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 |
Aug.
2020 |
July
2021 |
Aug.
2021 |
Aug.
2020 |
Apr.
2021 |
May
2021 |
June
2021 |
July
2021 |
Aug.
2021 |
NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED |
|
Less than 5 weeks |
2,283 |
2,534 |
2,051 |
2,312 |
2,414 |
2,023 |
1,981 |
2,257 |
2,083 |
5 to 14 weeks |
3,442 |
2,165 |
2,269 |
3,213 |
1,939 |
2,126 |
2,166 |
1,861 |
2,066 |
15 weeks and over |
8,018 |
4,522 |
4,236 |
8,129 |
5,386 |
5,013 |
5,314 |
4,599 |
4,343 |
15 to 26 weeks |
6,381 |
1,019 |
1,042 |
6,536 |
1,203 |
1,262 |
1,329 |
1,174 |
1,164 |
27 weeks and over |
1,637 |
3,503 |
3,195 |
1,593 |
4,183 |
3,752 |
3,985 |
3,425 |
3,179 |
|
Average (mean) duration, in weeks |
19.7 |
28.3 |
29.2 |
20.0 |
28.8 |
29.9 |
31.6 |
29.5 |
29.6 |
Median duration, in weeks |
16.2 |
13.9 |
14.3 |
16.7 |
19.8 |
19.3 |
19.8 |
15.2 |
14.7 |
|
PERCENT DISTRIBUTION |
|
Less than 5 weeks |
16.6 |
27.5 |
24.0 |
16.9 |
24.8 |
22.1 |
20.9 |
25.9 |
24.5 |
5 to 14 weeks |
25.0 |
23.5 |
26.5 |
23.5 |
19.9 |
23.2 |
22.9 |
21.3 |
24.3 |
15 weeks and over |
58.3 |
49.0 |
49.5 |
59.5 |
55.3 |
54.7 |
56.2 |
52.8 |
51.1 |
15 to 26 weeks |
46.4 |
11.1 |
12.2 |
47.9 |
12.4 |
13.8 |
14.0 |
13.5 |
13.7 |
27 weeks and over |
11.9 |
38.0 |
37.3 |
11.7 |
43.0 |
40.9 |
42.1 |
39.3 |
37.4 |
|
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: September 03, 2021
United States Department of Labor
