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 |
Dec.
2018 |
Nov.
2019 |
Dec.
2019 |
Dec.
2018 |
Aug.
2019 |
Sept.
2019 |
Oct.
2019 |
Nov.
2019 |
Dec.
2019 |
NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED |
|
Less than 5 weeks |
2,050 |
1,871 |
2,001 |
2,117 |
2,218 |
1,869 |
1,978 |
2,026 |
2,065 |
5 to 14 weeks |
1,901 |
1,609 |
1,651 |
2,007 |
1,746 |
1,778 |
1,747 |
1,753 |
1,730 |
15 weeks and over |
2,078 |
1,962 |
1,852 |
2,210 |
2,082 |
2,124 |
2,144 |
2,083 |
1,998 |
15 to 26 weeks |
859 |
818 |
755 |
899 |
831 |
806 |
884 |
865 |
812 |
27 weeks and over |
1,219 |
1,143 |
1,097 |
1,311 |
1,251 |
1,318 |
1,259 |
1,219 |
1,186 |
|
Average (mean) duration, in weeks |
21.5 |
20.8 |
20.3 |
22.0 |
22.1 |
21.7 |
21.6 |
20.2 |
20.8 |
Median duration, in weeks |
8.9 |
9.3 |
8.4 |
9.4 |
9.0 |
9.4 |
9.2 |
9.2 |
9.0 |
|
PERCENT DISTRIBUTION |
|
Less than 5 weeks |
34.0 |
34.4 |
36.4 |
33.4 |
36.7 |
32.4 |
33.7 |
34.6 |
35.6 |
5 to 14 weeks |
31.5 |
29.6 |
30.0 |
31.7 |
28.9 |
30.8 |
29.8 |
29.9 |
29.9 |
15 weeks and over |
34.5 |
36.1 |
33.6 |
34.9 |
34.4 |
36.8 |
36.5 |
35.5 |
34.5 |
15 to 26 weeks |
14.2 |
15.0 |
13.7 |
14.2 |
13.7 |
14.0 |
15.1 |
14.7 |
14.0 |
27 weeks and over |
20.2 |
21.0 |
19.9 |
20.7 |
20.7 |
22.8 |
21.5 |
20.8 |
20.5 |
|
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.
|
Last Modified Date: January 10, 2020
United States Department of Labor
