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APPENDIX F. DATA ON EMPLOYMENT,

EARNINGS, AND UNEMPLOYMENT

The following tables and charts provide additional data on unemployment and the Unemployment Compensation Program.

TABLE F–1.—SEASONALLY ADJUSTED MONTHLY UNEMPLOYMENT RATE, 1970–99

Year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 

1970 .................................................................... 3.9 4.2 4.4 4.6 4.8 4.9 5.0 5.1 5.4 5.5 5.9 6.1 1971 .................................................................... 5.9 5.9 6.0 5.9 5.9 5.9 6.0 6.1 6.0 5.8 6.0 6.0 1972 .................................................................... 5.8 5.7 5.8 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.6 5.6 5.5 5.6 5.3 5.2 1973 .................................................................... 4.9 5.0 4.9 5.0 4.9 4.9 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.6 4.8 4.9 1974 .................................................................... 5.1 5.2 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.4 5.5 5.5 5.9 6.0 6.6 7.2 1975 .................................................................... 8.1 8.1 8.6 8.8 9.0 8.8 8.6 8.4 8.4 8.4 8.3 8.2 1976 .................................................................... 7.9 7.7 7.6 7.7 7.4 7.6 7.8 7.8 7.6 7.7 7.8 7.8 1977 .................................................................... 7.5 7.6 7.4 7.2 7.0 7.2 6.9 7.0 6.8 6.8 6.8 6.4 1978 .................................................................... 6.4 6.3 6.3 6.1 6.0 5.9 6.2 5.9 6.0 5.8 5.9 6.0 1979 .................................................................... 5.9 5.9 5.8 5.8 5.6 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.9 6.0 5.9 6.0 1980 .................................................................... 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.9 7.5 7.6 7.8 7.7 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.2 1981 .................................................................... 7.5 7.4 7.4 7.2 7.5 7.5 7.2 7.4 7.6 7.9 8.3 8.5 1982 .................................................................... 8.6 8.9 9.0 9.3 9.4 9.6 9.8 9.8 10.1 10.4 10.8 10.8 1983 .................................................................... 10.4 10.4 10.3 10.2 10.1 10.1 9.4 9.5 9.2 8.8 8.5 8.3 1984 .................................................................... 8.0 7.8 7.8 7.7 7.4 7.2 7.5 7.5 7.3 7.4 7.2 7.3 1985 .................................................................... 7.3 7.2 7.2 7.3 7.2 7.4 7.4 7.1 7.1 7.1 7.0 7.0 1986 .................................................................... 6.7 7.2 7.2 7.1 7.2 7.2 7.0 6.9 7.0 7.0 6.9 6.6 1987 .................................................................... 6.6 6.6 6.6 6.3 6.3 6.2 6.1 6.0 5.9 6.0 5.8 5.7 1988 .................................................................... 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.4 5.6 5.4 5.4 5.6 5.4 5.4 5.3 5.3 1989 .................................................................... 5.4 5.2 5.0 5.2 5.2 5.3 5.2 5.2 5.3 5.3 5.4 5.4 1990 .................................................................... 5.4 5.3 5.2 5.4 5.4 5.2 5.5 5.7 5.9 5.9 6.2 6.3 1991 .................................................................... 6.4 6.6 6.8 6.7 6.9 6.9 6.8 6.9 6.9 7.0 7.0 7.3 1992 .................................................................... 7.3 7.4 7.4 7.4 7.6 7.8 7.7 7.6 7.6 7.3 7.4 7.4 1993 .................................................................... 7.3 7.1 7.0 7.1 7.1 7.0 6.9 6.8 6.7 6.8 6.6 6.5 1994 .................................................................... 6.7 6.6 6.5 6.4 6.0 6.1 6.1 6.1 5.9 5.8 5.6 5.4 1995 .................................................................... 5.6 5.5 5.4 5.7 5.6 5.6 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.5 5.6 5.6 1996 .................................................................... 5.7 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.3 5.4 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.3 5.3 1997 .................................................................... 5.5 5.1 5.0 4.3 3.7 3.9 3.8 3.7 3.7 3.6 3.6 4.1 1998 .................................................................... 4.6 4.4 4.5 3.5 3.4 3.5 3.7 3.4 3.4 3.3 3.2 3.6 1999 .................................................................... 4.2 4.3 3.7 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.4 3.3 3.1 3.2 3.0 3.3 

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

TABLE F–2.—UNEMPLOYMENT RATES BY SEX, AGE, RACE, AND OTHER FACTORS, SELECTED YEARS 1976–99

Period

Total (all

civilian

workers)

By sex and age By race By selected groups

Men 20

years and

over

Women 20

years and

over

Both sexes

16–19

years

White Black Black and other 1 Experienced wage and sal- ary workers Married men, spouse present Wo

m

f

1976 ................................ 7.7 5.9 7.4 19.0 7.0 14.0 13.1 7.3 4.2 1980 ................................ 7.1 5.9 6.4 17.8 6.3 14.3 13.1 6.9 4.2 1981 ................................ 7.6 6.3 6.8 19.6 6.7 15.6 14.2 7.3 4.3 1982 ................................ 9.7 8.8 8.3 23.2 8.6 18.9 17.3 9.3 6.5 1983 ................................ 9.6 8.9 8.1 22.4 8.4 19.5 17.8 9.2 6.5 1984 ................................ 7.5 6.6 6.8 18.9 6.5 15.9 14.4 7.1 4.6 1985 ................................ 7.2 6.2 6.6 18.6 6.2 15.1 13.7 6.8 4.3 1986 ................................ 7.0 6.1 6.2 18.3 6.0 14.5 13.1 6.6 4.4 1987 ................................ 6.2 5.4 5.4 16.9 5.3 13.0 11.6 5.8 3.9 1988 ................................ 5.5 4.8 4.9 15.3 4.7 11.7 10.4 5.2 3.3 1989 ................................ 5.3 4.5 4.7 15.0 4.5 11.4 10.0 5.0 3.0 1990 ................................ 5.6 5.0 4.9 15.5 4.8 11.4 10.1 5.3 3.4 1991 ................................ 6.8 6.4 5.7 18.7 6.1 12.5 11.1 6.6 4.4 1992 ................................ 7.5 7.1 6.3 20.1 6.6 14.2 12.7 7.2 5.1 1993 ................................ 6.9 6.4 5.9 19.0 6.1 13.0 11.7 6.6 4.4 1994 ................................ 6.1 5.4 5.4 17.6 5.3 11.5 10.5 5.9 3.7 1995 ................................ 5.6 4.8 4.9 17.3 4.9 10.4 9.6 5.4 3.3 1996 ................................ 5.4 4.6 4.8 16.7 4.7 10.5 9.3 5.2 3.0 1997 ................................ 4.9 4.2 4.4 16.0 4.2 10.0 8.8 4.7 2.7 1998 ................................ 4.5 3.7 4.1 14.6 3.9 8.9 7.8 4.3 2.4 1999 ................................ 4.2 3.5 3.8 13.9 3.7 8.0 7.0 4.0 2.2 

1 ‘‘Other’’ includes: American Samoans, Native Americans, Asians, and Black Hispanics.

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

TABLE F–3.—STATE INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT RATES UNDER THE UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION PROGRAM, SELECTED YEARS, 1990–

Year 1999, by quar

1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1997 I II III 

Alabama .................................................................................................. 2.4 2.7 2.5 2.1 1.9 1.9 1.6 1.8 1.5 1.Alaska ..................................................................................................... 5.5 6.2 6.4 5.5 6.0 5.5 4.7 7.0 5.6 3.Arizona .................................................................................................... 1.9 2.3 2.3 1.9 1.8 1.5 0.9 0.9 1.1 1.Arkansas ................................................................................................. 3.1 3.6 3.6 3.0 2.6 2.7 2.6 2.9 2.2 2.California ................................................................................................ 3.0 4.1 4.5 3.9 4.0 3.7 2.9 3.1 2.8 2.Colorado .................................................................................................. 1.5 1.8 1.8 1.6 1.5 1.3 0.9 1.0 0.8 0.Connecticut ............................................................................................. 2.8 3.8 3.8 3.3 3.2 3.0 1.8 2.5 1.9 1.Delaware ................................................................................................. 1.4 2.3 2.4 2.1 1.9 1.9 1.4 1.8 1.3 1.District of Columbia .............................................................................. 1.9 2.7 2.5 2.3 2.1 2.1 1.8 1.7 1.5 1.Florida ..................................................................................................... 1.5 2.3 2.4 2.3 1.8 1.6 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.Georgia .................................................................................................... 1.7 2.3 2.0 1.6 1.3 1.3 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.Hawaii ..................................................................................................... 1.2 1.6 2.3 2.5 2.9 3.0 2.5 2.3 2.2 2.Idaho ....................................................................................................... 3.2 3.8 3.7 3.3 3.1 3.2 2.3 4.0 2.4 1.Illinois ..................................................................................................... 2.4 3.1 3.1 2.7 2.3 2.3 1.8 2.4 1.8 1.Indiana .................................................................................................... 1.4 2.0 1.8 1.4 1.2 1.2 0.9 1.4 0.9 0.Iowa ......................................................................................................... 1.7 2.1 2.1 1.9 1.5 1.5 1.1 2.1 1.1 1.Kansas .................................................................................................... 1.9 2.2 2.2 1.9 1.7 1.5 1.1 1.4 1.1 1.Kentucky .................................................................................................. 2.3 3.0 2.5 2.1 2.2 1.9 1.5 2.1 1.5 1.Louisiana ................................................................................................. 2.1 2.3 2.7 2.1 1.9 1.7 1.2 1.5 1.5 1.Maine ...................................................................................................... 3.4 5.0 4.0 2.9 3.1 3.0 1.9 2.6 1.8 1.Maryland ................................................................................................. 1.9 3.2 3.1 2.5 2.4 2.2 1.6 1.8 1.3 1.Massachusetts ........................................................................................ 3.8 4.4 3.7 2.9 2.9 2.6 1.8 2.9 2.1 2.Michigan ................................................................................................. 3.2 4.1 3.6 2.9 2.4 2.2 1.7 2.8 1.6 1.Minnesota ................................................................................................ 2.1 2.4 2.2 1.9 1.7 1.6 1.2 2.0 1.1 0.Mississippi .............................................................................................. 2.7 3.2 3.1 2.2 2.0 2.1 1.6 1.9 1.7 1.Missouri ................................................................................................... 2.4 3.0 2.8 2.3 2.1 1.8 1.4 2.0 1.4 1.

Montana .................................................................................................. 2.8 3.2 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.0 2.0 3.5 2.2 1.Nebraska ................................................................................................. 1.1 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.0 0.9 0.7 1.2 0.8 0.Nevada .................................................................................................... 2.1 3.3 3.3 2.9 2.4 2.3 2.1 2.1 2.0 2.New Hampshire ....................................................................................... 2.2 3.0 2.3 1.5 1.4 1.1 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.New Jersey ............................................................................................... 3.0 3.9 4.0 3.3 3.2 3.2 2.3 3.1 2.5 2.New Mexico ............................................................................................. 2.0 2.4 2.5 2.2 2.0 1.8 1.5 2.0 1.8 1.New York ................................................................................................. 2.7 3.7 3.7 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.2 2.5 2.0 1.North Carolina ......................................................................................... 1.9 2.7 2.0 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.2 1.7 1.3 1.North Dakota ........................................................................................... 1.7 2.0 2.0 1.7 1.5 1.5 0.9 2.5 1.2 0.Ohio ......................................................................................................... 2.1 2.8 2.8 2.1 1.8 1.7 1.2 1.8 1.2 1.Oklahoma ................................................................................................ 1.6 1.9 2.0 1.6 1.4 1.3 0.9 1.2 1.1 1.Oregon ..................................................................................................... 3.2 4.2 4.3 3.8 3.6 3.3 2.7 3.6 2.8 2.Pennsylvania ........................................................................................... 3.1 4.1 4.1 3.4 3.5 3.4 2.6 3.4 2.5 2.Puerto Rico .............................................................................................. 5.1 5.9 6.4 6.6 7.0 6.2 6.1 5.4 5.5 5.Rhode Island ........................................................................................... 4.5 5.5 5.0 4.0 4.6 4.6 2.9 4.1 2.7 2.South Carolina ........................................................................................ 1.9 2.8 2.6 2.1 2.0 1.8 1.4 1.7 1.4 1.South Dakota .......................................................................................... 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.7 0.6 1.1 0.5 0.Tennessee ................................................................................................ 2.5 3.0 2.7 2.0 1.9 1.8 1.5 2.1 1.5 1.Texas ....................................................................................................... 1.7 2.0 2.2 2.0 1.8 1.7 1.3 1.5 1.6 1.Utah ........................................................................................................ 1.3 1.6 1.6 1.4 1.1 1.0 1.4 1.0 1.0 0.Vermont ................................................................................................... 3.2 4.3 4.0 3.3 3.1 2.9 2.1 2.9 2.0 1.Virginia .................................................................................................... 1.1 1.7 1.6 1.2 1.2 1.1 0.7 1.0 0.7 0.Virgin Islands .......................................................................................... 1.2 1.2 1.9 1.9 3.2 2.7 1.7 1.0 1.5 1.Washington ............................................................................................. 3.1 3.9 4.0 3.9 4.3 4.0 3.1 4.1 3.2 2.West Virginia ........................................................................................... 2.9 3.9 3.7 3.2 3.0 3.0 2.2 3.6 2.4 1.Wisconsin ................................................................................................ 2.3 3.0 2.8 2.4 2.2 2.2 1.8 2.9 1.8 1.Wyoming .................................................................................................. 1.7 2.0 2.3 1.9 1.9 2.0 1.3 2.4 1.5 0.

United States ...................................................................................... 2.4 3.1 3.1 2.6 2.5 2.3 1.8 2.3 1.8 1.

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration.

TABLE F–4.—UNEMPLOYMENT RATES BY DURATION OF AND REASON FOR UNEMPLOYMENT, SELECTED YEARS 1977–99

Period

Unemployment (thousands) Percent distribution of unemployment by duration 1 Percent distribution of unemployment by reaso

Less than 5 weeks 5–14 weeks 15–26 weeks 27 weeks and over Job losers Job leavers Reentrants 

e

1977 .............................................. 6,991 41.8 30.5 13.1 14.7 45.3 13.0 28.1 1980 .............................................. 7,637 43.1 32.3 13.8 10.7 51.7 11.7 25.2 1981 .............................................. 8,273 41.7 30.7 13.6 14.0 51.6 11.2 25.4 1982 .............................................. 10,678 36.4 31.0 16.0 16.6 58.7 7.9 22.3 1983 .............................................. 10,717 33.3 27.4 15.4 23.9 58.4 7.7 22.5 1984 .............................................. 8,539 39.2 28.7 12.9 19.1 51.8 9.6 25.6 1985 .............................................. 8,312 42.1 30.2 12.3 15.4 49.8 10.6 27.1 1986 .............................................. 8,237 41.0 32.0 12.4 14.5 49.0 13.0 25.7 1987 .............................................. 7,425 43.7 29.6 12.7 14.0 48.0 13.0 26.6 1988 .............................................. 6,701 46.0 30.0 12.0 12.1 46.1 14.7 27.0 1989 .............................................. 6,528 48.6 30.3 11.2 9.9 45.7 15.7 28.2 1990 .............................................. 7,047 46.3 32.0 11.7 10.0 48.1 14.8 27.4 1991 .............................................. 8,628 40.3 32.3 14.4 12.9 54.4 11.6 24.8 1992 .............................................. 9,613 35.1 29.4 15.1 20.3 56.1 10.4 23.8 1993 .............................................. 8,940 36.5 28.9 14.5 20.1 54.2 10.9 24.6 1994 .............................................. 7,996 34.1 30.1 15.5 20.3 47.7 9.9 34.8 1995 .............................................. 7,404 36.5 31.6 14.7 17.3 46.9 11.1 34.1 1996 .............................................. 7,236 36.4 31.6 14.6 17.4 46.6 10.7 34.7 1997 .............................................. 6,739 37.7 31.7 14.8 15.8 45.1 11.8 34.7 1998 .............................................. 6,210 42.2 31.4 12.3 14.1 45.5 11.8 34.3 1999 .............................................. 5,880 43.7 31.2 12.8 12.3 44.6 13.3 34.1 

1 Detail may not add to 100 percent because of rounding.

Source: Office of the President (2000). Economic Report of the President, Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office (see p. 356).

TABLE F–5.—STATE UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION PROGRAM EXHAUSTIONS BY MONTH—REGULAR BENEFITS, 1975–99

[In thousands]

Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. T

1975 ..................................................... 229 230 278 369 406 438 487 413 370 350 291 336 1976 ..................................................... 332 295 326 305 273 282 263 254 239 212 231 251 1977 ..................................................... 261 251 290 265 242 254 215 234 198 183 192 192 1978 ..................................................... 211 184 201 192 193 176 151 158 138 133 144 149 1979 ..................................................... 184 160 193 185 195 162 169 166 140 161 159 162 1980 ..................................................... 215 201 220 259 251 246 298 256 254 292 259 319 1981 ..................................................... 309 275 291 289 246 244 247 215 207 200 201 265 1982 ..................................................... 258 267 341 362 338 378 360 365 351 347 384 424 1983 ..................................................... 421 394 470 431 398 383 336 341 264 244 249 248 1984 ..................................................... 269 245 251 245 243 198 213 212 163 197 183 188 1985 ..................................................... 238 207 228 253 235 194 235 205 182 208 180 214 1986 ..................................................... 290 208 231 256 233 214 245 212 210 223 183 241 1987 ..................................................... 230 220 245 244 206 204 212 179 170 160 183 184 1988 ..................................................... 176 170 198 183 174 162 161 173 148 152 156 154 1989 ..................................................... 168 150 176 166 174 162 161 173 148 152 156 154 1990 ..................................................... 203 169 191 197 208 184 208 202 169 198 190 205 1991 ..................................................... 265 228 261 306 314 277 350 316 276 303 260 314 1992 ..................................................... 359 303 343 366 326 335 358 312 295 278 256 306 1993 ..................................................... 293 265 305 289 249 269 270 268 252 237 245 262 1994 ..................................................... 270 240 282 268 265 261 252 262 217 215 226 220 1995 ..................................................... 251 209 240 227 237 217 227 230 190 212 212 209 1996 ..................................................... 267 224 230 267 243 207 259 215 195 212 185 233 1997 ..................................................... 244 203 218 243 208 199 229 187 191 182 163 213 1998 ..................................................... 211 181 206 207 183 187 201 181 174 161 170 206 1999 ..................................................... 201 181 217 203 194 199 198 200 174 165 181 186 

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration.

TABLE F–6.—STATE UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION PROGRAM EXHAUSTIONS BY MONTH—EXTENDED BENEFITS, SELECTED YEARS 1975–

[In thousands]

Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 

1975 ......................................................... 54 52 104 168 218 239 255 256 282 305 268 298 1978 ......................................................... 132 70 52 47 50 51 51 39 23 31 12 11 1979 ......................................................... 11 11 13 15 32 20 13 13 11 14 13 11 1980 ......................................................... 24 16 18 29 76 66 68 66 142 213 151 194 1981 ......................................................... 173 131 137 120 98 92 49 22 23 15 14 12 1982 ......................................................... 9 14 38 116 136 196 130 122 128 127 93 95 1983 ......................................................... 92 96 129 154 158 121 44 23 12 7 6 6 1984 ......................................................... 7 6 7 6 12 3 1 (1) (1) 1 3 5 

1985 ......................................................... 4 4 4 7 9 5 5 6 5 4 3 4 1986 ......................................................... 5 6 5 4 4 2 8 14 8 8 7 13 1987 ......................................................... 10 8 6 2 2 2 1 1(1) (1) (1) (1) 

1988 ......................................................... (1) (1) (1) 1 1(1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) 1989 ......................................................... (1) (1) (1) (1) 1(1) (1) 0(1)000 

1990 ......................................................... (1) (1) 2 3 1 1 1(1) (1) (1) (1) 2 

1991 ......................................................... 2 (1) (1) 4 13 40 16 5 3 4 1 (1) 

1992 ......................................................... (1) (1) 1 1 5 4 4 1(1) (1) (1) (1) 

1993 ......................................................... (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) 1994 ......................................................... 19 12 5 5 5 6 6 16 4 4 4 4 1995 ......................................................... 4 3 3 4 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 1996 ......................................................... 3 2 (1) 1 1 1 1 2(1) (1) (1) (1) 

1997 ......................................................... (1) (1) (1) 1 1(1) (1) 0(1) (1) 1 8 

1998 ......................................................... (1) (1) (1) 1 2 5(1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) 

1999 ......................................................... (1) 3(1) (1) 1 1(1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) 

1 Less than 500.

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration.

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TABLE F–7.—U.S. AVERAGE WAGE REPLACEMENT RATE: RATIO OF AVERAGE WEEKLY

BENEFIT AMOUNT TO AVERAGE WEEKLY WAGE, 1971–99

Year First

quarter

Second

quarter

Third

quarter

Fourth

quarter Average

1971 ....................................... NA NA NA NA 0.365

1972 ....................................... NA NA NA NA 0.361

1973 ....................................... NA NA NA NA 0.361

1974 ....................................... NA NA NA NA 0.365

1975 ....................................... 0.377 0.375 0.381 0.368 0.375

1976 ....................................... 0.390 0.374 0.368 0.359 0.373

1977 ....................................... 0.384 0.361 0.356 0.361 0.365

1978 ....................................... 0.383 0.360 0.359 0.359 0.365

1979 ....................................... 0.372 0.357 0.361 0.362 0.363

1980 ....................................... 0.376 0.376 0.373 0.350 0.369

1981 ....................................... 0.372 0.359 0.363 0.358 0.363

1982 ....................................... 0.381 0.378 0.383 0.373 0.379

1983 ....................................... 0.384 0.378 0.364 0.360 0.372

1984 ....................................... 0.358 0.355 0.358 0.352 0.356

1985 ....................................... 0.354 0.352 0.362 0.352 0.355

1986 ....................................... 0.356 0.361 0.369 0.353 0.360

1987 ....................................... 0.359 0.362 0.363 0.342 0.357

1988 ....................................... 0.357 0.357 0.351 0.333 0.350

1989 ....................................... 0.356 0.361 0.365 0.343 0.356

1990 ....................................... 0.361 0.370 0.373 0.346 0.362

1991 ....................................... 0.374 0.374 0.375 0.343 0.367

1992 ....................................... 0.371 0.372 0.368 0.369 0.370

1993 ....................................... 0.374 0.367 0.366 0.365 0.368

1994 ....................................... 0.368 0.366 0.356 0.360 0.362

1995 ....................................... 0.368 0.368 0.357 0.359 0.363

1996 ....................................... 0.369 0.359 0.343 0.355 0.357

1997 ....................................... 0.357 0.349 0.336 0.345 0.347

1998 ....................................... 0.351 0.345 0.343 0.344 0.346

1999 ....................................... 0.352 0.346 0.343 0.348 0.347

NA—Not available.

Note.—Wage replacement rate is defined as the average weekly unemployment benefit divided by the

average weekly wage for unemployed workers.

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration.

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TABLE F–8.—INDIVIDUALS UNEMPLOYED 27 WEEKS OR LONGER AS A PERCENT OF ALL

UNEMPLOYED, 1971–99

Year First

quarter

Second

quarter

Third

quarter

Fourth

quarter

1971 .......................................................... 8.7 11.1 11.0 10.8

1972 .......................................................... 12.1 13.5 10.8 9.8

1973 .......................................................... 8.6 8.5 7.0 7.4

1974 .......................................................... 6.8 8.3 7.5 7.1

1975 .......................................................... 8.7 14.8 18.7 19.1

1976 .......................................................... 19.7 20.1 16.7 16.3

1977 .......................................................... 15.5 16.5 13.6 12.9

1978 .......................................................... 11.1 11.8 10.1 8.7

1979 .......................................................... 9.0 9.5 8.1 8.3

1980 .......................................................... 8.3 9.9 11.1 13.5

1981 .......................................................... 15.3 15.0 13.7 12.3

1982 .......................................................... 13.0 16.7 17.1 19.4

1983 .......................................................... 23.2 26.3 23.8 21.9

1984 .......................................................... 21.0 21.0 17.7 16.5

1985 .......................................................... 15.8 16.4 14.7 14.7

1986 .......................................................... 13.8 15.0 14.6 14.2

1987 .......................................................... 14.0 15.1 13.9 12.9

1988 .......................................................... 12.3 12.9 11.7 11.1

1989 .......................................................... 10.4 10.5 9.0 9.6

1990 .......................................................... 9.5 10.2 10.4 10.2

1991 .......................................................... 10.8 12.9 13.6 14.9

1992 .......................................................... 17.9 21.4 21.8 21.4

1993 .......................................................... 20.4 20.2 20.3 20.7

1994 .......................................................... 20.8 20.5 19.8 20.0

1995 .......................................................... 18.2 17.3 16.7 16.9

1996 .......................................................... 17.0 18.0 18.0 16.7

1997 .......................................................... 15.4 16.0 16.3 15.8

1998 .......................................................... 14.6 13.9 13.8 14.1

1999 .......................................................... 12.1 12.6 12.2 12.5

Source: Office of the President (various years).

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TABLE F–9.—RATIO OF INSURED UNEMPLOYED WORKERS TO ALL JOB LOSERS, 1968–

99

Year Job losers

(thousands)

Insured unemployment Ratio: insured unemployment to job

losers All programs

(thousands)

Regular programs

(thousands) All programs

Regular

programs

1968 ..................................... 1,070 1,187 1,111 110.9 103.8

1969 ..................................... 1,017 1,177 1,101 115.7 108.3

1970 ..................................... 1,811 2,070 1,805 114.3 99.7

1971 ..................................... 2,323 2,608 2,150 112.3 92.6

1972 ..................................... 2,108 2,192 1,848 104.0 87.7

1973 ..................................... 1,694 1,793 1,632 105.8 96.3

1974 ..................................... 2,242 2,558 2,262 114.1 100.9

1975 ..................................... 4,386 4,937 3,986 112.6 90.9

1976 ..................................... 3,679 3,846 2,991 104.5 81.3

1977 ..................................... 3,166 3,308 2,655 104.5 83.9

1978 ..................................... 2,585 2,645 2,359 102.3 91.3

1979 ..................................... 2,635 2,592 2,434 98.4 92.4

1980 ..................................... 3,947 3,837 3,350 97.2 84.9

1981 ..................................... 4,267 3,410 3,047 79.9 71.4

1982 ..................................... 6,268 4,592 4,059 73.3 64.8

1983 ..................................... 6,258 3,774 3,395 60.3 54.3

1984 ..................................... 4,421 2,560 2,475 57.9 56.0

1985 ..................................... 4,139 2,699 2,617 65.2 63.2

1986 ..................................... 4,033 2,739 2,643 67.9 65.5

1987 ..................................... 3,566 2,369 2,300 66.4 64.5

1988 ..................................... 3,092 2,135 2,081 69.0 67.3

1989 ..................................... 2,983 2,205 2,158 73.9 72.3

1990 ..................................... 3,387 2,575 2,522 76.0 74.5

1991 ..................................... 4,694 3,406 3,342 72.6 71.2

1992 ..................................... 5,389 3,348 3,245 62.1 60.2

1993 ..................................... 4,848 2,845 2,751 58.7 56.7

1994 ..................................... 3,815 2,746 2,670 72.0 70.0

1995 ..................................... 3,476 2,641 2,575 76.0 74.1

1996 ..................................... 3,370 2,654 2,594 78.8 77.0

1997 ..................................... 3,037 2,370 2,323 78.0 76.5

1998 ..................................... 2,822 2,260 2,222 80.1 78.7

1999 ..................................... 2,622 2,222 2,187 84.7 83.4

Source: Office of the President (2000). Economic Report of the President. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office.

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TABLE F–10.—NET BALANCES IN STATE UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE ACCOUNTS, 1960–

99

End of calendar year

Balance (in billions)

Current dollars 1999 dollars 1

1960 .................................................................................... $6.4 $36.0

1961 .................................................................................... 5.6 31.2

1962 .................................................................................... 6.0 33.1

1963 .................................................................................... 6.4 34.8

1964 .................................................................................... 7.1 38.2

1965 .................................................................................... 8.2 43.4

1966 .................................................................................... 9.7 49.9

1967 .................................................................................... 10.7 53.4

1968 .................................................................................... 11.7 56.0

1969 .................................................................................... 12.6 57.2

1970 .................................................................................... 11.9 51.1

1971 .................................................................................... 9.7 39.9

1972 .................................................................................... 9.4 37.5

1973 .................................................................................... 10.9 40.9

1974 .................................................................................... 10.5 35.5

1975 .................................................................................... 3.1 9.6

1976 .................................................................................... 0.9 2.6

1977 .................................................................................... 1.0 2.7

1978 .................................................................................... 4.6 11.8

1979 .................................................................................... 8.6 19.7

1980 .................................................................................... 6.6 13.3

1981 .................................................................................... 5.7 10.4

1982 .................................................................................... ¥2.6 ¥4.5

1983 .................................................................................... ¥5.8 ¥9.7

1984 .................................................................................... 2.2 3.5

1985 .................................................................................... 10.1 15.6

1986 .................................................................................... 15.4 23.4

1987 .................................................................................... 23.2 34.0

1988 .................................................................................... 31.1 43.8

1989 .................................................................................... 36.9 49.6

1990 .................................................................................... 37.9 48.3

1991 .................................................................................... 30.2 36.9

1992 .................................................................................... 25.8 30.6

1993 .................................................................................... 28.2 32.5

1994 .................................................................................... 31.3 35.2

1995 .................................................................................... 35.4 38.7

1996 .................................................................................... 38.6 41.0

1997 .................................................................................... 43.8 45.5

1998 .................................................................................... 48.0 49.1

1999 .................................................................................... 50.3 50.3

1 Adjusted to 1999 dollars using the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers from the Bureau

of Labor Statistics.

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration.