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 |
May
2023 |
Apr.
2024 |
May
2024 |
May
2023 |
Jan.
2024 |
Feb.
2024 |
Mar.
2024 |
Apr.
2024 |
May
2024 |
NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED |
|
Less than 5 weeks |
2,044 |
1,888 |
2,275 |
2,080 |
2,140 |
2,326 |
2,189 |
2,262 |
2,309 |
5 to 14 weeks |
1,536 |
1,670 |
1,578 |
1,863 |
1,848 |
1,933 |
1,979 |
1,987 |
1,918 |
15 weeks and over |
2,120 |
2,336 |
2,382 |
2,043 |
2,144 |
2,176 |
2,228 |
2,119 |
2,305 |
15 to 26 weeks |
992 |
1,064 |
1,049 |
911 |
867 |
974 |
982 |
869 |
955 |
27 weeks and over |
1,127 |
1,271 |
1,333 |
1,132 |
1,277 |
1,203 |
1,246 |
1,250 |
1,350 |
|
Average (mean) duration, in weeks |
21.9 |
21.4 |
22.0 |
21.2 |
20.8 |
20.9 |
21.6 |
19.9 |
21.2 |
Median duration, in weeks |
9.4 |
10.5 |
9.3 |
8.9 |
9.6 |
9.3 |
9.5 |
8.7 |
8.9 |
|
PERCENT DISTRIBUTION |
|
Less than 5 weeks |
35.9 |
32.0 |
36.5 |
34.7 |
34.9 |
36.1 |
34.2 |
35.5 |
35.3 |
5 to 14 weeks |
27.0 |
28.3 |
25.3 |
31.1 |
30.1 |
30.0 |
30.9 |
31.2 |
29.4 |
15 weeks and over |
37.2 |
39.6 |
38.2 |
34.1 |
35.0 |
33.8 |
34.8 |
33.3 |
35.3 |
15 to 26 weeks |
17.4 |
18.1 |
16.8 |
15.2 |
14.1 |
15.1 |
15.3 |
13.6 |
14.6 |
27 weeks and over |
19.8 |
21.6 |
21.4 |
18.9 |
20.8 |
18.7 |
19.5 |
19.6 |
20.7 |
|
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: June 07, 2024
United States Department of Labor
