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
                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                     
                                                 2006       2007       2006       2007       2006       2007       2006       2007   
                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                     
       Total, 16 years and over..............    7,001      7,078      100.0      100.0      5,675      5,789      100.0      100.0  
     Less than 5 weeks.......................    2,614      2,542       37.3       35.9      1,950      1,896       34.4       32.8  
     5 to 14 weeks...........................    2,121      2,232       30.3       31.5      1,719      1,843       30.3       31.8  
       5 to 10 weeks.........................    1,460      1,529       20.9       21.6      1,157      1,236       20.4       21.4  
       11 to 14 weeks........................      661        703        9.4        9.9        562        606        9.9       10.5  
     15 weeks and over.......................    2,266      2,303       32.4       32.5      2,005      2,050       35.3       35.4  
       15 to 26 weeks........................    1,031      1,061       14.7       15.0        907        931       16.0       16.1  
       27 weeks and over.....................    1,235      1,243       17.6       17.6      1,098      1,119       19.3       19.3  
         27 to 51 weeks......................      535        539        7.6        7.6        485        486        8.6        8.4  
         52 weeks and over...................      700        704       10.0        9.9        613        633       10.8       10.9  
                                                                                                                                     
     Average (mean) duration, in weeks.......     16.8       16.8        –          –         18.0       18.1        –          –    
     Median duration, in weeks...............      8.3        8.5        –          –          9.2        9.4        –          –    

       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.