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
June
2018		 May
2019		 June
2019		 June
2018		 Feb.
2019		 Mar.
2019		 Apr.
2019		 May
2019		 June
2019

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED

Less than 5 weeks

 2,991 2,082 2,615 2,218 2,194 2,126 1,904 2,147 1,961

5 to 14 weeks

 1,665 1,261 1,635 1,865 1,810 1,815 1,842 1,559 1,830

15 weeks and over

 2,156 2,159 2,042 2,329 2,214 2,256 2,084 2,097 2,182

15 to 26 weeks

 811 888 737 862 942 950 854 799 769

27 weeks and over

 1,345 1,271 1,304 1,467 1,271 1,305 1,230 1,298 1,414

Average (mean) duration, in weeks

 19.4 24.8 20.2 21.2 21.7 22.2 22.9 24.1 22.2

Median duration, in weeks

 6.6 9.7 7.3 9.0 9.3 9.6 9.4 9.1 9.6

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION

Less than 5 weeks

 43.9 37.8 41.6 34.6 35.3 34.3 32.7 37.0 32.8

5 to 14 weeks

 24.4 22.9 26.0 29.1 29.1 29.3 31.6 26.9 30.6

15 weeks and over

 31.7 39.2 32.5 36.3 35.6 36.4 35.7 36.1 36.5

15 to 26 weeks

 11.9 16.1 11.7 13.4 15.2 15.3 14.6 13.8 12.9

27 weeks and over

 19.7 23.1 20.7 22.9 20.4 21.1 21.1 22.4 23.7

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

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