Labour force survey, Q1 2020

Unemployed persons aged 15-74, by duration of job search (LFS). 1 000 and per cent
	Annual average		4th quarter 2018	1st quarter 2019	2nd quarter 2019	3rd quarter 2019	4th quarter 2019	1st quarter 2020
	2018	2019	4th quarter 2018	1st quarter 2019	2nd quarter 2019	3rd quarter 2019	4th quarter 2019	1st quarter 2020
Total	108	106	98	108	97	109	108	103
1-4 weeks	24	24	21	23	20	29	22	25
5-13 weeks	22	23	21	22	21	23	27	21
14-26 weeks	17	16	14	19	18	13	14	19
27-39 weeks	6	7	6	9	7	7	7	5
40-52 weeks	15	14	12	13	11	14	18	15
53 weeks and over	14	13	16	15	13	12	12	10

Total	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
1-4 weeks	22	23	21	21	21	27	20	24
5-13 weeks	20	22	21	20	22	21	25	20
14-26 weeks	16	15	14	18	19	12	13	18
27-39 weeks	6	7	6	8	7	6	6	5
40-52 weeks	14	13	12	12	11	13	17	15
53 weeks and over	13	12	16	14	13	11	11	10

Average duration (weeks)	34.0	28.6	34.0	31.9	30.8	27.9	28.6	27.8

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