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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 |
11.8 |
#25 |
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| 2002 |
8.5 |
#28 |
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| 2001 |
6.1 |
#34 |
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| 2000 |
6 |
#32 |
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| 1999 |
6.8 |
#39 |
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| 1998 |
8 |
#42 |
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| 1997 |
8.7 |
#45 |
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| 1996 |
9.5 |
#41 |
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| 1995 |
9.7 |
#42 |
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| 1994 |
12.2 |
#41 |
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| 1993 |
11.5 |
#38 |
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| 1992 |
11.1 |
#32 |
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| 1991 |
6.3 |
#28 |
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| 1990 |
5.5 |
#21 |
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| 1989 |
5.7 |
#21 |
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| 1988 |
7.4 |
#21 |
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| 1987 |
8.1 |
#20 |
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| 1986 |
8.7 |
#17 |
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| 1985 |
9.5 |
#18 |
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| 1984 |
12.3 |
#15 |
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| 1983 |
13.3 |
#13 |
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| 1982 |
7.7 |
#8 |
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| 1981 |
6.7 |
#6 |
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| 1980 |
4.3 |
#9 |
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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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