Line graph shows percentage of those unemployed who were jobless for 27 weeks or more from 2008 to 2018.
Data are as follows:
| Date | Percent unemployed 27+ weeks |
| Jan-08 | 18.5 |
| Jul-08 | 18.9 |
| Jan-09 | 22.6 |
| Jul-09 | 34.0 |
| Jan-10 | 41.6 |
| Jul-10 | 44.9 |
| Jan-11 | 43.8 |
| Jul-11 | 45.1 |
| Jan-12 | 42.7 |
| Jul-12 | 41.2 |
| Jan-13 | 37.5 |
| Jul-13 | 37.6 |
| Jan-14 | 35.2 |
| Jul-14 | 32.7 |
| Jan-15 | 31.0 |
| Jul-15 | 26.2 |
| Jan-16 | 26.6 |
| Jul-16 | 25.8 |
| Jan-17 | 24.1 |
| Jul-17 | 25.4 |
| Jan-18 | 21.5 |
| Jul-18 | 22.7 |