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Duration | Not seasonally adjusted | Seasonally adjusted | |||||||
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Apr. 2023 |
Mar. 2024 |
Apr. 2024 |
Apr. 2023 |
Dec. 2023 |
Jan. 2024 |
Feb. 2024 |
Mar. 2024 |
Apr. 2024 |
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NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED |
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Less than 5 weeks |
1,484 | 1,909 | 1,888 | 1,867 | 2,191 | 2,140 | 2,326 | 2,189 | 2,262 |
5 to 14 weeks |
1,607 | 2,141 | 1,670 | 1,920 | 1,791 | 1,848 | 1,933 | 1,979 | 1,987 |
15 weeks and over |
2,055 | 2,554 | 2,336 | 1,837 | 2,350 | 2,144 | 2,176 | 2,228 | 2,119 |
15 to 26 weeks |
958 | 1,195 | 1,064 | 748 | 1,104 | 867 | 974 | 982 | 869 |
27 weeks and over |
1,098 | 1,359 | 1,271 | 1,089 | 1,245 | 1,277 | 1,203 | 1,246 | 1,250 |
Average (mean) duration, in weeks |
22.4 | 22.3 | 21.4 | 20.8 | 22.3 | 20.8 | 20.9 | 21.6 | 19.9 |
Median duration, in weeks |
10.5 | 10.7 | 10.5 | 8.7 | 9.7 | 9.6 | 9.3 | 9.5 | 8.7 |
PERCENT DISTRIBUTION |
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Less than 5 weeks |
28.8 | 28.9 | 32.0 | 33.2 | 34.6 | 34.9 | 36.1 | 34.2 | 35.5 |
5 to 14 weeks |
31.2 | 32.4 | 28.3 | 34.1 | 28.3 | 30.1 | 30.0 | 30.9 | 31.2 |
15 weeks and over |
39.9 | 38.7 | 39.6 | 32.7 | 37.1 | 35.0 | 33.8 | 34.8 | 33.3 |
15 to 26 weeks |
18.6 | 18.1 | 18.1 | 13.3 | 17.4 | 14.1 | 15.1 | 15.3 | 13.6 |
27 weeks and over |
21.3 | 20.6 | 21.6 | 19.4 | 19.7 | 20.8 | 18.7 | 19.5 | 19.6 |
NOTE: Detail for the seasonally adjusted data shown in this table will not necessarily add to total unemployed in table A-1 because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. |