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Unemployed 27 weeks or longer as a percent of total unemployed, seasonally adjusted
Month
Percent
Dec 1999
12.1
Jan 2000
12.7
Feb 2000
10.8
Mar 2000
11.0
Apr 2000
10.7
May 2000
11.1
June 2000
11.2
July 2000
12.3
Aug 2000
12.2
Sept 2000
11.5
Oct 2000
11.3
Nov 2000
10.6
Dec 2000
11.4
Jan 2001
11.3
Feb 2001
11.7
Mar 2001
11.1
Apr 2001
11.0
May 2001
10.0
June 2001
11.2
July 2001
10.8
Aug 2001
12.2
Sept 2001
11.5
Oct 2001
11.8
Nov 2001
13.9
Dec 2001
13.6
Jan 2002
14.6
Feb 2002
14.9
Mar 2002
15.9
Apr 2002
16.8
May 2002
18.8
June 2002
19.6
July 2002
19.0
Aug 2002
18.9
Sept 2002
19.1
Oct 2002
19.9
Nov 2002
20.5
Dec 2002
22.1
Jan 2003
20.5
Feb 2003
21.8
Mar 2003
21.0
Apr 2003
21.9
May 2003
21.6
June 2003
22.8
July 2003
22.0
Aug 2003
22.2
Sept 2003
22.5
Oct 2003
22.4
Nov 2003
23.4
Dec 2003
23.1
Jan 2004
22.7
Feb 2004
22.9
Mar 2004
23.6
Apr 2004
22.1
May 2004
21.9
June 2004
22.5
July 2004
20.7
Aug 2004
20.3
Sept 2004
21.4
Oct 2004
21.5
Nov 2004
21.4
Dec 2004
20.8
Jan 2005
21.2
Feb 2005
20.4
Mar 2005
21.8
Apr 2005
21.0
May 2005
20.1
June 2005
18.5
July 2005
18.7
Aug 2005
18.9
Sept 2005
18.9
Oct 2005
18.9
Nov 2005
18.0
Dec 2005
18.7
Jan 2006
16.7
Feb 2006
18.7
Mar 2006
18.6
Apr 2006
18.6
May 2006
18.9
June 2006
16.6
July 2006
18.3
Aug 2006
18.3
Sept 2006
18.1
Oct 2006
15.9
Nov 2006
16.4
Dec 2006
16.2
Jan 2007
16.3
Feb 2007
18.0
Mar 2007
18.6
Apr 2007
17.4
May 2007
16.5
June 2007
16.4
July 2007
18.3
Aug 2007
17.5
Sept 2007
17.5
Oct 2007
17.7
Nov 2007
18.9
Dec 2007
17.4
Jan 2008
18.5
Feb 2008
17.8
Mar 2008
16.9
Apr 2008
17.7
May 2008
18.3
June 2008
18.2
July 2008
18.9
Aug 2008
19.8
Sept 2008
21.3
Oct 2008
22.3
Nov 2008
21.1
Dec 2008
23.1
Jan 2009
22.6
Feb 2009
23.4
Mar 2009
24.2
Apr 2009
27.1
May 2009
27.0
June 2009
29.0
July 2009
34.0
Aug 2009
34.3
Sept 2009
36.6
Oct 2009
36.6
Nov 2009
39.3
Dec 2009
40.4
Jan 2010
41.6
Feb 2010
40.5
Mar 2010
43.2
Apr 2010
45.5
May 2010
44.9
June 2010
44.9
July 2010
44.9
Aug 2010
42.8
Sept 2010
42.3
Oct 2010
42.6
Nov 2010
42.4
Dec 2010
44.6
Jan 2011
43.8
Feb 2011
42.8
Mar 2011
44.6
Apr 2011
43.0
May 2011
44.7
June 2011
44.6
July 2011
45.1
Aug 2011
43.6
Sept 2011
45.2
Oct 2011
42.6
Nov 2011
43.2
Dec 2011
42.7
Jan 2012
42.7
Feb 2012
41.1
Mar 2012
41.3
Apr 2012
40.8
May 2012
42.7
June 2012
42.3
July 2012
41.2
Aug 2012
40.4
Sept 2012
40.5
Oct 2012
40.6
Nov 2012
40.2
Dec 2012
38.8
Jan 2013
37.5
Feb 2013
39.2
Mar 2013
39.1
Apr 2013
37.8
May 2013
37.3
June 2013
37.0
July 2013
37.6
Aug 2013
38.6
Sept 2013
36.8
Oct 2013
35.9
Nov 2013
37.7
Dec 2013
37.1
Jan 2014
35.3
Feb 2014
36.5
Mar 2014
35.6
Apr 2014
35.6
May 2014
34.5
June 2014
32.9
July 2014
32.6
Aug 2014
31.2
Sept 2014
31.7
Oct 2014
31.8
Nov 2014
31.1
Dec 2014
32.0
Jan 2015
31.3
Feb 2015
30.8
Mar 2015
29.8
Apr 2015
29.4
May 2015
28.6
June 2015
26.2
July 2015
26.0
Aug 2015
27.6
Sept 2015
26.3
Oct 2015
26.7
Nov 2015
25.8
Dec 2015
26.8
Jan 2016
27.1
Feb 2016
27.8
Mar 2016
27.9
Apr 2016
26.1
May 2016
25.1
June 2016
26.0
July 2016
25.5
Aug 2016
25.8
Sept 2016
24.3
Oct 2016
25.0
Nov 2016
24.9
Dec 2016
24.8
Jan 2017
24.5
Feb 2017
23.9
Mar 2017
23.6
Apr 2017
23.2
May 2017
24.2
June 2017
24.8
July 2017
25.0
Aug 2017
24.5
Sept 2017
24.9
Oct 2017
24.5
Nov 2017
23.8
Dec 2017
23.0
Jan 2018
21.9
Feb 2018
21.2
Mar 2018
20.6
Apr 2018
20.4
May 2018
19.4
June 2018
22.7
July 2018
22.5
Aug 2018
21.3
Sept 2018
22.6
Oct 2018
22.2
Nov 2018
20.8
Dec 2018
20.7
Jan 2019
19.4
Feb 2019
20.7
Mar 2019
21.2
Apr 2019
21.1
May 2019
22.2
June 2019
23.7
July 2019
19.2
Aug 2019
20.7
Sept 2019
22.8
Oct 2019
21.5
Nov 2019
20.8
Dec 2019
20.5
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