Labour force survey, Q1 2017

Unemployed persons aged 15-74, by duration of job search (LFS). 1 000 and per cent
	Annual average		4th quarter 2015	1st quarter 2016	2nd quarter 2016	3rd quarter 2016	4th quarter 2016	1st quarter 2017
	2015	2016	4th quarter 2015	1st quarter 2016	2nd quarter 2016	3rd quarter 2016	4th quarter 2016	1st quarter 2017
Total	121	132	118	135	134	138	120	124
1-4 weeks	25	26	21	25	27	31	20	28
5-13 weeks	28	27	29	30	25	29	25	23
14-26 weeks	22	22	21	25	24	19	20	19
27-39 weeks	5	7	5	9	4	10	6	5
40-52 weeks	17	24	18	23	26	26	20	18
53 weeks and over	13	15	15	15	16	13	16	19

Total	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
1-4 weeks	21	20	18	19	20	22	17	23
5-13 weeks	23	20	25	22	19	21	21	19
14-26 weeks	18	17	18	19	18	14	17	15
27-39 weeks	4	5	4	7	3	7	5	4
40-52 weeks	14	18	15	17	19	19	17	15
53 weeks and over	11	11	13	11	12	9	13	15

Average duration (weeks)	27.9	30.3	30.5	29.2	32.2	28.4	31.8	31.8

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