Table 3. Extent of unemployment during the year by sex, 2006-07
Table 3. Extent of unemployment during the year by sex, 2006-07
Total Men Women
Extent of unemployment
2006 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007
Numbers (in thousands)
Total who worked or looked for work ............................ 158,563 159,750 84,100 84,614 74,463 75,136
Percent with unemployment .................................... 9.1 9.5 9.6 10.3 8.5 8.6
Total with unemployment ...................................... 14,424 15,117 8,097 8,685 6,326 6,432
Did not work but looked for work ........................... 1,905 2,097 969 1,076 936 1,021
1 to 14 weeks ............................................ 797 918 349 390 448 527
15 weeks or more ......................................... 1,108 1,179 620 686 488 494
Worked during the year ..................................... 12,519 13,020 7,128 7,609 5,391 5,411
Year-round workers (1) with 1 or 2 weeks of unemployment . 449 500 295 365 154 135
Part-year workers (2) with unemployment .................. 12,069 12,520 6,833 7,244 5,236 5,276
1 to 4 weeks ........................................... 2,596 2,591 1,278 1,365 1,317 1,226
5 to 10 weeks .......................................... 2,098 2,090 1,262 1,214 836 876
11 to 14 weeks ......................................... 1,613 1,888 959 1,163 655 725
15 to 26 weeks ......................................... 3,170 3,373 1,863 2,058 1,307 1,316
27 weeks or more ....................................... 2,592 2,577 1,472 1,443 1,120 1,134
Median weeks of unemployment for all workers ....... 13.8 13.8 14.0 14.0 13.4 13.6
With 2 spells or more of unemployment .............. 3,068 3,098 1,929 1,982 1,139 1,116
2 spells ......................................... 1,559 1,420 940 840 619 580
3 spells or more ................................. 1,508 1,678 988 1,143 520 536
Percent distribution
Did not work but looked for work ............................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1 to 14 weeks ................................................ 41.8 43.8 36.0 36.3 47.8 51.7
15 weeks or more ............................................. 58.2 56.2 64.0 63.7 52.2 48.3
Worked during the year ......................................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Year-round workers (1) with 1 or 2 weeks of unemployment ..... 3.6 3.8 4.1 4.8 2.9 2.5
Part-year workers (2) with unemployment ...................... 96.4 96.2 95.9 95.2 97.1 97.5
1 to 4 weeks ............................................... 20.7 19.9 17.9 17.9 24.4 22.6
5 to 10 weeks .............................................. 16.8 16.1 17.7 16.0 15.5 16.2
11 to 14 weeks ............................................. 12.9 14.5 13.4 15.3 12.1 13.4
15 to 26 weeks ............................................. 25.3 25.9 26.1 27.0 24.3 24.3
27 weeks or more ........................................... 20.7 19.8 20.6 19.0 20.8 21.0
With 2 spells or more of unemployment ............ 24.5 23.8 27.1 26.1 21.1 20.6
2 spells ....................................... 12.5 10.9 13.2 11.0 11.5 10.7
3 spells or more ............................... 12.0 12.9 13.9 15.0 9.6 9.9
1 Worked 50 or 51 weeks.
2 Worked less than 50 weeks.
NOTE: See Note, table 1.
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