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
2017		 Apr.
2018		 May
2018		 May
2017		 Jan.
2018		 Feb.
2018		 Mar.
2018		 Apr.
2018		 May
2018

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED

Less than 5 weeks

 2,106 1,782 1,950 2,123 2,280 2,508 2,287 2,115 2,034

5 to 14 weeks

 1,592 1,666 1,568 1,958 1,943 1,906 2,009 2,017 1,945

15 weeks and over

 2,874 2,483 2,237 2,788 2,402 2,330 2,202 2,329 2,166

15 to 26 weeks

 1,213 1,158 1,066 1,123 981 934 880 1,036 977

27 weeks and over

 1,661 1,325 1,171 1,665 1,421 1,397 1,322 1,293 1,189

Average (mean) duration, in weeks

 25.7 24.2 21.8 24.8 24.1 22.9 24.1 23.1 21.3

Median duration, in weeks

 11.3 11.9 9.9 10.4 9.4 9.3 9.1 9.8 9.2

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION

Less than 5 weeks

 32.0 30.1 33.9 30.9 34.4 37.2 35.2 32.7 33.1

5 to 14 weeks

 24.2 28.1 27.3 28.5 29.3 28.3 30.9 31.2 31.7

15 weeks and over

 43.7 41.9 38.9 40.6 36.3 34.6 33.9 36.0 35.2

15 to 26 weeks

 18.5 19.5 18.5 16.3 14.8 13.8 13.5 16.0 15.9

27 weeks and over

 25.3 22.3 20.3 24.2 21.5 20.7 20.3 20.0 19.4

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

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