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LABOUR FORCE SURVEY, 1st Qu. 2004
14 Unemployed persons by duration of job search (LFS). 1000 and per cent
Duration of job search Annual average 2002 2003 2004
2002 2003 4th quarter 1st quarter 2nd quarter 3rd quarter 4th quarter 1st quarter
                 
  1000
Total 92 107 87 105 111 112 98 107
                 
1- 4 weeks 37 37 32 36 41 41 29 35
5-13 weeks 24 29 24 34 27 29 24 32
14-26 weeks 11 18 11 15 21 15 21 16
27-39 weeks 4 5 3 3 4 7 4 6
40-52 weeks 9 10 9 8 9 12 12 11
53 weeks and over 6 7 7 6 7 6 7 6
Unspecified 2 2 1 2 2 2 1 2
                 
  Per cent
Total 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
1- 4 weeks 41 35 37 35 37 37 30 33
5-13 weeks 27 27 28 33 25 27 25 31
14-26 weeks 12 17 13 15 19 13 21 15
27-39 weeks 4 4 3 3 4 6 5 5
40-52 weeks 10 10 11 8 8 11 13 10
53 weeks and over 6 6 8 6 7 6 7 6
                 
  Weeks
Average duration 17.5 18.5 19.2 17.3 18.0 18.0 20.9 18.0