 "	"1,195 "	"4,012 "	977 	"2,194 "	930 
          Dec	"9,280 "	"3,042 "	"2,688 "	"1,540 "	"2,065 "	19.2 	9.4 	"5,138 "	"1,204 "	"3,934 "	972 	"2,237 "	930 

1/   Because of independent seasonal adjustment of the various													
"     series, detail will not add to total"													

2/   Data for 1967 by reason for unemployment are not strictly													
     comparable with those for later years and the total by reason													
     is not equal to total unemployment.													

Note:     Data relate to person 16 years of age and over.  See
"          footnote 6 and Note, Table B-30."

"Source:   Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics."