January 04, 2011
Share of long-term unemployment in States, 2007–09
Percent of unemployed persons with unemployment duration of 15 weeks or longer, selected States, 2007–2009
| State |
Unemployed 15 weeks or longer |
| 2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
Wyoming |
16.1 |
15.3 |
34.1 |
Idaho |
18.8 |
26.6 |
43.7 |
District of Columbia |
39.3 |
43.3 |
54.8 |
Michigan |
42.0 |
42.9 |
57.3 |
South Carolina |
34.4 |
43.0 |
57.4 |
Florida |
30.5 |
39.3 |
57.5 |
These data featured in the TED article, Share of long-term unemployment in States, 2007–09.
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