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 |
Jan.
2019 |
Dec.
2019 |
Jan.
2020 |
Jan.
2019 |
Sept.
2019 |
Oct.
2019 |
Nov.
2019 |
Dec.
2019 |
Jan.
2020 |
NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED |
|
Less than 5 weeks |
2,751 |
2,001 |
2,468 |
2,319 |
1,869 |
1,978 |
2,026 |
2,065 |
2,059 |
5 to 14 weeks |
2,169 |
1,651 |
1,925 |
1,999 |
1,778 |
1,747 |
1,753 |
1,730 |
1,755 |
15 weeks and over |
2,221 |
1,852 |
2,110 |
2,156 |
2,124 |
2,144 |
2,083 |
1,998 |
2,053 |
15 to 26 weeks |
905 |
755 |
893 |
898 |
806 |
884 |
865 |
812 |
887 |
27 weeks and over |
1,316 |
1,097 |
1,217 |
1,259 |
1,318 |
1,259 |
1,219 |
1,186 |
1,166 |
|
Average (mean) duration, in weeks |
19.2 |
20.3 |
20.5 |
20.6 |
21.7 |
21.6 |
20.2 |
20.8 |
21.9 |
Median duration, in weeks |
8.3 |
8.4 |
8.6 |
9.0 |
9.4 |
9.2 |
9.2 |
9.0 |
9.3 |
|
PERCENT DISTRIBUTION |
|
Less than 5 weeks |
38.5 |
36.4 |
38.0 |
35.8 |
32.4 |
33.7 |
34.6 |
35.6 |
35.1 |
5 to 14 weeks |
30.4 |
30.0 |
29.6 |
30.9 |
30.8 |
29.8 |
29.9 |
29.9 |
29.9 |
15 weeks and over |
31.1 |
33.6 |
32.4 |
33.3 |
36.8 |
36.5 |
35.5 |
34.5 |
35.0 |
15 to 26 weeks |
12.7 |
13.7 |
13.7 |
13.9 |
14.0 |
15.1 |
14.7 |
14.0 |
15.1 |
27 weeks and over |
18.4 |
19.9 |
18.7 |
19.4 |
22.8 |
21.5 |
20.8 |
20.5 |
19.9 |
|
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: February 07, 2020
United States Department of Labor
