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DEFINITION
Long-term unemployment refers to the number of people with continuous periods of unemployment extending for a year or longer, expressed as a percentage of the total unemployed.
| Date |
Amount |
Rank |
| 1995 |
72.5 |
#1 |
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| 1994 |
73.4 |
#1 |
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| 1993 |
65.8 |
#1 |
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| 1992 |
70.3 |
#1 |
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| 1991 |
34.3 |
#13 |
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| 1990 |
27.2 |
#12 |
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| 1989 |
32 |
#11 |
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| 1988 |
39.4 |
#10 |
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| 1987 |
33.8 |
#10 |
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| 1986 |
39.2 |
#10 |
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DEFINITION: Long-term unemployment refers to the number of people with continuous periods of unemployment extending for a year or longer, expressed as a percentage of the total unemployed.
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