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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 |
| 2001 |
13.3 |
#30 |
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| 2000 |
14.6 |
#26 |
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| 1999 |
12.7 |
#36 |
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| 1998 |
15.2 |
#36 |
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| 1997 |
14.6 |
#38 |
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| 1996 |
12.7 |
#37 |
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| 1995 |
11.6 |
#40 |
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| 1994 |
9.5 |
#41 |
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| 1993 |
14.6 |
#33 |
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| 1992 |
17.8 |
#27 |
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| 1991 |
10.3 |
#26 |
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| 1990 |
13.9 |
#17 |
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| 1989 |
10.2 |
#18 |
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| 1988 |
16.6 |
#15 |
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| 1987 |
15.5 |
#16 |
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| 1986 |
18.8 |
#14 |
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| 1985 |
15.1 |
#13 |
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| 1984 |
15.8 |
#12 |
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| 1983 |
21.7 |
#12 |
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| 1982 |
20.2 |
#4 |
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| 1981 |
13.9 |
#4 |
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| 1980 |
10.4 |
#6 |
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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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