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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
Oct.
2019
Sept.
2020
Oct.
2020
Oct.
2019
June
2020
July
2020
Aug.
2020
Sept.
2020
Oct.
2020

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED

Less than 5 weeks

1,755 2,518 2,300 1,978 2,838 3,202 2,281 2,552 2,500

5 to 14 weeks

1,651 2,518 2,198 1,747 11,496 5,169 3,134 2,732 2,275

15 weeks and over

2,104 7,241 6,122 2,144 3,294 7,986 8,140 7,323 6,173

15 to 26 weeks

856 4,806 2,570 884 1,903 6,484 6,517 4,918 2,617

27 weeks and over

1,249 2,435 3,552 1,259 1,391 1,501 1,624 2,405 3,556

Average (mean) duration, in weeks

23.1 21.9 22.7 21.6 15.7 17.9 20.2 20.7 21.2

Median duration, in weeks

9.8 18.2 19.9 9.2 13.6 15.0 16.7 17.8 19.3

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION

Less than 5 weeks

31.9 20.5 21.7 33.7 16.1 19.6 16.8 20.2 22.8

5 to 14 weeks

30.0 20.5 20.7 29.8 65.2 31.6 23.1 21.7 20.8

15 weeks and over

38.2 59.0 57.6 36.5 18.7 48.8 60.1 58.1 56.4

15 to 26 weeks

15.5 39.1 24.2 15.1 10.8 39.6 48.1 39.0 23.9

27 weeks and over

22.7 19.8 33.4 21.5 7.9 9.2 12.0 19.1 32.5

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.

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Last Modified Date: November 06, 2020