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 |
Aug.
2021 |
July
2022 |
Aug.
2022 |
Aug.
2021 |
Apr.
2022 |
May
2022 |
June
2022 |
July
2022 |
Aug.
2022 |
NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED |
|
Less than 5 weeks |
2,051 |
2,373 |
2,162 |
2,110 |
2,227 |
2,066 |
2,262 |
2,080 |
2,223 |
5 to 14 weeks |
2,269 |
2,179 |
2,175 |
1,927 |
1,617 |
1,767 |
1,552 |
1,772 |
1,807 |
15 weeks and over |
4,236 |
1,703 |
1,919 |
4,353 |
2,033 |
2,017 |
2,089 |
1,785 |
2,022 |
15 to 26 weeks |
1,042 |
557 |
683 |
1,248 |
551 |
661 |
753 |
718 |
885 |
27 weeks and over |
3,195 |
1,145 |
1,236 |
3,105 |
1,483 |
1,356 |
1,336 |
1,067 |
1,137 |
|
Average (mean) duration, in weeks |
29.2 |
21.0 |
22.1 |
29.4 |
25.0 |
22.5 |
22.3 |
22.1 |
22.3 |
Median duration, in weeks |
14.3 |
7.5 |
8.6 |
14.2 |
7.5 |
9.6 |
8.5 |
8.5 |
8.5 |
|
PERCENT DISTRIBUTION |
|
Less than 5 weeks |
24.0 |
37.9 |
34.6 |
25.1 |
37.9 |
35.3 |
38.3 |
36.9 |
36.7 |
5 to 14 weeks |
26.5 |
34.8 |
34.8 |
23.0 |
27.5 |
30.2 |
26.3 |
31.4 |
29.9 |
15 weeks and over |
49.5 |
27.2 |
30.7 |
51.9 |
34.6 |
34.5 |
35.4 |
31.7 |
33.4 |
15 to 26 weeks |
12.2 |
8.9 |
10.9 |
14.9 |
9.4 |
11.3 |
12.8 |
12.7 |
14.6 |
27 weeks and over |
37.3 |
18.3 |
19.8 |
37.0 |
25.2 |
23.2 |
22.6 |
18.9 |
18.8 |
|
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: September 02, 2022
United States Department of Labor
