Permanent job losers .................................................................. 1,574 100.0 24.3 29.9 45.8 19.6 26.2

 Persons who completed temporary jobs .................................... 593 100.0 32.6 30.5 36.9 17.3 19.6

Job leavers ..................................................................................... 410 100.0 30.9 31.4 37.7 18.5 19.1

Reentrants ...................................................................................... 856 100.0 24.7 27.3 48.0 17.2 30.9

New entrants .................................................................................. 113 100.0 26.4 31.9 41.6 16.3 25.3

 Women, 20 years and over ........................................................ 3,342 100.0 30.6 32.4 37.0 16.3 20.8

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs ................ 1,668 100.0 32.8 32.0 35.2 16.3 18.9

 On temporary layoff ...................................................................... 352 100.0 55.8 31.3 12.9 7.9 5.0

 Not on temporary layoff ................................................................ 1,316 100.0 26.6 32.2 41.2 18.6 22.6

 Permanent job losers .................................................................. 1,013 100.0 25.2 31.6 43.2 19.2 24.0

 Persons who completed temporary jobs .................................... 302 100.0 31.5 34.1 34.3 16.3 18.0

Job leavers ..................................................................................... 406 100.0 33.6 37.1 29.3 14.8 14.6

Reentrants ...................................................................................... 1,126 100.0 27.2 31.1 41.8 16.5 25.2

New entrants .................................................................................. 143 100.0 23.8 33.4 42.7 17.7 25.0

 Both sexes, 16 to 19 years ......................................................... 1,285 100.0 42.2 34.2 23.6 12.3 11.4

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs ................ 203 100.0 54.2 30.1 15.7 8.8 6.9

 On temporary layoff ...................................................................... 72 100.0 73.5 19.0 7.4 4.2 3.3

 Not on temporary layoff ................................................................ 131 100.0 43.5 36.2 20.2 11.3 9.0

 Permanent job losers .................................................................. 83 100.0 42.5 36.4 21.1 11.8 9.3

 Persons who completed temporary jobs .................................... 48 100.0 45.3 36.0 18.8 10.4 8.4

Job leavers ..................................................................................... 80 100.0 46.9 32.9 20.3 12.3 7.9

Reentrants ...................................................................................... 490 100.0 40.8 34.2 25.0 13.3 11.7

New entrants .................................................................................. 511 100.0 38.0 36.0 26.1 12.7 13.4

 NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

30. Unemployed total and full-time workers by duration of unemployment

Duration of unemployment

Total Full-time workers

Thousands of persons Percent distribution Thousands of persons Percent distribution

2007 2008 2007 2008 2007 2008 2007 2008

 Total, 16 years and over ..................................... 7,078 8,924 100.0 100.0 5,789 7,446 100.0 100.0

Less than 5 weeks ................................................ 2,542 2,932 35.9 32.8 1,896 2,240 32.8 30.1

5 to 14 weeks ....................................................... 2,232 2,804 31.5 31.4 1,843 2,342 31.8 31.4

 5 to 10 weeks ..................................................... 1,529 1,888 21.6 21.2 1,236 1,550 21.4 20.8

 11 to 14 weeks ................................................... 703 917 9.9 10.3 606 791 10.5 10.6

15 weeks and over ............................................... 2,303 3,188 32.5 35.7 2,050 2,865 35.4 38.5

 15 to 26 weeks ................................................... 1,061 1,427 15.0 16.0 931 1,277 16.1 17.1

 27 weeks and over ............................................. 1,243 1,761 17.6 19.7 1,119 1,588 19.3 21.3

 27 to 51 weeks ................................................. 539 812 7.6 9.1 486 734 8.4 9.9

 52 weeks and over ........................................... 704 949 9.9 10.6 633 854 10.9 11.5

Average (mean) duration, in weeks ...................... 16.8 17.9  ̆  ̆ 18.1 19.0  ̆  ̆

Median duration, in weeks .................................... 8.5 9.4  ̆  ̆ 9.4 10.3  ̆  ̆

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

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