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
                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                     
                                                 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 criteria.