Figure 3. Percentage of men who had long-term (LT), intermediate-term (IT), or short-term (ST) unemployment and then entered into employment, by month
Month	LT	IT	ST
1	4.92	13.73	23.41
2	18.78	45.08	59.17
3	25.90	71.96	80.46
4	35.59	85.43	90.64
5	41.37	87.97	92.18
6	48.90	89.88	93.37
7	53.84	91.49	94.26
8	58.33	92.30	94.84
9	62.51	92.70	95.47
10	66.80	93.08	96.15
11	69.44	93.84	96.69
12	71.75	94.35	96.73
13	75.24	95.17	97.18
14	77.44	95.50	97.18
15	78.13	96.19	97.52
16	79.53	96.19	97.68
17	80.79	96.59	97.83
18	82.65	96.76	97.87
19	83.07	96.76	97.99
20	83.79	96.81	98.05
21	84.08	97.21	98.08
22	85.10	97.32	98.23
23	85.63	97.32	98.23
24	86.59	97.32	98.25
25	87.39	97.32	98.25
26	88.18	97.44	98.38
27	88.84	97.76	98.44
28	89.50	97.76	98.49
29	90.25	97.76	98.60
30	91.03	97.76	98.86
31	91.25	97.76	98.86
32	91.37	97.76	98.91
33	91.98	97.95	98.91
34	92.14	97.95	98.91
35	92.14	97.95	98.91
36	92.34	97.95	98.95
37	92.48	98.00	98.99
38	92.60	98.00	99.32
39	92.60	98.20	99.45
40	93.51	98.20	99.45
41	93.51	98.20	99.45
42	93.59	98.20	99.45
43	93.59	98.33	99.45
44	93.59	98.33	99.45
45	93.91	98.33	99.47
46	93.91	98.33	99.47
47	93.91	98.33	99.47
48	94.45	98.33	99.51
49	94.45	98.33	99.51
50	94.45	98.33	99.64
51	94.55	98.33	99.64
52	94.55	98.46	99.64
53	94.96	98.46	99.64
54	94.96	98.46	99.64
55	94.96	98.54	99.64
56	94.96	98.54	99.64
57	94.96	98.54	99.64
58	94.96	98.54	99.64
59	94.96	98.54	99.64
60	95.19	98.54	99.64
Source: National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979.