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
Dec.
2014		 Nov.
2015		 Dec.
2015		 Dec.
2014		 Aug.
2015		 Sept.
2015		 Oct.
2015		 Nov.
2015		 Dec.
2015

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED

Less than 5 weeks

 2,261 2,173 2,280 2,371 2,106 2,373 2,339 2,412 2,405

5 to 14 weeks

 2,149 2,144 2,031 2,309 2,354 2,211 2,295 2,253 2,192

15 weeks and over

 3,922 3,256 3,231 4,033 3,443 3,337 3,359 3,324 3,320

15 to 26 weeks

 1,229 1,249 1,206 1,261 1,254 1,228 1,227 1,270 1,235

27 weeks and over

 2,693 2,007 2,025 2,772 2,189 2,109 2,132 2,054 2,085

Average (mean) duration, in weeks

 32.4 29.1 27.6 32.5 28.3 26.3 28.0 27.9 27.6

Median duration, in weeks

 13.0 11.4 10.9 12.6 12.1 11.3 11.1 10.7 10.5

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION

Less than 5 weeks

 27.1 28.7 30.2 27.2 26.6 30.0 29.3 30.2 30.4

5 to 14 weeks

 25.8 28.3 26.9 26.5 29.8 27.9 28.7 28.2 27.7

15 weeks and over

 47.1 43.0 42.8 46.3 43.6 42.1 42.0 41.6 41.9

15 to 26 weeks

 14.8 16.5 16.0 14.5 15.9 15.5 15.4 15.9 15.6

27 weeks and over

 32.3 26.5 26.9 31.8 27.7 26.6 26.7 25.7 26.3

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

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