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 |
Dec.
2021 |
Nov.
2022 |
Dec.
2022 |
Dec.
2021 |
Aug.
2022 |
Sept.
2022 |
Oct.
2022 |
Nov.
2022 |
Dec.
2022 |
NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED |
|
Less than 5 weeks |
1,884 |
2,051 |
2,128 |
1,989 |
2,227 |
2,158 |
2,215 |
2,244 |
2,233 |
5 to 14 weeks |
1,453 |
1,562 |
1,490 |
1,593 |
1,797 |
1,643 |
1,774 |
1,694 |
1,639 |
15 weeks and over |
2,626 |
1,910 |
1,733 |
2,788 |
2,052 |
1,990 |
1,987 |
2,036 |
1,895 |
15 to 26 weeks |
722 |
716 |
749 |
799 |
887 |
901 |
817 |
821 |
826 |
27 weeks and over |
1,905 |
1,194 |
984 |
1,989 |
1,165 |
1,089 |
1,169 |
1,215 |
1,069 |
|
Average (mean) duration, in weeks |
27.6 |
22.0 |
19.1 |
28.1 |
22.3 |
20.3 |
20.8 |
21.4 |
19.5 |
Median duration, in weeks |
10.8 |
8.7 |
7.5 |
12.3 |
8.6 |
8.5 |
8.4 |
8.8 |
8.9 |
|
PERCENT DISTRIBUTION |
|
Less than 5 weeks |
31.6 |
37.1 |
39.8 |
31.2 |
36.6 |
37.3 |
37.1 |
37.6 |
38.7 |
5 to 14 weeks |
24.4 |
28.3 |
27.8 |
25.0 |
29.6 |
28.4 |
29.7 |
28.4 |
28.4 |
15 weeks and over |
44.0 |
34.6 |
32.4 |
43.8 |
33.8 |
34.4 |
33.2 |
34.1 |
32.9 |
15 to 26 weeks |
12.1 |
13.0 |
14.0 |
12.5 |
14.6 |
15.6 |
13.7 |
13.7 |
14.3 |
27 weeks and over |
31.9 |
21.6 |
18.4 |
31.2 |
19.2 |
18.8 |
19.6 |
20.3 |
18.5 |
|
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: January 06, 2023
United States Department of Labor
