Not on temporary layoff ................................................................ 2,642 100.0 16.3 25.5 58.2 21.1 37.1

 Permanent job losers .................................................................. 2,202 100.0 15.2 24.9 59.9 21.2 38.8

 Persons who completed temporary jobs .................................... 440 100.0 21.8 28.3 49.9 20.9 28.9

Job leavers ..................................................................................... 419 100.0 23.5 27.8 48.7 19.1 29.6

Reentrants ...................................................................................... 1,449 100.0 21.1 26.4 52.5 18.2 34.3

New entrants .................................................................................. 196 100.0 18.8 26.8 54.4 18.9 35.6

 Both sexes, 16 to 19 years ......................................................... 1,552 100.0 31.8 32.4 35.9 16.5 19.4

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs ................ 271 100.0 42.4 32.6 25.0 11.3 13.8

 On temporary layoff ...................................................................... 77 100.0 69.2 23.8 7.0 5.1 1.9

 Not on temporary layoff ................................................................ 194 100.0 31.8 36.0 32.2 13.7 18.5

 Permanent job losers .................................................................. 133 100.0 28.8 35.8 35.4 16.4 19.0

 Persons who completed temporary jobs .................................... 61 100.0 38.3 36.5 25.2 8.0 17.2

Job leavers ..................................................................................... 56 100.0 38.9 33.2 27.9 14.2 13.7

Reentrants ...................................................................................... 548 100.0 29.6 32.8 37.5 17.5 20.0

New entrants .................................................................................. 677 100.0 28.6 31.8 39.5 17.9 21.7

 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

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

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