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.
2021 |
Mar.
2022 |
Apr.
2022 |
Apr.
2021 |
Dec.
2021 |
Jan.
2022 |
Feb.
2022 |
Mar.
2022 |
Apr.
2022 |
NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED |
|
Less than 5 weeks |
2,028 |
2,003 |
1,895 |
2,400 |
1,977 |
2,417 |
2,131 |
2,289 |
2,227 |
5 to 14 weeks |
1,665 |
1,850 |
1,344 |
1,981 |
1,571 |
1,607 |
1,800 |
1,684 |
1,617 |
15 weeks and over |
5,527 |
2,315 |
2,219 |
5,348 |
2,788 |
2,507 |
2,437 |
1,999 |
2,033 |
15 to 26 weeks |
1,426 |
830 |
814 |
1,160 |
780 |
816 |
735 |
571 |
551 |
27 weeks and over |
4,101 |
1,486 |
1,405 |
4,187 |
2,008 |
1,691 |
1,702 |
1,428 |
1,483 |
|
Average (mean) duration, in weeks |
30.4 |
24.9 |
26.6 |
28.5 |
28.6 |
24.6 |
26.6 |
24.2 |
25.0 |
Median duration, in weeks |
22.2 |
10.0 |
10.4 |
19.4 |
12.9 |
10.1 |
9.6 |
7.5 |
7.5 |
|
PERCENT DISTRIBUTION |
|
Less than 5 weeks |
22.0 |
32.5 |
34.7 |
24.7 |
31.2 |
37.0 |
33.5 |
38.3 |
37.9 |
5 to 14 weeks |
18.1 |
30.0 |
24.6 |
20.4 |
24.8 |
24.6 |
28.3 |
28.2 |
27.5 |
15 weeks and over |
59.9 |
37.5 |
40.7 |
55.0 |
44.0 |
38.4 |
38.3 |
33.5 |
34.6 |
15 to 26 weeks |
15.5 |
13.4 |
14.9 |
11.9 |
12.3 |
12.5 |
11.5 |
9.6 |
9.4 |
27 weeks and over |
44.5 |
24.1 |
25.7 |
43.0 |
31.7 |
25.9 |
26.7 |
23.9 |
25.2 |
|
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 06, 2022
United States Department of Labor
