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 |
Apr.
2019 |
Mar.
2020 |
Apr.
2020 |
Apr.
2019 |
Dec.
2019 |
Jan.
2020 |
Feb.
2020 |
Mar.
2020 |
Apr.
2020 |
NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED |
|
Less than 5 weeks |
1,585 |
3,118 |
13,880 |
1,906 |
2,065 |
2,059 |
2,013 |
3,542 |
14,283 |
5 to 14 weeks |
1,572 |
2,008 |
6,728 |
1,835 |
1,730 |
1,755 |
1,803 |
1,794 |
7,004 |
15 weeks and over |
2,231 |
2,244 |
1,897 |
2,087 |
1,998 |
2,053 |
1,927 |
1,971 |
1,772 |
15 to 26 weeks |
997 |
999 |
968 |
860 |
812 |
887 |
825 |
808 |
833 |
27 weeks and over |
1,234 |
1,245 |
929 |
1,227 |
1,186 |
1,166 |
1,102 |
1,164 |
939 |
|
Average (mean) duration, in weeks |
24.2 |
17.5 |
7.7 |
22.8 |
20.8 |
21.9 |
20.9 |
17.1 |
6.1 |
Median duration, in weeks |
11.2 |
7.3 |
4.0 |
9.3 |
9.0 |
9.3 |
9.1 |
7.0 |
2.0 |
|
PERCENT DISTRIBUTION |
|
Less than 5 weeks |
29.4 |
42.3 |
61.7 |
32.7 |
35.6 |
35.1 |
35.1 |
48.5 |
61.9 |
5 to 14 weeks |
29.2 |
27.2 |
29.9 |
31.5 |
29.9 |
29.9 |
31.4 |
24.5 |
30.4 |
15 weeks and over |
41.4 |
30.4 |
8.4 |
35.8 |
34.5 |
35.0 |
33.6 |
27.0 |
7.7 |
15 to 26 weeks |
18.5 |
13.6 |
4.3 |
14.8 |
14.0 |
15.1 |
14.4 |
11.1 |
3.6 |
27 weeks and over |
22.9 |
16.9 |
4.1 |
21.1 |
20.5 |
19.9 |
19.2 |
15.9 |
4.1 |
|
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: May 11, 2020
United States Department of Labor
