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.
2019 |
Oct.
2020 |
Nov.
2020 |
Nov.
2019 |
July
2020 |
Aug.
2020 |
Sept.
2020 |
Oct.
2020 |
Nov.
2020 |
NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED |
|
Less than 5 weeks |
1,871 |
2,300 |
2,291 |
2,026 |
3,202 |
2,281 |
2,552 |
2,500 |
2,467 |
5 to 14 weeks |
1,609 |
2,198 |
2,293 |
1,753 |
5,169 |
3,134 |
2,732 |
2,275 |
2,413 |
15 weeks and over |
1,962 |
6,122 |
5,681 |
2,083 |
7,986 |
8,140 |
7,323 |
6,173 |
5,798 |
15 to 26 weeks |
818 |
2,570 |
1,807 |
865 |
6,484 |
6,517 |
4,918 |
2,617 |
1,857 |
27 weeks and over |
1,143 |
3,552 |
3,873 |
1,219 |
1,501 |
1,624 |
2,405 |
3,556 |
3,941 |
|
Average (mean) duration, in weeks |
20.8 |
22.7 |
24.0 |
20.2 |
17.9 |
20.2 |
20.7 |
21.2 |
23.2 |
Median duration, in weeks |
9.3 |
19.9 |
18.8 |
9.2 |
15.0 |
16.7 |
17.8 |
19.3 |
18.8 |
|
PERCENT DISTRIBUTION |
|
Less than 5 weeks |
34.4 |
21.7 |
22.3 |
34.6 |
19.6 |
16.8 |
20.2 |
22.8 |
23.1 |
5 to 14 weeks |
29.6 |
20.7 |
22.3 |
29.9 |
31.6 |
23.1 |
21.7 |
20.8 |
22.6 |
15 weeks and over |
36.1 |
57.6 |
55.3 |
35.5 |
48.8 |
60.1 |
58.1 |
56.4 |
54.3 |
15 to 26 weeks |
15.0 |
24.2 |
17.6 |
14.7 |
39.6 |
48.1 |
39.0 |
23.9 |
17.4 |
27 weeks and over |
21.0 |
33.4 |
37.7 |
20.8 |
9.2 |
12.0 |
19.1 |
32.5 |
36.9 |
|
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: December 04, 2020
United States Department of Labor
