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
Nov.
2017
Oct.
2018
Nov.
2018
Nov.
2017
July
2018
Aug.
2018
Sept.
2018
Oct.
2018
Nov.
2018

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED

Less than 5 weeks

2,084 1,866 1,974 2,253 2,091 2,208 2,065 2,057 2,126

5 to 14 weeks

1,753 1,734 1,670 1,894 1,820 1,720 1,720 1,821 1,813

15 weeks and over

2,449 2,171 2,005 2,514 2,406 2,255 2,245 2,229 2,092

15 to 26 weeks

921 824 817 921 971 923 861 856 839

27 weeks and over

1,529 1,347 1,188 1,593 1,435 1,332 1,384 1,373 1,253

Average (mean) duration, in weeks

26.3 23.8 22.7 25.2 23.2 22.6 24.0 22.5 21.7

Median duration, in weeks

9.7 9.9 8.9 9.5 9.5 9.1 9.2 9.4 8.9

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION

Less than 5 weeks

33.2 32.3 34.9 33.8 33.1 35.7 34.3 33.7 35.2

5 to 14 weeks

27.9 30.0 29.6 28.4 28.8 27.8 28.5 29.8 30.1

15 weeks and over

39.0 37.6 35.5 37.7 38.1 36.5 37.2 36.5 34.7

15 to 26 weeks

14.6 14.3 14.5 13.8 15.4 14.9 14.3 14.0 13.9

27 weeks and over

24.3 23.3 21.0 23.9 22.7 21.5 22.9 22.5 20.8

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

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