DURATION OF UNEMPLOYMENT
Between December 2008 and December 2009, the number of people classified as short-term unemployed (less than 13 weeks) decreased by 0.3% or 200 people in the Melbourne MSR and by 3.7% or 15,600 people in the Balance of Victoria MSR.
Over the same period, the number of people in the Melbourne MSR classified as medium-term unemployed (13 to less than 52 weeks) more than doubled (109.7% or 16,900 people), while the number decreased by 8.2% or 800 people in the Balance of Victoria MSR.
The number of people classified as long-term unemployed (52 weeks or more) increased by 18.5% or 2,400 people in the Melbourne MSR. For the Balance of Victoria MSR, the number of long-term unemployed increased by 82.4% or 4,200 people.
Unemployed persons, By Duration of unemployment
- Victoria
View underlying table as an Excel spreadsheet:
1367.2 Unemployed persons, By Duration of unemployment, Sex and Major Statistical Region (file size 56kB).
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