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fig. 1.1.9 · the median job search, lived in days, on one scale.
THE MEDIAN JOB SEARCH, LIVED IN DAYS · ONE SCALE · EVERY TICK A MORNING1967 · WHERE THE SERIES BEGINS · 4.5 WEEKS = 32 DAYSRENT2026 · THE MEDIAN SEARCH TODAY · 10.5 WEEKS = 74 DAYSRENTRENT2010 · THE WORST IT HAS BEEN · 25.2 WEEKS = 176 DAYSRENTRENTRENTRENTRENTTHE WHOLE SERIES, 1967–TODAYHALF OF SEARCHES END SOONER · HALF RUN LONGERBLS CPS · UEMPMED · MEDIAN WEEKS × 7
74 SECONDS IS LONGER THAN YOU THINK

source: BLS CPS via FRED (UEMPMED) · searchDuration.data.ts

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