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Duration | Not seasonally adjusted | Seasonally adjusted | |||||||
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Dec. 2019 |
Nov. 2020 |
Dec. 2020 |
Dec. 2019 |
Aug. 2020 |
Sept. 2020 |
Oct. 2020 |
Nov. 2020 |
Dec. 2020 |
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NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED |
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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 |
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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. |