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
June
2016		 May
2017		 June
2017		 June
2016		 Feb.
2017		 Mar.
2017		 Apr.
2017		 May
2017		 June
2017

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED

Less than 5 weeks

 3,206 2,106 3,057 2,418 2,566 2,334 2,335 2,154 2,305

5 to 14 weeks

 1,969 1,592 1,739 2,157 2,138 2,109 2,135 1,960 1,933

15 weeks and over

 2,970 2,874 2,454 3,126 2,858 2,802 2,734 2,820 2,612

15 to 26 weeks

 1,066 1,213 867 1,140 1,057 1,115 1,108 1,157 948

27 weeks and over

 1,904 1,661 1,587 1,986 1,801 1,687 1,626 1,663 1,664

Average (mean) duration, in weeks

 25.7 25.7 22.9 27.7 25.1 25.3 24.1 24.7 24.7

Median duration, in weeks

 8.3 11.3 7.6 10.2 10.0 10.3 10.2 10.4 9.6

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION

Less than 5 weeks

 39.4 32.0 42.2 31.4 33.9 32.2 32.4 31.1 33.6

5 to 14 weeks

 24.2 24.2 24.0 28.0 28.3 29.1 29.6 28.3 28.2

15 weeks and over

 36.5 43.7 33.8 40.6 37.8 38.7 38.0 40.7 38.1

15 to 26 weeks

 13.1 18.5 12.0 14.8 14.0 15.4 15.4 16.7 13.8

27 weeks and over

 23.4 25.3 21.9 25.8 23.8 23.3 22.6 24.0 24.3

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

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