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Ranks of those unemployed for a year or more up sharply

Chart 1: Unemployment by duration of unemployment, not seasonally adjusted, second quarter 2007–2010
	Level				Share
	QII 2007	QII 2008	QII 2009	QII 2010	QII 2007	QII 2008	QII 2009	QII 2010
52 weeks or more	645	792	2,004	4,523	9.5	9.8	14.2	30.9
27-51 weeks	519	716	2,025	2,171	7.7	8.8	14.4	14.8
1-26 weeks	5,607	6,591	10,076	7,927	82.8	81.4	71.4	54.2
Total	6,771	8,099	14,105	14,621

These data featured in the Issues in Labor Statistics article, Ranks of those unemployed for a year or more up sharply.