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
Mar.
2015		 Feb.
2016		 Mar.
2016		 Mar.
2015		 Nov.
2015		 Dec.
2015		 Jan.
2016		 Feb.
2016		 Mar.
2016

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED

Less than 5 weeks

 2,108 2,057 2,083 2,488 2,412 2,405 2,249 2,297 2,412

5 to 14 weeks

 2,511 2,636 2,382 2,330 2,253 2,192 2,282 2,236 2,205

15 weeks and over

 4,064 3,525 3,651 3,801 3,324 3,320 3,224 3,297 3,391

15 to 26 weeks

 1,428 1,277 1,346 1,255 1,270 1,235 1,135 1,132 1,178

27 weeks and over

 2,635 2,248 2,305 2,547 2,054 2,085 2,089 2,165 2,213

Average (mean) duration, in weeks

 31.3 29.0 29.1 30.4 27.9 27.6 28.9 29.0 28.4

Median duration, in weeks

 13.2 11.7 12.7 12.1 10.7 10.5 10.9 11.2 11.4

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION

Less than 5 weeks

 24.3 25.0 25.7 28.9 30.2 30.4 29.0 29.3 30.1

5 to 14 weeks

 28.9 32.1 29.3 27.0 28.2 27.7 29.4 28.6 27.5

15 weeks and over

 46.8 42.9 45.0 44.1 41.6 41.9 41.6 42.1 42.4

15 to 26 weeks

 16.5 15.5 16.6 14.6 15.9 15.6 14.6 14.5 14.7

27 weeks and over

 30.4 27.4 28.4 29.5 25.7 26.3 26.9 27.7 27.6

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

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