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 |
May
2022 |
Apr.
2023 |
May
2023 |
May
2022 |
Jan.
2023 |
Feb.
2023 |
Mar.
2023 |
Apr.
2023 |
May
2023 |
NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED |
|
Less than 5 weeks |
1,994 |
1,484 |
2,044 |
2,052 |
1,946 |
2,289 |
2,272 |
1,866 |
2,083 |
5 to 14 weeks |
1,449 |
1,607 |
1,536 |
1,771 |
1,785 |
1,845 |
1,733 |
1,915 |
1,865 |
15 weeks and over |
2,105 |
2,055 |
2,120 |
2,035 |
2,001 |
1,862 |
1,838 |
1,835 |
2,046 |
15 to 26 weeks |
826 |
958 |
992 |
687 |
890 |
805 |
734 |
679 |
858 |
27 weeks and over |
1,279 |
1,098 |
1,127 |
1,349 |
1,111 |
1,057 |
1,104 |
1,156 |
1,188 |
|
Average (mean) duration, in weeks |
23.2 |
22.4 |
21.9 |
22.5 |
20.4 |
19.3 |
19.5 |
20.9 |
21.2 |
Median duration, in weeks |
9.4 |
10.5 |
9.4 |
8.7 |
9.1 |
8.3 |
8.1 |
8.4 |
8.6 |
|
PERCENT DISTRIBUTION |
|
Less than 5 weeks |
35.9 |
28.8 |
35.9 |
35.0 |
33.9 |
38.2 |
38.9 |
33.2 |
34.8 |
5 to 14 weeks |
26.1 |
31.2 |
27.0 |
30.2 |
31.1 |
30.8 |
29.7 |
34.1 |
31.1 |
15 weeks and over |
37.9 |
39.9 |
37.2 |
34.7 |
34.9 |
31.1 |
31.5 |
32.7 |
34.1 |
15 to 26 weeks |
14.9 |
18.6 |
17.4 |
11.7 |
15.5 |
13.4 |
12.6 |
12.1 |
14.3 |
27 weeks and over |
23.1 |
21.3 |
19.8 |
23.0 |
19.4 |
17.6 |
18.9 |
20.6 |
19.8 |
|
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: June 02, 2023
United States Department of Labor
