Table 3. Extent of unemployment during the year by sex, 2006-07

     Table 3.  Extent of unemployment during the year by sex, 2006-07
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                             Total                Men                Women       
                          Extent of unemployment                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                        2006      2007       2006      2007      2006      2007  
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                      
                                                                                        Numbers (in thousands)
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                 
     Total who worked or looked for work ............................  158,563   159,750    84,100    84,614    74,463    75,136 
       Percent with unemployment ....................................      9.1       9.5       9.6      10.3       8.5       8.6 
                                                                                                                                 
       Total with unemployment ......................................   14,424    15,117     8,097     8,685     6,326     6,432 
         Did not work but looked for work ...........................    1,905     2,097       969     1,076       936     1,021 
           1 to 14 weeks ............................................      797       918       349       390       448       527 
           15 weeks or more .........................................    1,108     1,179       620       686       488       494 
         Worked during the year .....................................   12,519    13,020     7,128     7,609     5,391     5,411 
           Year-round workers (1) with 1 or 2 weeks of unemployment .      449       500       295       365       154       135 
           Part-year workers (2) with unemployment ..................   12,069    12,520     6,833     7,244     5,236     5,276 
             1 to 4 weeks ...........................................    2,596     2,591     1,278     1,365     1,317     1,226 
             5 to 10 weeks ..........................................    2,098     2,090     1,262     1,214       836       876 
             11 to 14 weeks .........................................    1,613     1,888       959     1,163       655       725 
             15 to 26 weeks .........................................    3,170     3,373     1,863     2,058     1,307     1,316 
             27 weeks or more .......................................    2,592     2,577     1,472     1,443     1,120     1,134 
                                                                                                                                 
                 Median weeks of unemployment for all workers .......     13.8      13.8      14.0      14.0      13.4      13.6 
                                                                                                                                 
                 With 2 spells or more of unemployment ..............    3,068     3,098     1,929     1,982     1,139     1,116 
                   2 spells .........................................    1,559     1,420       940       840       619       580 
                   3 spells or more .................................    1,508     1,678       988     1,143       520       536 
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                      
                                                                                         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 ................................................     41.8      43.8      36.0      36.3      47.8      51.7 
       15 weeks or more .............................................     58.2      56.2      64.0      63.7      52.2      48.3 
     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 .....      3.6       3.8       4.1       4.8       2.9       2.5 
       Part-year workers (2) with unemployment ......................     96.4      96.2      95.9      95.2      97.1      97.5 
         1 to 4 weeks ...............................................     20.7      19.9      17.9      17.9      24.4      22.6 
         5 to 10 weeks ..............................................     16.8      16.1      17.7      16.0      15.5      16.2 
         11 to 14 weeks .............................................     12.9      14.5      13.4      15.3      12.1      13.4 
         15 to 26 weeks .............................................     25.3      25.9      26.1      27.0      24.3      24.3 
         27 weeks or more ...........................................     20.7      19.8      20.6      19.0      20.8      21.0 
                                                                                                                                 
                   With 2 spells or more of unemployment ............     24.5      23.8      27.1      26.1      21.1      20.6 
                     2 spells .......................................     12.5      10.9      13.2      11.0      11.5      10.7 
                     3 spells or more ...............................     12.0      12.9      13.9      15.0       9.6       9.9 

        1 Worked 50 or 51 weeks.
        2 Worked less than 50 weeks.
        NOTE:  See Note, table 1.





Table of Contents

Last Modified Date: December 10, 2008