Number of Unemployed by Time Spent Seeking Job* (thousands)
Time Spent Seeking Job
|
1992
|
1993
|
1994
|
1995
|
1996
|
1997
|
1998
|
1999
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Less than one month
|
43.9
|
36.2
|
30.5
|
23.0
|
19.9
|
16.1
|
12.9
|
14.9
|
1-3 months
|
90.9
|
74.8
|
56.5
|
51.0
|
46.4
|
43.7
|
44.2
|
43.6
|
4-6 months
|
96.4
|
87.9
|
65.0
|
56.5
|
49.3
|
45.9
|
44.5
|
38.7
|
7-11 months
|
110.7
|
120.5
|
91.9
|
69.4
|
61.5
|
54.4
|
45.7
|
45.7
|
12 months
|
10.6
|
14.7
|
8.4
|
20.2
|
18.2
|
15.7
|
16.0
|
13.2
|
13-18 months
|
41.7
|
75.1
|
63.0
|
57.2
|
56.1
|
44.5
|
39.0
|
38.1
|
19 months and more
|
38.4
|
83.7
|
114.2
|
127.5
|
137.3
|
108.4
|
91.1
|
89.0
|
Total
|
432.6
|
492.9
|
429.5
|
404.8
|
388.7
|
328.7
|
293.4
|
283.1
|