Unemployed 27 weeks or longer as a percent of total unemployed
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| Month | Percent |
|---|---|
Aug 1997 |
16.2 |
Sept 1997 |
16.2 |
Oct 1997 |
16.0 |
Nov 1997 |
14.8 |
Dec 1997 |
15.4 |
Jan 1998 |
15.7 |
Feb 1998 |
15.2 |
Mar 1998 |
14.1 |
Apr 1998 |
14.7 |
May 1998 |
13.8 |
June 1998 |
12.6 |
July 1998 |
13.3 |
Aug 1998 |
13.2 |
Sept 1998 |
14.5 |
Oct 1998 |
13.6 |
Nov 1998 |
14.4 |
Dec 1998 |
13.5 |
Jan 1999 |
12.0 |
Feb 1999 |
13.2 |
Mar 1999 |
12.2 |
Apr 1999 |
11.4 |
May 1999 |
12.4 |
June 1999 |
13.7 |
July 1999 |
12.3 |
Aug 1999 |
12.1 |
Sept 1999 |
12.0 |
Oct 1999 |
12.4 |
Nov 1999 |
11.9 |
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 |
37.4 |
Feb 2013 |
39.0 |
Mar 2013 |
39.0 |
Apr 2013 |
37.3 |
May 2013 |
37.6 |
June 2013 |
37.2 |
July 2013 |
37.9 |
Aug 2013 |
38.5 |
Sept 2013 |
36.9 |
Oct 2013 |
35.7 |
Nov 2013 |
37.9 |
Dec 2013 |
37.2 |
Jan 2014 |
35.2 |
Feb 2014 |
36.3 |
Mar 2014 |
35.4 |
Apr 2014 |
34.9 |
May 2014 |
34.6 |
June 2014 |
32.9 |
July 2014 |
33.3 |
Aug 2014 |
31.3 |
Sept 2014 |
31.9 |
Oct 2014 |
31.8 |
Nov 2014 |
31.2 |
Dec 2014 |
31.8 |
Jan 2015 |
31.1 |
Feb 2015 |
30.6 |
Mar 2015 |
29.6 |
Apr 2015 |
28.8 |
May 2015 |
28.8 |
June 2015 |
25.9 |
July 2015 |
27.0 |
Aug 2015 |
27.8 |
Sept 2015 |
26.6 |
Oct 2015 |
26.7 |
Nov 2015 |
25.8 |
Dec 2015 |
26.3 |
Jan 2016 |
26.9 |
Feb 2016 |
27.5 |
Mar 2016 |
27.6 |
Apr 2016 |
25.5 |
May 2016 |
25.2 |
June 2016 |
25.8 |
July 2016 |
26.6 |
Aug 2016 |
25.9 |
Sept 2016 |
24.7 |
Oct 2016 |
25.2 |
Nov 2016 |
24.8 |
Dec 2016 |
24.2 |
Jan 2017 |
24.4 |
Feb 2017 |
23.8 |
Mar 2017 |
23.3 |
Apr 2017 |
22.6 |
May 2017 |
24.0 |
June 2017 |
24.3 |
July 2017 |
25.9 |
Aug 2017 |
24.7 |