Table 7 Alternative measures of unemployment: Long-term unemployed

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  October 2008 October 2009 October 2010 Change from October 2008 to October 2010
Number '000
Standard unemployment level (R4) 1,024.1 1,387.6 1,331.7 307.6
Out of work for at least 1 year (R1) 79.7 135.6 156.1 76.4
Out of work for at least 3 months (R2) 299.5 548.2 472.4 172.9
Rate %
Standard unemployment level (R4) 5.6 7.6 7.2 1.6
Out of work for at least 1 year (R1) 0.4 0.7 0.8 0.4
Out of work for at least 3 months (R2) 1.6 3.0 2.6 1.0
Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey, data not seasonally adjusted.