January 14, 2010 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)
Long-term unemployment in December 2009
Percent distribution of unemployed persons by duration of unemployment, December 2008 and December 2009, seasonally adjusted
| Duration |
Dec 2008 |
Dec 2009 |
Total unemployed |
100.0 |
100.0 |
Less than 5 weeks |
28.8 |
19.0 |
5 to 14 weeks |
30.9 |
22.7 |
15 to 26 weeks |
17.4 |
18.5 |
27 weeks and over |
22.9 |
39.8 |
These data featured in the TED article, Long-term unemployment in December 2009.
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