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Unemployment in April 2010

Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment, percent distribution, seasonally adjusted, December 2009�April 2010
	Dec 2009	Jan 2010	Feb 2010	Mar 2010	Apr 2010
Less than 5 weeks	19.0	19.6	18.3	17.8	18.3
5 to 14 weeks	22.7	22.0	22.8	21.7	20.4
15 to 26 weeks	18.5	17.2	18.0	16.4	15.4
27 weeks and over	39.8	41.2	40.9	44.1	45.9

Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment, percent distribution, seasonally adjusted, December 2009�April 2010

Dec 2009

Jan 2010

Feb 2010

Mar 2010

Apr 2010

Less than 5 weeks

19.0

19.6

18.3

17.8

18.3

5 to 14 weeks

22.7

22.0

22.8

21.7

20.4

15 to 26 weeks

18.5

17.2

18.0

16.4

15.4

27 weeks and over

39.8

41.2

40.9

44.1

45.9

These data featured in the TED article, Unemployment in April 2010.

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