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
Sept.
2016		 Aug.
2017		 Sept.
2017		 Sept.
2016		 May
2017		 June
2017		 July
2017		 Aug.
2017		 Sept.
2017

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED

Less than 5 weeks

 2,562 2,199 2,227 2,584 2,154 2,305 2,133 2,222 2,226

5 to 14 weeks

 2,092 2,411 1,740 2,220 1,960 1,933 2,017 2,015 1,874

15 weeks and over

 3,004 2,677 2,589 3,127 2,820 2,612 2,742 2,795 2,696

15 to 26 weeks

 1,083 936 889 1,164 1,157 948 957 1,055 963

27 weeks and over

 1,921 1,741 1,700 1,963 1,663 1,664 1,785 1,740 1,733

Average (mean) duration, in weeks

 27.2 23.7 26.9 27.3 24.7 24.7 24.9 24.4 26.8

Median duration, in weeks

 10.2 10.1 10.3 10.3 10.4 9.6 10.6 10.5 10.3

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION

Less than 5 weeks

 33.5 30.2 34.0 32.6 31.1 33.6 30.9 31.6 32.8

5 to 14 weeks

 27.3 33.1 26.5 28.0 28.3 28.2 29.3 28.7 27.6

15 weeks and over

 39.2 36.7 39.5 39.4 40.7 38.1 39.8 39.7 39.7

15 to 26 weeks

 14.1 12.8 13.6 14.7 16.7 13.8 13.9 15.0 14.2

27 weeks and over

 25.1 23.9 25.9 24.7 24.0 24.3 25.9 24.7 25.5

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

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