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.
2017		 July
2018		 Aug.
2018		 Aug.
2017		 Apr.
2018		 May
2018		 June
2018		 July
2018		 Aug.
2018

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED

Less than 5 weeks

 2,199 2,248 2,183 2,221 2,115 2,034 2,227 2,091 2,208

5 to 14 weeks

 2,411 2,185 2,037 1,996 2,017 1,945 1,882 1,820 1,720

15 weeks and over

 2,677 2,297 2,149 2,802 2,329 2,166 2,314 2,406 2,255

15 to 26 weeks

 936 818 809 1,067 1,036 977 836 971 923

27 weeks and over

 1,741 1,480 1,341 1,735 1,293 1,189 1,478 1,435 1,332

Average (mean) duration, in weeks

 23.7 22.0 22.2 24.3 23.1 21.3 21.2 23.2 22.6

Median duration, in weeks

 10.1 8.8 9.0 10.3 9.8 9.2 8.9 9.5 9.1

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION

Less than 5 weeks

 30.2 33.4 34.3 31.6 32.7 33.1 34.7 33.1 35.7

5 to 14 weeks

 33.1 32.5 32.0 28.4 31.2 31.7 29.3 28.8 27.8

15 weeks and over

 36.7 34.1 33.7 39.9 36.0 35.2 36.0 38.1 36.5

15 to 26 weeks

 12.8 12.2 12.7 15.2 16.0 15.9 13.0 15.4 14.9

27 weeks and over

 23.9 22.0 21.0 24.7 20.0 19.4 23.0 22.7 21.5

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

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Last Modified Date: September 07, 2018