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LABOUR FORCE SURVEY, 4th Qu. 2007
14 Unemployed persons aged 15-74, by duration of job search (LFS). 1 000 and per cent
Duration of job search Annual average 2006 2007
2006 2007 3rd quarter 4th quarter 1st quarter 2nd quarter 3rd quarter 4th quarter
                 
  1000
Total 84 63 83 60 66 69 63 54
                 
1- 4 weeks 22 20 24 12 19 24 21 16
5-13 weeks 21 16 24 19 18 14 16 14
14-26 weeks 11 9 7 8 11 11 7 7
27-39 weeks 4 2 7 2 3 2 2 2
40-52 weeks 10 8 8 10 6 8 9 7
53 weeks and over 11 5 10 6 7 4 5 4
Unspecified 3 4 4 3 2 5 3 4
                 
  Per cent
Total 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
1- 4 weeks 28 34 30 21 30 37 35 32
5-13 weeks 26 26 30 33 28 23 27 28
14-26 weeks 14 15 9 14 17 18 12 14
27-39 weeks 5 4 9 3 4 3 3 4
40-52 weeks 13 13 10 18 10 13 14 13
53 weeks and over 14 8 12 11 11 6 8 9
                 
  Weeks
Average duration 26.4 21.0 23.9 26.1 21.9 19.4 21.2 21.6