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Duration | Not seasonally adjusted | Seasonally adjusted | |||||||
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Dec. 2023 |
Nov. 2024 |
Dec. 2024 |
Dec. 2023 |
Aug. 2024 |
Sept. 2024 |
Oct. 2024 |
Nov. 2024 |
Dec. 2024 |
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NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED |
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Less than 5 weeks |
2,102 | 2,005 | 2,054 | 2,204 | 2,465 | 2,139 | 2,109 | 2,208 | 2,156 |
5 to 14 weeks |
1,619 | 1,942 | 1,801 | 1,794 | 2,029 | 1,987 | 2,082 | 2,063 | 1,997 |
15 weeks and over |
2,185 | 2,760 | 2,597 | 2,345 | 2,698 | 2,747 | 2,839 | 2,890 | 2,758 |
15 to 26 weeks |
1,000 | 1,157 | 1,135 | 1,072 | 1,153 | 1,133 | 1,231 | 1,236 | 1,207 |
27 weeks and over |
1,185 | 1,604 | 1,463 | 1,273 | 1,545 | 1,614 | 1,608 | 1,654 | 1,551 |
Average (mean) duration, in weeks |
21.9 | 24.3 | 23.3 | 22.2 | 21.0 | 22.6 | 22.9 | 23.6 | 23.7 |
Median duration, in weeks |
9.0 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.6 | 9.5 | 9.9 | 10.1 | 10.5 | 10.4 |
PERCENT DISTRIBUTION |
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Less than 5 weeks |
35.6 | 29.9 | 31.8 | 34.7 | 34.3 | 31.1 | 30.0 | 30.8 | 31.2 |
5 to 14 weeks |
27.4 | 28.9 | 27.9 | 28.3 | 28.2 | 28.9 | 29.6 | 28.8 | 28.9 |
15 weeks and over |
37.0 | 41.2 | 40.3 | 37.0 | 37.5 | 40.0 | 40.4 | 40.4 | 39.9 |
15 to 26 weeks |
16.9 | 17.2 | 17.6 | 16.9 | 16.0 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 17.3 | 17.5 |
27 weeks and over |
20.1 | 23.9 | 22.7 | 20.1 | 21.5 | 23.5 | 22.9 | 23.1 | 22.4 |
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. |