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 |
Sept.
2020 |
Aug.
2021 |
Sept.
2021 |
Sept.
2020 |
May
2021 |
June
2021 |
July
2021 |
Aug.
2021 |
Sept.
2021 |
NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED |
|
Less than 5 weeks |
2,518 |
2,051 |
2,209 |
2,552 |
2,023 |
1,981 |
2,257 |
2,083 |
2,237 |
5 to 14 weeks |
2,518 |
2,269 |
1,565 |
2,754 |
2,126 |
2,166 |
1,861 |
2,066 |
1,872 |
15 weeks and over |
7,241 |
4,236 |
3,593 |
7,339 |
5,013 |
5,314 |
4,599 |
4,343 |
3,674 |
15 to 26 weeks |
4,806 |
1,042 |
889 |
4,934 |
1,262 |
1,329 |
1,174 |
1,164 |
990 |
27 weeks and over |
2,435 |
3,195 |
2,704 |
2,405 |
3,752 |
3,985 |
3,425 |
3,179 |
2,683 |
|
Average (mean) duration, in weeks |
21.9 |
29.2 |
29.2 |
21.0 |
29.9 |
31.6 |
29.5 |
29.6 |
28.4 |
Median duration, in weeks |
18.2 |
14.3 |
13.9 |
17.8 |
19.3 |
19.8 |
15.2 |
14.7 |
13.3 |
|
PERCENT DISTRIBUTION |
|
Less than 5 weeks |
20.5 |
24.0 |
30.0 |
20.2 |
22.1 |
20.9 |
25.9 |
24.5 |
28.7 |
5 to 14 weeks |
20.5 |
26.5 |
21.2 |
21.8 |
23.2 |
22.9 |
21.3 |
24.3 |
24.1 |
15 weeks and over |
59.0 |
49.5 |
48.8 |
58.0 |
54.7 |
56.2 |
52.8 |
51.1 |
47.2 |
15 to 26 weeks |
39.1 |
12.2 |
12.1 |
39.0 |
13.8 |
14.0 |
13.5 |
13.7 |
12.7 |
27 weeks and over |
19.8 |
37.3 |
36.7 |
19.0 |
40.9 |
42.1 |
39.3 |
37.4 |
34.5 |
|
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: October 08, 2021
United States Department of Labor
