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LABOUR FORCE SURVEY, 4th Qu. 2003
14 Unemployed persons by duration of job search (LFS). 1000 and per cent
Duration of job search Annual average 2002 2003
2002 2003 3rd quarter 4th quarter 1st quarter 2nd quarter 3rd quarter 4th quarter
                 
  1000
Total 92 107 91 87 105 111 112 98
                 
1- 4 weeks 37 37 40 32 36 41 41 29
5-13 weeks 24 29 24 24 34 27 29 24
14-26 weeks 11 18 8 11 15 21 15 21
27-39 weeks 4 5 5 3 3 4 7 4
40-52 weeks 9 10 9 9 8 9 12 12
53 weeks and over 6 7 4 7 6 7 6 7
Unspecified 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 1
                 
  Per cent
Total 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
1- 4 weeks 41 35 45 37 35 37 37 30
5-13 weeks 27 27 27 28 33 25 27 25
14-26 weeks 12 17 9 13 15 19 13 21
27-39 weeks 4 4 6 3 3 4 6 5
40-52 weeks 10 10 10 11 8 8 11 13
53 weeks and over 6 6 4 8 6 7 6 7
                 
  Weeks
Average duration 17.5 18.5 15.8 19.2 17.3 18.0 18.0 20.9