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.