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
Apr.
2018		 Mar.
2019		 Apr.
2019		 Apr.
2018		 Dec.
2018		 Jan.
2019		 Feb.
2019		 Mar.
2019		 Apr.
2019

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED

Less than 5 weeks

 1,782 1,868 1,585 2,121 2,126 2,325 2,194 2,126 1,904

5 to 14 weeks

 1,666 2,017 1,572 1,975 2,027 2,013 1,810 1,815 1,842

15 weeks and over

 2,483 2,496 2,231 2,330 2,203 2,153 2,214 2,256 2,084

15 to 26 weeks

 1,158 1,111 997 1,018 897 902 942 950 854

27 weeks and over

 1,325 1,385 1,234 1,311 1,306 1,252 1,271 1,305 1,230

Average (mean) duration, in weeks

 24.2 22.9 24.2 23.0 21.8 20.5 21.7 22.2 22.9

Median duration, in weeks

 11.9 10.8 11.2 9.8 9.1 8.9 9.3 9.6 9.4

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION

Less than 5 weeks

 30.1 29.3 29.4 33.0 33.4 35.8 35.3 34.3 32.7

5 to 14 weeks

 28.1 31.6 29.2 30.7 31.9 31.0 29.1 29.3 31.6

15 weeks and over

 41.9 39.1 41.4 36.3 34.7 33.2 35.6 36.4 35.7

15 to 26 weeks

 19.5 17.4 18.5 15.9 14.1 13.9 15.2 15.3 14.6

27 weeks and over

 22.3 21.7 22.9 20.4 20.5 19.3 20.4 21.1 21.1

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

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