Historical Year Data · 2003

Unemployed 27+ Weeks (Long-Term) in 2003

Unemployed 27+ Weeks (Long-Term) opened 2003 at 1,760 and closed at 1,931, a +9.72% move for the year. The high of 2,100 was reached on June 1, and the low of 1,760 on January 1.

Open

1,760

2003-01

1,931

12 data points

High

2,100

Jun 1

Low

1,760

Jan 1

Full Year Change

+9.72%

2002 Change

+59.93%

Monthly Breakdown

Month	Open	Close	High	Low	Change
Jan	1,760	1,760	1,760	1,760	+0.00%
Feb	1,864	1,864	1,864	1,864	+0.00%
Mar	1,798	1,798	1,798	1,798	+0.00%
Apr	1,927	1,927	1,927	1,927	+0.00%
May	1,929	1,929	1,929	1,929	+0.00%
Jun	2,100	2,100	2,100	2,100	+0.00%
Jul	1,972	1,972	1,972	1,972	+0.00%
Aug	1,995	1,995	1,995	1,995	+0.00%
Sep	2,014	2,014	2,014	2,014	+0.00%
Oct	1,959	1,959	1,959	1,959	+0.00%
Nov	2,006	2,006	2,006	2,006	+0.00%
Dec	1,931	1,931	1,931	1,931	+0.00%

Events During 2003

1990 Japanese Bubble Collapse

Deflation

January 1990 – 2003

The Nikkei 225 peaked at 38,957 on December 29, 1989, then fell 82% over 13 years. Japan entered its "lost decades" of deflation, zero rates, and structural stagnation that still shapes global markets today.

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