The long term unemployed are those that have been continuously unemployed for 52 weeks or longer at the time of the Labour Force Survey.
Of all unemployed persons at July 2006, some 4,600 (31.3%) had been unemployed for 52 weeks or more, compared with approximately 3,700 (27.2%) at July 2005.
The average duration of unemployment at July 2006 was 76.0 weeks, compared with 68.2 weeks at July 2005. At July 2006, for people who had been unemployed for 104 weeks and over, the average duration of unemployment was 285.0 weeks.
DURATION OF UNEMPLOYMENT(a), Tasmania
|
 | July
2004 | July
2005 | July
2006 |
PERSONS ('000)
|
| Duration of unemployment | | | |
| Under 4 weeks | 3.6 | 2.7 | 2.0 |
| 4 weeks and under 13 weeks | 3.0 | 3.4 | 2.9 |
| 13 weeks and under 26 weeks | 2.2 | 2.8 | 1.5 |
| 26 weeks and under 52 weeks | 2.0 | *1.0 | 3.8 |
| 52 weeks and under 104 weeks | 1.5 | *0.8 | 1.7 |
| 104 weeks and over | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.9 |
| Total unemployed | 15.5 | 13.6 | 14.7 |
WEEKS (no.)
|
| Average duration of unemployment | | | |
| Under 4 weeks | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.3 |
| 4 weeks and under 13 weeks | 7.2 | 7.6 | 7.9 |
| 13 weeks and under 26 weeks | 19.2 | 19.0 | 20.0 |
| 26 weeks and under 52 weeks | 37.9 | 35.7 | 33.1 |
| 52 weeks and under 104 weeks | 75.6 | 73.4 | 71.3 |
| 104 weeks and over | 299.9 | 258.6 | 285.0 |
| Average duration of unemployment | 81.3 | 68.2 | 76.0 |
*estimate has a relative standard error of between 25% and 50% and should be used with caution
(a) Duration of unemployment since last full-time or part-time job.
Source: Labour Force, Australia, Detailed - Electronic Delivery, Monthly (cat. no. 6291.0.55.001).
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