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.
2017		 Sept.
2018		 Oct.
2018		 Oct.
2017		 June
2018		 July
2018		 Aug.
2018		 Sept.
2018		 Oct.
2018

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED

Less than 5 weeks

 1,958 2,043 1,866 2,128 2,227 2,091 2,208 2,065 2,057

5 to 14 weeks

 1,839 1,566 1,734 1,943 1,882 1,820 1,720 1,720 1,821

15 weeks and over

 2,445 2,157 2,171 2,500 2,314 2,406 2,255 2,245 2,229

15 to 26 weeks

 847 790 824 856 836 971 923 861 856

27 weeks and over

 1,598 1,366 1,347 1,645 1,478 1,435 1,332 1,384 1,373

Average (mean) duration, in weeks

 27.1 24.7 23.8 25.8 21.2 23.2 22.6 24.0 22.5

Median duration, in weeks

 10.1 9.4 9.9 9.8 8.9 9.5 9.1 9.2 9.4

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION

Less than 5 weeks

 31.4 35.4 32.3 32.4 34.7 33.1 35.7 34.3 33.7

5 to 14 weeks

 29.5 27.2 30.0 29.6 29.3 28.8 27.8 28.5 29.8

15 weeks and over

 39.2 37.4 37.6 38.0 36.0 38.1 36.5 37.2 36.5

15 to 26 weeks

 13.6 13.7 14.3 13.0 13.0 15.4 14.9 14.3 14.0

27 weeks and over

 25.6 23.7 23.3 25.0 23.0 22.7 21.5 22.9 22.5

NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

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