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Duration | Not seasonally adjusted | Seasonally adjusted | |||||||
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Sept. 2023 |
Aug. 2024 |
Sept. 2024 |
Sept. 2023 |
May 2024 |
June 2024 |
July 2024 |
Aug. 2024 |
Sept. 2024 |
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NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED |
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Less than 5 weeks |
2,023 | 2,442 | 2,095 | 2,053 | 2,309 | 2,128 | 2,351 | 2,468 | 2,146 |
5 to 14 weeks |
1,865 | 2,395 | 1,803 | 2,043 | 1,918 | 2,102 | 2,141 | 2,019 | 1,982 |
15 weeks and over |
2,161 | 2,578 | 2,626 | 2,288 | 2,305 | 2,603 | 2,622 | 2,700 | 2,749 |
15 to 26 weeks |
928 | 1,028 | 1,021 | 985 | 955 | 1,087 | 1,087 | 1,167 | 1,119 |
27 weeks and over |
1,233 | 1,550 | 1,605 | 1,303 | 1,350 | 1,516 | 1,535 | 1,533 | 1,630 |
Average (mean) duration, in weeks |
21.9 | 20.8 | 23.1 | 21.4 | 21.2 | 20.7 | 20.6 | 21.0 | 22.6 |
Median duration, in weeks |
9.7 | 9.5 | 10.7 | 9.1 | 8.9 | 9.8 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.9 |
PERCENT DISTRIBUTION |
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Less than 5 weeks |
33.4 | 32.9 | 32.1 | 32.2 | 35.3 | 31.1 | 33.0 | 34.3 | 31.2 |
5 to 14 weeks |
30.8 | 32.3 | 27.6 | 32.0 | 29.4 | 30.8 | 30.1 | 28.1 | 28.8 |
15 weeks and over |
35.7 | 34.8 | 40.2 | 35.8 | 35.3 | 38.1 | 36.9 | 37.6 | 40.0 |
15 to 26 weeks |
15.3 | 13.9 | 15.7 | 15.4 | 14.6 | 15.9 | 15.3 | 16.2 | 16.3 |
27 weeks and over |
20.4 | 20.9 | 24.6 | 20.4 | 20.7 | 22.2 | 21.6 | 21.3 | 23.7 |
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. |