Table A-12. Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-12. Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment
[Numbers in thousands]
Duration Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted
Apr.
2011		 Mar.
2012		 Apr.
2012		 Apr.
2011		 Dec.
2011		 Jan.
2012		 Feb.
2012		 Mar.
2012		 Apr.
2012

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED

Less than 5 weeks

 2,325 2,270 2,165 2,725 2,669 2,486 2,541 2,572 2,543

5 to 14 weeks

 2,478 3,005 2,368 2,931 2,858 2,884 2,807 2,754 2,814

15 weeks and over

 8,434 7,629 7,377 7,919 7,628 7,498 7,397 7,175 6,984

15 to 26 weeks

 2,333 2,244 2,109 2,058 2,039 1,980 1,971 1,867 1,884

27 weeks and over

 6,101 5,385 5,268 5,860 5,588 5,518 5,426 5,308 5,101

Average (mean) duration, in weeks(1)

 41.4 40.2 42.0 38.3 40.8 40.1 40.0 39.4 39.1

Median duration, in weeks

 24.3 20.5 22.3 20.8 21.0 21.1 20.3 19.9 19.4

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION

Less than 5 weeks

 17.6 17.6 18.2 20.1 20.3 19.3 19.9 20.6 20.6

5 to 14 weeks

 18.7 23.3 19.9 21.6 21.7 22.4 22.0 22.0 22.8

15 weeks and over

 63.7 59.1 61.9 58.3 58.0 58.3 58.0 57.4 56.6

15 to 26 weeks

 17.6 17.4 17.7 15.2 15.5 15.4 15.5 14.9 15.3

27 weeks and over

 46.1 41.7 44.2 43.2 42.5 42.9 42.6 42.5 41.3

Footnotes
 (1) Beginning in January 2011, this series reflects a change to the collection of data on unemployment duration. For more information, see www.bls.gov/cps/duration.htm.

NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

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Last Modified Date: May 14, 2012