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Monthly Economic and Social Indicators

HISTORICAL SUPPLEMENT 1999

1.5a Long-term Unemployed

Number (a) - '000

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Annual average

1977-78

51.0

47.3

55.8

56.2

59.0

1978-79

60.5

63.5

63.1

62.9

64.0

66.3

64.4

67.4

73.5

75.3

77.1

77.5

68.0

1979-80

80.3

70.2

74.0

78.0

75.1

76.7

77.8

77.3

78.5

77.1

76.2

75.2

76.4

1980-81

76.2

80.2

79.3

81.0

81.3

80.4

83.1

77.0

77.6

70.6

73.9

72.4

77.8

1981-82

76.6

81.4

80.5

75.5

79.5

74.0

77.9

82.5

85.7

86.4

87.0

84.5

81.1

1982-83

90.3

89.5

98.1

102.8

108.9

121.2

128.5

131.5

152.3

159.9

165.3

176.3

127.3

1983-84

183.2

194.1

204.2

206.1

202.4

209.5

212.9

213.2

206.5

197.6

198.6

200.6

202.7

1984-85

203.2

193.9

190.2

188.7

186.9

193.6

183.8

191.1

195.2

190.8

196.0

196.2

192.5

1985-86

183.7

181.4

183.2

180.6

173.6

170.3

172.5

167.2

165.2

167.4

156.8

162.7

172.1

1986-87

165.7

168.8

173.1

174.8

183.7

177.1

182.2

181.3

177.7

179.2

183.3

173.3

176.8

1987-88

180.9

177.9

169.2

170.5

170.1

170.0

162.9

159.5

166.4

166.3

165.9

168.8

169.1

1988-89

159.8

157.9

159.2

158.8

145.5

149.7

145.1

142.9

134.3

129.6

136.2

126.8

145.4

1989-90

120.6

111.4

118.3

116.2

116.0

109.7

115.6

113.8

117.4

118.9

116.8

121.1

116.4

1990-91

127.1

130.9

126.8

128.5

132.2

133.7

148.3

154.9

165.7

178.0

178.7

183.9

149.5

1991-92

190.8

206.1

220.0

221.5

232.1

250.0

265.7

282.4

287.3

301.5

290.5

309.6

255.7

1992-93

333.1

321.5

326.8

325.3

332.4

341.2

339.5

330.8

342.6

333.8

359.0

352.0

336.3

1993-94

342.1

348.9

348.0

345.0

349.1

343.8

336.7

334.7

328.7

321.0

310.1

312.7

334.8

1994-95

301.9

304.3

292.3

288.4

281.5

280.9

277.3

269.2

246.8

247.5

248.0

251.6

273.6

1995-96

242.5

233.7

231.4

243.1

228.5

222.1

238.9

224.1

216.8

221.8

208.3

210.1

226.5

1996-97

219.2

231.1

233.2

230.7

217.6

227.8

231.5

241.0

231.5

243.4

241.9

249.3

233.1

1997-98

247.5

248.1

262.2

250.1

245.1

252.1

237.3

240.9

233.2

239.6

235.6

234.0

243.7

1998-99

251.2

258.7

251.9

234.7

(a) Unemployed for 52 weeks or more; monthly figures are seasonally adjusted.

Note: There is a break in the series in April 1986. Care should be exercised when making comparisons over periods within which this date falls.

Source: The Labour Force, ABS (6203.0)

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