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 |
Aug.
2023 |
July
2024 |
Aug.
2024 |
Aug.
2023 |
Apr.
2024 |
May
2024 |
June
2024 |
July
2024 |
Aug.
2024 |
NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED |
|
Less than 5 weeks |
2,173 |
2,638 |
2,442 |
2,224 |
2,262 |
2,309 |
2,128 |
2,351 |
2,468 |
5 to 14 weeks |
2,280 |
2,542 |
2,395 |
1,913 |
1,987 |
1,918 |
2,102 |
2,141 |
2,019 |
15 weeks and over |
2,171 |
2,505 |
2,578 |
2,296 |
2,119 |
2,305 |
2,603 |
2,622 |
2,700 |
15 to 26 weeks |
796 |
938 |
1,028 |
970 |
869 |
955 |
1,087 |
1,087 |
1,167 |
27 weeks and over |
1,374 |
1,568 |
1,550 |
1,326 |
1,250 |
1,350 |
1,516 |
1,535 |
1,533 |
|
Average (mean) duration, in weeks |
20.2 |
19.6 |
20.8 |
20.4 |
19.9 |
21.2 |
20.7 |
20.6 |
21.0 |
Median duration, in weeks |
8.8 |
8.7 |
9.5 |
8.8 |
8.7 |
8.9 |
9.8 |
9.4 |
9.4 |
|
PERCENT DISTRIBUTION |
|
Less than 5 weeks |
32.8 |
34.3 |
32.9 |
34.6 |
35.5 |
35.3 |
31.1 |
33.0 |
34.3 |
5 to 14 weeks |
34.4 |
33.1 |
32.3 |
29.7 |
31.2 |
29.4 |
30.8 |
30.1 |
28.1 |
15 weeks and over |
32.8 |
32.6 |
34.8 |
35.7 |
33.3 |
35.3 |
38.1 |
36.9 |
37.6 |
15 to 26 weeks |
12.0 |
12.2 |
13.9 |
15.1 |
13.6 |
14.6 |
15.9 |
15.3 |
16.2 |
27 weeks and over |
20.7 |
20.4 |
20.9 |
20.6 |
19.6 |
20.7 |
22.2 |
21.6 |
21.3 |
|
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: September 06, 2024
United States Department of Labor
