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LABOUR FORCE SURVEY, 2nd Qu. 2007
14 Unemployed persons aged 15-74, by duration of job search (LFS). 1 000 and per cent
Duration of job search Annual average 2006 2007
2006 1st quarter 2nd quarter 3rd quarter 4th quarter 1st quarter 2nd quarter
               
  1000
Total 84 95 98 83 60 66 69
               
1- 4 weeks 22 22 32 24 12 19 24
5-13 weeks 21 23 18 24 19 18 14
14-26 weeks 11 16 15 7 8 11 11
27-39 weeks 4 5 4 7 2 3 2
40-52 weeks 10 10 13 8 10 6 8
53 weeks and over 11 17 13 10 6 7 4
Unspecified 3 3 4 4 3 2 5
               
  Per cent
Total 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
1- 4 weeks 28 24 34 30 21 30 37
5-13 weeks 26 25 19 30 33 28 23
14-26 weeks 14 17 16 9 14 17 18
27-39 weeks 5 5 4 9 3 4 3
40-52 weeks 13 10 14 10 18 10 13
53 weeks and over 14 18 13 12 11 11 6
               
  Weeks
Average duration 26.4 29.6 25.6 23.9 26.1 21.9 19.4