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.
2018		 July
2019		 Aug.
2019		 Aug.
2018		 Apr.
2019		 May
2019		 June
2019		 July
2019		 Aug.
2019

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED

Less than 5 weeks

 2,183 2,387 2,216 2,199 1,904 2,147 1,961 2,201 2,207

5 to 14 weeks

 2,037 2,164 2,009 1,722 1,842 1,559 1,830 1,797 1,757

15 weeks and over

 2,149 2,005 1,978 2,247 2,084 2,097 2,182 2,071 2,078

15 to 26 weeks

 809 773 708 927 854 799 769 905 835

27 weeks and over

 1,341 1,232 1,270 1,320 1,230 1,298 1,414 1,166 1,243

Average (mean) duration, in weeks

 22.2 18.7 21.7 22.6 22.9 24.1 22.2 19.6 22.1

Median duration, in weeks

 9.0 7.9 8.6 9.2 9.4 9.1 9.6 8.9 8.9

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION

Less than 5 weeks

 34.3 36.4 35.7 35.7 32.7 37.0 32.8 36.3 36.5

5 to 14 weeks

 32.0 33.0 32.4 27.9 31.6 26.9 30.6 29.6 29.1

15 weeks and over

 33.7 30.6 31.9 36.4 35.7 36.1 36.5 34.1 34.4

15 to 26 weeks

 12.7 11.8 11.4 15.0 14.6 13.8 12.9 14.9 13.8

27 weeks and over

 21.0 18.8 20.5 21.4 21.1 22.4 23.7 19.2 20.6

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

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