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Table 3 Unemployment history by sctor for labour force participants 64 years of age or under (percent).

From: Effects of de-industrialization on unemployment, re-employment, and work conditions in a manufacturing workforce

SOCIO-dEMGRAPHICS

Sawmill (1) N = 600

Other sector(2) N = 570

Unemploy (3) N = 69

Chi square 1*2*3

Chi square 1*2

Chi square 1*3

Chi square 2*3

Ever/never

    

26.5***

  

Ever unemployed

220 (36.7)

295 (51.7)

69 (100.0)

    

# of episodes

   

42.9**

1.2

37.2***

32.0***

1

159 (72.1)

200 (67.7)

24 (34.3)

    

2

45 (20.5)

69 (23.5)

25 (35.8)

    

3 or more

16 (7.3)

26 (8.8)

20 (29.9)

    

Duration

   

24.8**

4.5

10.9**

24.3***

1–12 months

76 (35.2)

78 (26.4)

38 (56.1)

    

13 to 24 months

80 (36.5)

130 (44.1)

13 (18.2)

    

>25 months

62 (28.3)

87 (29.5)

18 (25.8)

    
  1. ***p > 0.00; **p = 0.001–0.01; *p = 0.05–0.01.