Table A-12. Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment
| Duration | Not seasonally adjusted | Seasonally adjusted | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct. 2018 |
Sept. 2019 |
Oct. 2019 |
Oct. 2018 |
June 2019 |
July 2019 |
Aug. 2019 |
Sept. 2019 |
Oct. 2019 |
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NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED |
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Less than 5 weeks |
1,866 | 1,820 | 1,755 | 2,062 | 1,961 | 2,201 | 2,207 | 1,868 | 1,968 |
5 to 14 weeks |
1,734 | 1,588 | 1,651 | 1,845 | 1,830 | 1,797 | 1,757 | 1,781 | 1,749 |
15 weeks and over |
2,171 | 2,057 | 2,104 | 2,229 | 2,182 | 2,071 | 2,078 | 2,132 | 2,163 |
15 to 26 weeks |
824 | 737 | 856 | 859 | 769 | 905 | 835 | 819 | 899 |
27 weeks and over |
1,347 | 1,320 | 1,249 | 1,370 | 1,414 | 1,166 | 1,243 | 1,314 | 1,264 |
Average (mean) duration, in weeks |
23.8 | 23.0 | 23.1 | 22.4 | 22.2 | 19.6 | 22.1 | 22.0 | 21.8 |
Median duration, in weeks |
9.9 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 9.4 | 9.6 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 9.4 | 9.3 |
PERCENT DISTRIBUTION |
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Less than 5 weeks |
32.3 | 33.3 | 31.9 | 33.6 | 32.8 | 36.3 | 36.5 | 32.3 | 33.5 |
5 to 14 weeks |
30.0 | 29.1 | 30.0 | 30.1 | 30.6 | 29.6 | 29.1 | 30.8 | 29.7 |
15 weeks and over |
37.6 | 37.6 | 38.2 | 36.3 | 36.5 | 34.1 | 34.4 | 36.9 | 36.8 |
15 to 26 weeks |
14.3 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 14.0 | 12.9 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 14.2 | 15.3 |
27 weeks and over |
23.3 | 24.1 | 22.7 | 22.3 | 23.7 | 19.2 | 20.6 | 22.7 | 21.5 |
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NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. |
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