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 |
Dec.
2019 |
Nov.
2020 |
Dec.
2020 |
Dec.
2019 |
Aug.
2020 |
Sept.
2020 |
Oct.
2020 |
Nov.
2020 |
Dec.
2020 |
NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED |
|
Less than 5 weeks |
2,001 |
2,291 |
2,813 |
2,098 |
2,312 |
2,552 |
2,494 |
2,455 |
2,904 |
5 to 14 weeks |
1,651 |
2,293 |
2,211 |
1,682 |
3,213 |
2,754 |
2,341 |
2,404 |
2,222 |
15 weeks and over |
1,852 |
5,681 |
5,380 |
1,997 |
8,129 |
7,339 |
6,185 |
5,804 |
5,529 |
15 to 26 weeks |
755 |
1,807 |
1,502 |
821 |
6,536 |
4,934 |
2,651 |
1,875 |
1,572 |
27 weeks and over |
1,097 |
3,873 |
3,878 |
1,177 |
1,593 |
2,405 |
3,534 |
3,929 |
3,956 |
|
Average (mean) duration, in weeks |
20.3 |
24.0 |
22.8 |
20.8 |
20.0 |
21.0 |
21.4 |
23.0 |
23.4 |
Median duration, in weeks |
8.4 |
18.8 |
16.1 |
9.1 |
16.7 |
17.8 |
19.0 |
18.9 |
16.8 |
|
PERCENT DISTRIBUTION |
|
Less than 5 weeks |
36.4 |
22.3 |
27.0 |
36.3 |
16.9 |
20.2 |
22.6 |
23.0 |
27.3 |
5 to 14 weeks |
30.0 |
22.3 |
21.3 |
29.1 |
23.5 |
21.8 |
21.2 |
22.5 |
20.9 |
15 weeks and over |
33.6 |
55.3 |
51.7 |
34.6 |
59.5 |
58.0 |
56.1 |
54.4 |
51.9 |
15 to 26 weeks |
13.7 |
17.6 |
14.4 |
14.2 |
47.9 |
39.0 |
24.1 |
17.6 |
14.8 |
27 weeks and over |
19.9 |
37.7 |
37.3 |
20.4 |
11.7 |
19.0 |
32.1 |
36.8 |
37.1 |
|
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.
|
Last Modified Date: January 08, 2021
United States Department of Labor
