HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                      HOUSEHOLD DATA
  ANNUAL AVERAGES                                                                                                    ANNUAL AVERAGES


  30.  Unemployed total and full-time workers by duration of unemployment
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                              Total                                 Full-time workers             
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
          Duration of unemployment          Thousands of persons  Percent distribution  Thousands of persons  Percent distribution
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                              2008       2009       2008       2009       2008       2009       2008       2009   
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
    Total, 16 years and over..............    8,924     14,265      100.0      100.0      7,446     12,523      100.0      100.0  
  Less than 5 weeks.......................    2,932      3,165       32.8       22.2      2,240      2,514       30.1       20.1  
  5 to 14 weeks...........................    2,804      3,828       31.4       26.8      2,342      3,301       31.4       26.4  
    5 to 10 weeks.........................    1,888      2,408       21.2       16.9      1,550      2,052       20.8       16.4  
    11 to 14 weeks........................      917      1,420       10.3       10.0        791      1,249       10.6       10.0  
  15 weeks and over.......................    3,188      7,272       35.7       51.0      2,865      6,709       38.5       53.6  
    15 to 26 weeks........................    1,427      2,775       16.0       19.5      1,277      2,527       17.1       20.2  
    27 weeks and over.....................    1,761      4,496       19.7       31.5      1,588      4,182       21.3       33.4  
      27 to 51 weeks......................      812      2,175        9.1       15.2        734      2,036        9.9       16.3  
      52 weeks and over...................      949      2,321       10.6       16.3        854      2,146       11.5       17.1  
                                                                                                                                  
  Average (mean) duration, in weeks.......     17.9       24.4        -          -         19.0       25.5        -          -    
  Median duration, in weeks...............      9.4       15.1        -          -         10.3       16.5        -          -    

     NOTE:  Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.  Dash indicates no data or data
  that do not meet publication criteria.