Bureau of Labor Statistics
Table 3. Extent of unemployment during the year by sex, 2005-06
Table 3. Extent of unemployment during the year by sex, 2005-06
Total Men Women
Extent of unemployment
2005 2006 2005 2006 2005 2006
Numbers (in thousands)
Total who worked or looked for work............................. 156,744 158,563 83,230 84,100 73,514 74,463
Percent with unemployment..................................... 9.3 9.1 9.7 9.6 8.8 8.5
Total with unemployment....................................... 14,531 14,424 8,090 8,097 6,441 6,326
Did not work but looked for work............................ 2,422 1,905 1,216 969 1,206 936
1 to 14 weeks............................................. 1,016 797 436 349 580 448
15 weeks or more.......................................... 1,406 1,108 780 620 626 488
Worked during the year...................................... 12,108 12,519 6,873 7,128 5,235 5,391
Year-round workers (1) with 1 or 2 weeks of unemployment.. 429 449 293 295 136 154
Part-year workers (2) with unemployment................... 11,680 12,069 6,580 6,833 5,100 5,236
1 to 4 weeks............................................ 1,939 2,596 1,051 1,278 888 1,317
5 to 10 weeks........................................... 2,158 2,098 1,197 1,262 961 836
11 to 14 weeks.......................................... 1,690 1,613 1,017 959 673 655
15 to 26 weeks.......................................... 3,347 3,170 1,921 1,863 1,426 1,307
27 weeks or more........................................ 2,545 2,592 1,394 1,472 1,151 1,120
Median weeks of unemployment for all workers........ 14.6 13.8 14.5 14.0 14.8 13.4
With 2 spells or more of unemployment............... 3,092 3,068 1,972 1,929 1,120 1,139
2 spells.......................................... 1,475 1,559 938 940 537 619
3 spells or more.................................. 1,618 1,508 1,035 988 583 520
Percent distribution
Did not work but looked for work................................ 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1 to 14 weeks................................................. 41.9 41.8 35.9 36.0 48.1 47.8
15 weeks or more.............................................. 58.1 58.2 64.1 64.0 51.9 52.2
Worked during the year.......................................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Year-round workers (1) with 1 or 2 weeks of unemployment...... 3.5 3.6 4.3 4.1 2.6 2.9
Part-year workers (2) with unemployment....................... 96.5 96.4 95.7 95.9 97.4 97.1
1 to 4 weeks................................................ 16.0 20.7 15.3 17.9 17.0 24.4
5 to 10 weeks............................................... 17.8 16.8 17.4 17.7 18.4 15.5
11 to 14 weeks.............................................. 14.0 12.9 14.8 13.4 12.9 12.1
15 to 26 weeks.............................................. 27.6 25.3 28.0 26.1 27.2 24.3
27 weeks or more............................................ 21.0 20.7 20.3 20.6 22.0 20.8
With 2 spells or more of unemployment............. 25.5 24.5 28.7 27.1 21.4 21.1
2 spells........................................ 12.2 12.5 13.6 13.2 10.3 11.5
3 spells or more................................ 13.4 12.0 15.1 13.9 11.1 9.6
1 Worked 50 or 51 weeks.
2 Worked less than 50 weeks.
NOTE: See Note, table 1.
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Last Modified Date: December 19, 2007
