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LABOUR FORCE SURVEY, 2nd Qu. 2008
14 Unemployed persons aged 15-74 by duration of job search (LFS). 1000 and per cent
Duration of job search Annual average 2007 2008
2006 2007 1st quarter 2nd quarter 3rd quarter 4th quarter 1st quarter 2nd quarter
                 
  1000
Total 84 63 66 69 63 54 65 72
                 
1- 4 weeks 22 20 19 24 21 16 24 28
5-13 weeks 21 16 18 14 16 14 19 16
14-26 weeks 11 9 11 11 7 7 7 12
27-39 weeks 4 2 3 2 2 2 2 2
40-52 weeks 10 8 6 8 9 7 5 6
53 weeks and over 11 5 7 4 5 4 6 3
Unspecified 3 4 2 5 3 4 3 4
                 
  Per cent
Total 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
1- 4 weeks 28 34 30 37 35 32 38 42
5-13 weeks 26 26 28 23 27 28 30 23
14-26 weeks 14 15 17 18 12 14 12 18
27-39 weeks 5 4 4 3 3 4 3 3
40-52 weeks 13 13 10 13 14 13 7 9
53 weeks and over 14 8 11 6 8 9 9 5
                 
  Weeks
Average duration 26.4 21.0 21.9 19.4 21.2 21.6 19.3 16.4