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
Nov.
2017		 Oct.
2018		 Nov.
2018		 Nov.
2017		 July
2018		 Aug.
2018		 Sept.
2018		 Oct.
2018		 Nov.
2018

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED

Less than 5 weeks

 2,084 1,866 1,974 2,253 2,091 2,208 2,065 2,057 2,126

5 to 14 weeks

 1,753 1,734 1,670 1,894 1,820 1,720 1,720 1,821 1,813

15 weeks and over

 2,449 2,171 2,005 2,514 2,406 2,255 2,245 2,229 2,092

15 to 26 weeks

 921 824 817 921 971 923 861 856 839

27 weeks and over

 1,529 1,347 1,188 1,593 1,435 1,332 1,384 1,373 1,253

Average (mean) duration, in weeks

 26.3 23.8 22.7 25.2 23.2 22.6 24.0 22.5 21.7

Median duration, in weeks

 9.7 9.9 8.9 9.5 9.5 9.1 9.2 9.4 8.9

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION

Less than 5 weeks

 33.2 32.3 34.9 33.8 33.1 35.7 34.3 33.7 35.2

5 to 14 weeks

 27.9 30.0 29.6 28.4 28.8 27.8 28.5 29.8 30.1

15 weeks and over

 39.0 37.6 35.5 37.7 38.1 36.5 37.2 36.5 34.7

15 to 26 weeks

 14.6 14.3 14.5 13.8 15.4 14.9 14.3 14.0 13.9

27 weeks and over

 24.3 23.3 21.0 23.9 22.7 21.5 22.9 22.5 20.8

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

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Last Modified Date: December 07, 2018