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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 |
| 2003 |
31.2 |
#14 |
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| 2002 |
34.8 |
#11 |
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| 2001 |
35.7 |
#13 |
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| 2000 |
46.7 |
#8 |
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| 1999 |
39.5 |
#15 |
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| 1998 |
43.6 |
#14 |
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| 1997 |
53.4 |
#7 |
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| 1996 |
51.7 |
#9 |
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| 1995 |
48.4 |
#13 |
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| 1994 |
42.3 |
#15 |
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| 1993 |
38.9 |
#16 |
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| 1992 |
24.9 |
#19 |
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| 1991 |
33.5 |
#12 |
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| 1990 |
38.2 |
#10 |
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| 1989 |
41.2 |
#9 |
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| 1988 |
43.2 |
#8 |
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| 1987 |
47.8 |
#8 |
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| 1986 |
48.3 |
#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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