DURATION OF UNEMPLOYMENT
Between December 2007 and December 2008, the number of people classified as short term unemployed (less than 13 weeks) increased by 9.0% in the Melbourne MSR and 4.7% in the Balance of Victoria MSR.
Over the same period, the number of people classified as medium term unemployed (13 to less than 52 weeks) decreased by 40.0% in the Melbourne MSR and increased by 3.0% in the Balance of Victoria MSR.
The number of people classified as long term unemployed (52 weeks or more) increased by 21.2% in the Melbourne MSR and decreased by 17.2% in the Balance of Victoria MSR.
PERSONS UNEMPLOYED, Melbourne MSR
PERSONS UNEMPLOYED, Balance of Victoria MSR
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Duration of Unemployment, By Sex and Major Statistical Region (file size 80kB)
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Estimates of Unemployment Rate, By Local Government Area: Smoothed Series (file size 64kB).
