Table 3. Extent of unemployment during the year by sex, 2017-2018

Table 3. Extent of unemployment during the year by sex, 2017-2018

Table 3. Extent of unemployment during the year by sex, 2017-2018 [Numbers in thousands]
Extent of unemployment	Total		Men		Women
Extent of unemployment	2017	2018	2017	2018	2017	2018
NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED
Total who worked or looked for work	167,538	168,617	88,360	88,364	79,177	80,253
Percent with unemployment	8.6	7.8	9.0	8.2	8.3	7.4
Total with unemployment	14,461	13,171	7,921	7,210	6,540	5,962
Did not work but looked for work	2,375	2,215	1,213	1,202	1,162	1,014
1 to 14 weeks	978	891	437	453	542	438
15 weeks or more	1,397	1,324	777	748	620	576
Worked during the year	12,086	10,956	6,708	6,008	5,379	4,948
Year-round workers(1) with 1 or 2 weeks of unemployment	426	452	265	287	160	165
Part-year workers(2) with unemployment	11,661	10,504	6,442	5,721	5,218	4,783
1 to 4 weeks	2,771	2,350	1,414	1,097	1,358	1,253
5 to 10 weeks	1,901	1,651	1,071	888	830	763
11 to 14 weeks	1,582	1,430	902	783	680	647
15 to 26 weeks	2,846	2,793	1,566	1,621	1,280	1,172
27 weeks or more	2,559	2,281	1,489	1,333	1,070	948
Median weeks of unemployment for all workers	13.4	13.9	13.7	14.7	13.0	12.8
With 2 spells or more of unemployment	2,438	2,381	1,482	1,419	956	961
2 spells	1,123	1,124	625	622	498	502
3 spells or more	1,315	1,256	857	797	458	459
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	41.2	40.2	36.0	37.7	46.6	43.2
15 weeks or more	58.8	59.8	64.0	62.3	53.4	56.8
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	3.5	4.1	4.0	4.8	3.0	3.3
Part-year workers(2) with unemployment	96.5	95.9	96.0	95.2	97.0	96.7
1 to 4 weeks	22.9	21.4	21.1	18.3	25.2	25.3
5 to 10 weeks	15.7	15.1	16.0	14.8	15.4	15.4
11 to 14 weeks	13.1	13.0	13.5	13.0	12.6	13.1
15 to 26 weeks	23.5	25.5	23.4	27.0	23.8	23.7
27 weeks or more	21.2	20.8	22.2	22.2	19.9	19.2
With 2 spells or more of unemployment	20.2	21.7	22.1	23.6	17.8	19.4
2 spells	9.3	10.3	9.3	10.4	9.3	10.1
3 spells or more	10.9	11.5	12.8	13.3	8.5	9.3
(1) Worked 50 or 51 weeks. (2) Worked less than 50 weeks.
NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

Last Modified Date: December 03, 2019

Table 3. Extent of unemployment during the year by sex, 2017-2018

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