How many Long Term Unemployed (12 months plus unemployed) were on the Active Caseload as at June 30: (a) 1999; (b) 2000; (c) 2001; (d) 2002; (e) 2003; (f) 2004; (g) 2005; (h) 2006; (i) 2007; and (j) 2008.

The Job Network Active Caseload figures for the years prior to 1 July 2003 are not available as the participant numbers in the previous Job Network Contract were capped, point-in-time, rather than demand driven.

The data in the following table shows the numbers of Long Term Unemployed (12 months plus unemployed) on the Job Network Active Caseload, on June 30, for those years that are available:

(e)   2003                320,571*

(f)   2004                325,809

(g)   2005                372,027

(h)   2006                389,148

(i)   2007                391,986

(j)   2008                330,422

These figures relate to the Job Network Active Caseload and do not equate to the numbers of people in receipt of unemployment benefits.

* Note that data for (e) is at 1 July 2003