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.
2019 |
Aug.
2020 |
Sept.
2020 |
Sept.
2019 |
May
2020 |
June
2020 |
July
2020 |
Aug.
2020 |
Sept.
2020 |
NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED |
|
Less than 5 weeks |
1,820 |
2,283 |
2,518 |
1,869 |
3,875 |
2,838 |
3,202 |
2,281 |
2,552 |
5 to 14 weeks |
1,588 |
3,442 |
2,518 |
1,778 |
14,814 |
11,496 |
5,169 |
3,134 |
2,732 |
15 weeks and over |
2,057 |
8,018 |
7,241 |
2,124 |
2,242 |
3,294 |
7,986 |
8,140 |
7,323 |
15 to 26 weeks |
737 |
6,381 |
4,806 |
806 |
1,078 |
1,903 |
6,484 |
6,517 |
4,918 |
27 weeks and over |
1,320 |
1,637 |
2,435 |
1,318 |
1,164 |
1,391 |
1,501 |
1,624 |
2,405 |
|
Average (mean) duration, in weeks |
23.0 |
19.7 |
21.9 |
21.7 |
9.9 |
15.7 |
17.9 |
20.2 |
20.7 |
Median duration, in weeks |
9.8 |
16.2 |
18.2 |
9.4 |
7.7 |
13.6 |
15.0 |
16.7 |
17.8 |
|
PERCENT DISTRIBUTION |
|
Less than 5 weeks |
33.3 |
16.6 |
20.5 |
32.4 |
18.5 |
16.1 |
19.6 |
16.8 |
20.2 |
5 to 14 weeks |
29.1 |
25.0 |
20.5 |
30.8 |
70.8 |
65.2 |
31.6 |
23.1 |
21.7 |
15 weeks and over |
37.6 |
58.3 |
59.0 |
36.8 |
10.7 |
18.7 |
48.8 |
60.1 |
58.1 |
15 to 26 weeks |
13.5 |
46.4 |
39.1 |
14.0 |
5.2 |
10.8 |
39.6 |
48.1 |
39.0 |
27 weeks and over |
24.1 |
11.9 |
19.8 |
22.8 |
5.6 |
7.9 |
9.2 |
12.0 |
19.1 |
|
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: October 05, 2020
United States Department of Labor
