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LABOUR FORCE SURVEY, 1st Qu. 2009
14 Unemployed persons aged 15-74 by duration of job search (LFS). 1000 and per cent
Duration of job search Annual average 2007 2008 2009
2007 2008 4th quarter 1st quarter 2nd quarter 3rd quarter 4th quarter 1st quarter
                 
  1000
Total 63 67 54 65 72 66 66 79
                 
1- 4 weeks 20 25 16 24 28 27 20 20
5-13 weeks 16 18 14 19 16 16 22 28
14-26 weeks 9 9 7 7 12 8 9 13
27-39 weeks 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3
40-52 weeks 8 6 7 5 6 6 7 7
53 weeks and over 5 4 4 6 3 3 3 5
Unspecified 4 4 4 3 4 4 3 3
                 
  Per cent
Total 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
1- 4 weeks 34 39 32 38 42 44 32 27
5-13 weeks 26 28 28 30 23 25 35 36
14-26 weeks 15 15 14 12 18 13 14 18
27-39 weeks 4 3 4 3 3 4 2 4
40-52 weeks 13 9 13 7 9 9 11 9
53 weeks and over 8 6 9 9 5 5 6 6
                 
  Weeks
Average duration 21.0 17.4 21.6 19.3 16.4 15.7 18.1 18.7