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Duration | Not seasonally adjusted | Seasonally adjusted | |||||||
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Aug. 2023 |
July 2024 |
Aug. 2024 |
Aug. 2023 |
Apr. 2024 |
May 2024 |
June 2024 |
July 2024 |
Aug. 2024 |
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NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED |
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Less than 5 weeks |
2,173 | 2,638 | 2,442 | 2,224 | 2,262 | 2,309 | 2,128 | 2,351 | 2,468 |
5 to 14 weeks |
2,280 | 2,542 | 2,395 | 1,913 | 1,987 | 1,918 | 2,102 | 2,141 | 2,019 |
15 weeks and over |
2,171 | 2,505 | 2,578 | 2,296 | 2,119 | 2,305 | 2,603 | 2,622 | 2,700 |
15 to 26 weeks |
796 | 938 | 1,028 | 970 | 869 | 955 | 1,087 | 1,087 | 1,167 |
27 weeks and over |
1,374 | 1,568 | 1,550 | 1,326 | 1,250 | 1,350 | 1,516 | 1,535 | 1,533 |
Average (mean) duration, in weeks |
20.2 | 19.6 | 20.8 | 20.4 | 19.9 | 21.2 | 20.7 | 20.6 | 21.0 |
Median duration, in weeks |
8.8 | 8.7 | 9.5 | 8.8 | 8.7 | 8.9 | 9.8 | 9.4 | 9.4 |
PERCENT DISTRIBUTION |
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Less than 5 weeks |
32.8 | 34.3 | 32.9 | 34.6 | 35.5 | 35.3 | 31.1 | 33.0 | 34.3 |
5 to 14 weeks |
34.4 | 33.1 | 32.3 | 29.7 | 31.2 | 29.4 | 30.8 | 30.1 | 28.1 |
15 weeks and over |
32.8 | 32.6 | 34.8 | 35.7 | 33.3 | 35.3 | 38.1 | 36.9 | 37.6 |
15 to 26 weeks |
12.0 | 12.2 | 13.9 | 15.1 | 13.6 | 14.6 | 15.9 | 15.3 | 16.2 |
27 weeks and over |
20.7 | 20.4 | 20.9 | 20.6 | 19.6 | 20.7 | 22.2 | 21.6 | 21.3 |
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. |