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.
2012		 Mar.
2013		 Apr.
2013		 Apr.
2012		 Dec.
2012		 Jan.
2013		 Feb.
2013		 Mar.
2013		 Apr.
2013

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED

Less than 5 weeks

 2,165 2,067 2,045 2,567 2,676 2,766 2,667 2,464 2,474

5 to 14 weeks

 2,368 3,040 2,375 2,841 2,838 3,028 2,782 2,838 2,848

15 weeks and over

 7,377 6,708 6,594 7,023 6,661 6,566 6,493 6,348 6,320

15 to 26 weeks

 2,109 2,051 2,106 1,984 1,895 1,858 1,695 1,737 1,967

27 weeks and over

 5,268 4,657 4,488 5,040 4,766 4,708 4,797 4,611 4,353

Average (mean) duration, in weeks

 42.0 37.9 39.0 39.1 38.1 35.3 36.9 37.1 36.5

Median duration, in weeks

 22.3 19.0 20.0 19.3 18.0 16.0 17.8 18.1 17.5

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION

Less than 5 weeks

 18.2 17.5 18.6 20.6 22.0 22.4 22.3 21.1 21.3

5 to 14 weeks

 19.9 25.7 21.6 22.9 23.3 24.5 23.3 24.4 24.5

15 weeks and over

 61.9 56.8 59.9 56.5 54.7 53.1 54.4 54.5 54.3

15 to 26 weeks

 17.7 17.4 19.1 16.0 15.6 15.0 14.2 14.9 16.9

27 weeks and over

 44.2 39.4 40.8 40.5 39.1 38.1 40.2 39.6 37.4

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

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