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
May
2016		 Apr.
2017		 May
2017		 May
2016		 Jan.
2017		 Feb.
2017		 Mar.
2017		 Apr.
2017		 May
2017

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED

Less than 5 weeks

 2,243 1,953 2,106 2,197 2,468 2,566 2,334 2,335 2,154

5 to 14 weeks

 1,850 1,735 1,592 2,251 2,089 2,138 2,109 2,135 1,960

15 weeks and over

 3,113 2,868 2,874 3,068 3,043 2,858 2,802 2,734 2,820

15 to 26 weeks

 1,219 1,206 1,213 1,174 1,192 1,057 1,115 1,108 1,157

27 weeks and over

 1,894 1,662 1,661 1,893 1,850 1,801 1,687 1,626 1,663

Average (mean) duration, in weeks

 27.8 25.7 25.7 26.7 25.1 25.1 25.3 24.1 24.7

Median duration, in weeks

 11.4 12.1 11.3 10.6 10.2 10.0 10.3 10.2 10.4

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION

Less than 5 weeks

 31.1 29.8 32.0 29.2 32.5 33.9 32.2 32.4 31.1

5 to 14 weeks

 25.7 26.5 24.2 30.0 27.5 28.3 29.1 29.6 28.3

15 weeks and over

 43.2 43.7 43.7 40.8 40.0 37.8 38.7 38.0 40.7

15 to 26 weeks

 16.9 18.4 18.5 15.6 15.7 14.0 15.4 15.4 16.7

27 weeks and over

 26.3 25.4 25.3 25.2 24.4 23.8 23.3 22.6 24.0

NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

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