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LABOUR FORCE SURVEY, 3rd Qu. 2007
14 Unemployed persons aged 15-74 by duration of job search (LFS). 1000 and per cent
Duration of job search Annual average 2006 2007
2006 2nd quarter 3rd quarter 4th quarter 1st quarter 2nd quarter 3rd quarter
               
  1000
Total 84 98 83 60 66 69 63
               
1- 4 weeks 22 32 24 12 19 24 21
5-13 weeks 21 18 24 19 18 14 16
14-26 weeks 11 15 7 8 11 11 7
27-39 weeks 4 4 7 2 3 2 2
40-52 weeks 10 13 8 10 6 8 9
53 weeks and over 11 13 10 6 7 4 5
Unspecified 3 4 4 3 2 5 3
               
  Per cent
Total 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
1- 4 weeks 28 34 30 21 30 37 35
5-13 weeks 26 19 30 33 28 23 27
14-26 weeks 14 16 9 14 17 18 12
27-39 weeks 5 4 9 3 4 3 3
40-52 weeks 13 14 10 18 10 13 14
53 weeks and over 14 13 12 11 11 6 8
               
  Weeks
Average duration 26.4 25.6 23.9 26.1 21.9 19.4 21.2