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Duration | Not seasonally adjusted | Seasonally adjusted | |||||||
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Jan. 2020 |
Dec. 2020 |
Jan. 2021 |
Jan. 2020 |
Sept. 2020 |
Oct. 2020 |
Nov. 2020 |
Dec. 2020 |
Jan. 2021 |
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NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED |
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Less than 5 weeks |
2,468 | 2,813 | 2,707 | 2,071 | 2,552 | 2,494 | 2,455 | 2,904 | 2,278 |
5 to 14 weeks |
1,925 | 2,211 | 2,716 | 1,752 | 2,754 | 2,341 | 2,404 | 2,222 | 2,528 |
15 weeks and over |
2,110 | 5,380 | 5,428 | 2,045 | 7,339 | 6,185 | 5,804 | 5,529 | 5,369 |
15 to 26 weeks |
893 | 1,502 | 1,354 | 881 | 4,934 | 2,651 | 1,875 | 1,572 | 1,346 |
27 weeks and over |
1,217 | 3,878 | 4,074 | 1,163 | 2,405 | 3,534 | 3,929 | 3,956 | 4,023 |
Average (mean) duration, in weeks |
20.5 | 22.8 | 24.3 | 22.2 | 21.0 | 21.4 | 23.0 | 23.4 | 26.0 |
Median duration, in weeks |
8.6 | 16.1 | 14.5 | 9.3 | 17.8 | 19.0 | 18.9 | 16.8 | 15.3 |
PERCENT DISTRIBUTION |
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Less than 5 weeks |
38.0 | 27.0 | 24.9 | 35.3 | 20.2 | 22.6 | 23.0 | 27.3 | 22.4 |
5 to 14 weeks |
29.6 | 21.3 | 25.0 | 29.9 | 21.8 | 21.2 | 22.5 | 20.9 | 24.8 |
15 weeks and over |
32.4 | 51.7 | 50.0 | 34.8 | 58.0 | 56.1 | 54.4 | 51.9 | 52.8 |
15 to 26 weeks |
13.7 | 14.4 | 12.5 | 15.0 | 39.0 | 24.1 | 17.6 | 14.8 | 13.2 |
27 weeks and over |
18.7 | 37.3 | 37.5 | 19.8 | 19.0 | 32.1 | 36.8 | 37.1 | 39.5 |
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. |