Table 6 Change in unemployment duration measures
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| October 2008 to October 2010 | April 1990 to April 1992 | June 1981 to June 1983 | ||||
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| '000 | % | '000 | % | '000 | % | |
| All unemployed | 307.6 | 30.0 | 475.8 | 42.8 | 645.9 | 73.3 |
| 1 to 4 weeks | 29.5 | 6.9 | 22.0 | 7.2 | 42.2 | 13.7 |
| 5 to 25 weeks | 127.1 | 30.7 | 193.9 | 37.1 | 254.8 | 70.7 |
| 26 to 51 weeks | 74.1 | 102.3 | 146.1 | 94.6 | 212.1 | 195.8 |
| 52 weeks or more | 76.3 | 95.6 | 123.8 | 145.8 | 143.9 | 268.5 |
| Duration unknown1 | 0.5 | 1.6 | -10.0 | -22.8 | -7.1 | -14.1 |
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1. Duration is unknown for unemployed future starts (i.e., job begins within 4 weeks). Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey, data not seasonally adjusted. |
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