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Unemployed persons by sex and duration of unemployment, Jamaica
Both sexes ('000)
Duration 2001* 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992
Never worked 50.9 48.4 54.7 56.7 64.5 66.9 69.9 55.6 69.5 80.4
Under 1 month 4.9 5.0 4.5 7.5 6.6 6.1 7.9 4.6 4.0 2.8
1 to under 3 months 13.1 16.9 15.5 15.7 16.4 16.3 15.0 14.8 10.1 8.8
3 to under 6 months 18.1 21.9 23.1 21.4 23.2 20.2 20.5 17.4 14.6 12.7
6 to under 12 months 25.6 28.6 29.3 28.3 29.3 24.6 25.4 24.2 24.9 20.5
12 months and over 52.5 50.2 46.6 44.5 45.0 46.3 46.7 50.2 52.6 43.3
Not stated 0.5 0.8 1.7 0.9 1.9 2.4 1.5 0.7 1.0 0.8
Total 165.4 171.8 175.2 175.0 186.9 183.0 186.7 167.4 176.7 169.2
 
Male ('000)
Duration 2001* 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992
Never worked 17.8 17.3 18.8 19.2 21.7 22.4 23.2 17.2 21.8 23.4
Under 1 month 2.4 2.4 2.2 3.7 3.3 2.8 3.5 2.3 1.6 1.2
1 to under 3 months 7.1 8.0 7.2 7.5 7.2 7.0 7.5 7.1 5.4 3.7
3 to under 6 months 9.1 11.0 10.2 9.3 10.3 9.0 9.3 7.3 6.3 5.1
6 to under 12 months 11.6 11.1 10.4 10.3 10.7 8.3 9.4 7.7 9.9 8.9
12 months and over 15.5 12.5 11.9 11.0 10.9 11.1 13.7 12.9 16.6 11.5
Not stated 0.1 0.3 0.8 0.4 0.9 0.7 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.3
Total 63.4 62.5 61.4 61.5 64.8 61.3 66.9 54.9 62.1 54.1
 
Female ('000)
Duration 2001* 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992
Never worked 33.1 31.1 35.9 37.6 42.9 44.5 46.8 38.4 47.8 57.0
Under 1 month 2.5 2.6 2.2 3.8 3.3 3.4 4.4 2.3 2.3 1.6
1 to under 3 months 6.1 8.9 8.2 8.2 9.3 9.3 7.5 7.7 4.7 5.1
3 to under 6 months 9.0 10.9 12.9 12.1 13.0 11.2 11.2 10.2 8.3 7.6
6 to under 12 months 14.1 17.5 19.0 18.0 18.6 16.4 16.0 16.4 14.9 11.5
12 months and over 37.0 37.8 34.7 33.4 34.2 35.2 33.0 37.3 36.0 31.9
Not stated 0.4 0.5 1.0 0.5 1.1 1.7 1.0 0.3 0.6 0.6
Total 102.1 109.2 113.8 113.5 122.1 121.7 119.8 112.5 114.6 115.2

* First and second quarters of 2001 only
Source: Labour force Survey, The Statistical Institute of Jamaica, various years

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