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Duration | Not seasonally adjusted | Seasonally adjusted | |||||||
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Mar. 2023 |
Feb. 2024 |
Mar. 2024 |
Mar. 2023 |
Nov. 2023 |
Dec. 2023 |
Jan. 2024 |
Feb. 2024 |
Mar. 2024 |
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NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED |
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Less than 5 weeks |
1,978 | 2,198 | 1,909 | 2,279 | 2,069 | 2,191 | 2,140 | 2,326 | 2,189 |
5 to 14 weeks |
1,891 | 2,370 | 2,141 | 1,765 | 2,060 | 1,791 | 1,848 | 1,933 | 1,979 |
15 weeks and over |
2,173 | 2,402 | 2,554 | 1,847 | 2,150 | 2,350 | 2,144 | 2,176 | 2,228 |
15 to 26 weeks |
1,007 | 1,113 | 1,195 | 797 | 931 | 1,104 | 867 | 974 | 982 |
27 weeks and over |
1,167 | 1,288 | 1,359 | 1,050 | 1,220 | 1,245 | 1,277 | 1,203 | 1,246 |
Average (mean) duration, in weeks |
20.1 | 20.6 | 22.3 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 22.3 | 20.8 | 20.9 | 21.6 |
Median duration, in weeks |
9.6 | 9.2 | 10.7 | 8.4 | 9.0 | 9.7 | 9.6 | 9.3 | 9.5 |
PERCENT DISTRIBUTION |
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Less than 5 weeks |
32.7 | 31.5 | 28.9 | 38.7 | 33.0 | 34.6 | 34.9 | 36.1 | 34.2 |
5 to 14 weeks |
31.3 | 34.0 | 32.4 | 30.0 | 32.8 | 28.3 | 30.1 | 30.0 | 30.9 |
15 weeks and over |
36.0 | 34.5 | 38.7 | 31.4 | 34.2 | 37.1 | 35.0 | 33.8 | 34.8 |
15 to 26 weeks |
16.7 | 16.0 | 18.1 | 13.5 | 14.8 | 17.4 | 14.1 | 15.1 | 15.3 |
27 weeks and over |
19.3 | 18.5 | 20.6 | 17.8 | 19.4 | 19.7 | 20.8 | 18.7 | 19.5 |
NOTE: Detail for the seasonally adjusted data shown in this table will not necessarily add to total unemployed in table A-1 because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. |