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.
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