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LABOUR FORCE SURVEY, 4th 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
2007 2008 3rd quarter 4th quarter 1st quarter 2nd quarter 3rd quarter 4th quarter
                 
  1000
Total 63 67 63 54 65 72 66 66
                 
1- 4 weeks 20 25 21 16 24 28 27 20
5-13 weeks 16 18 16 14 19 16 16 22
14-26 weeks 9 9 7 7 7 12 8 9
27-39 weeks 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
40-52 weeks 8 6 9 7 5 6 6 7
53 weeks and over 5 4 5 4 6 3 3 3
Unspecified 4 4 3 4 3 4 4 3
                 
  Per cent
Total 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
1- 4 weeks 34 39 35 32 38 42 44 32
5-13 weeks 26 28 27 28 30 23 25 35
14-26 weeks 15 15 12 14 12 18 13 14
27-39 weeks 4 3 3 4 3 3 4 2
40-52 weeks 13 9 14 13 7 9 9 11
53 weeks and over 8 6 8 9 9 5 5 6
                 
  Weeks
Average duration 21.0 17.4 21.2 21.6 19.3 16.4 15.7 18.1