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
Jan.
2011		 Dec.
2011		 Jan.
2012		 Jan.
2011		 Sept.
2011		 Oct.
2011		 Nov.
2011		 Dec.
2011		 Jan.
2012

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED

Less than 5 weeks

 3,181 2,640 2,923 2,659 2,743 2,676 2,510 2,669 2,486

5 to 14 weeks

 3,267 2,735 3,106 3,012 2,902 3,285 2,896 2,858 2,884

15 weeks and over

 8,489 7,317 7,512 8,458 8,227 7,869 7,766 7,628 7,498

15 to 26 weeks

 2,182 1,906 1,915 2,253 2,029 2,029 2,087 2,039 1,980

27 weeks and over

 6,307 5,411 5,597 6,205 6,197 5,839 5,680 5,588 5,518

Average (mean) duration, in weeks(1)

 35.5 39.7 38.2 37.1 40.4 39.2 40.9 40.8 40.1

Median duration, in weeks

 19.9 21.0 19.2 21.7 21.8 20.8 21.5 21.0 21.1

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION

Less than 5 weeks

 21.3 20.8 21.6 18.8 19.8 19.4 19.1 20.3 19.3

5 to 14 weeks

 21.9 21.5 22.9 21.3 20.9 23.8 22.0 21.7 22.4

15 weeks and over

 56.8 57.7 55.5 59.9 59.3 56.9 59.0 58.0 58.3

15 to 26 weeks

 14.6 15.0 14.1 15.9 14.6 14.7 15.8 15.5 15.4

27 weeks and over

 42.2 42.6 41.3 43.9 44.7 42.2 43.1 42.5 42.9

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: February 03, 2012