Table 4 Change in categories of unemployed

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  October 2008 to October 2010 April 1990 to April 1992 June 1981 to June 1983
'000 % '000 % '000 %
All unemployed 307.6 30.0 475.8 42.8 645.9 73.3
Job searchers 300.3 31.7 463.1 46.5 634.0 81.1
Quits 1.0 0.8 -15.3 -9.2 1.5 1.2
Permanent layoffs 86.4 30.1 274.5 57.3 331.9 115.8
Reason unknown1 63.1 74.3 109.5 142.0 143.1 265.0
New and re-entrants 149.8 33.0 94.4 34.6 157.4 50.2
Temporary layoffs 6.6 14.3 22.7 31.1 19.0 38.8
Future starts 0.5 1.6 -10.0 -22.8 -7.1 -14.1
1. Last worked more than 1 year ago.
Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey, data not seasonally adjusted.