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.
2023 |
Feb.
2024 |
Mar.
2024 |
Mar.
2023 |
Nov.
2023 |
Dec.
2023 |
Jan.
2024 |
Feb.
2024 |
Mar.
2024 |
NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED |
|
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 |
|
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.
|
Last Modified Date: April 05, 2024
United States Department of Labor
