HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA ANNUAL AVERAGES ANNUAL AVERAGES 30. Unemployed total and full-time workers by duration of unemployment Total Full-time workers Duration of unemployment Thousands of persons Percent distribution Thousands of persons Percent distribution 2006 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007 Total, 16 years and over.............. 7,001 7,078 100.0 100.0 5,675 5,789 100.0 100.0 Less than 5 weeks....................... 2,614 2,542 37.3 35.9 1,950 1,896 34.4 32.8 5 to 14 weeks........................... 2,121 2,232 30.3 31.5 1,719 1,843 30.3 31.8 5 to 10 weeks......................... 1,460 1,529 20.9 21.6 1,157 1,236 20.4 21.4 11 to 14 weeks........................ 661 703 9.4 9.9 562 606 9.9 10.5 15 weeks and over....................... 2,266 2,303 32.4 32.5 2,005 2,050 35.3 35.4 15 to 26 weeks........................ 1,031 1,061 14.7 15.0 907 931 16.0 16.1 27 weeks and over..................... 1,235 1,243 17.6 17.6 1,098 1,119 19.3 19.3 27 to 51 weeks...................... 535 539 7.6 7.6 485 486 8.6 8.4 52 weeks and over................... 700 704 10.0 9.9 613 633 10.8 10.9 Average (mean) duration, in weeks....... 16.8 16.8 – – 18.0 18.1 – – Median duration, in weeks............... 8.3 8.5 – – 9.2 9.4 – – NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. Dash indicates no data or data that do not meet publication criteria.