DURATION OF UNEMPLOYMENT
Between September 2007 and September 2008, the number of persons unemployed in the short term (for less than 13 weeks) increased by 20.5% in Melbourne MSR and increased by 26.7% in Balance of Victoria MSR.
Over the same period, the number of medium term unemployed (13 to less than 52 weeks) decreased by 16.3% in Melbourne MSR and increased by 24.2% in Balance of Victoria MSR.
The number of long term unemployed (those unemployed for 52 weeks or more) decreased by 24.1% in Melbourne MSR and by 29.1% in Balance of Victoria MSR.
DURATION OF UNEMPLOYMENT, Melbourne MSR
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DURATION OF UNEMPLOYMENT, Balance of Victoria MSR
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Duration of Unemployment, By Sex and Major Statistical Region (file size 47kB)
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Estimates of Unemployment Rate, By Local Government Area: Smoothed Series (file size 30kB).