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Duration | Not seasonally adjusted | Seasonally adjusted | |||||||
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May 2022 |
Apr. 2023 |
May 2023 |
May 2022 |
Jan. 2023 |
Feb. 2023 |
Mar. 2023 |
Apr. 2023 |
May 2023 |
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NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED |
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Less than 5 weeks |
1,994 | 1,484 | 2,044 | 2,052 | 1,946 | 2,289 | 2,272 | 1,866 | 2,083 |
5 to 14 weeks |
1,449 | 1,607 | 1,536 | 1,771 | 1,785 | 1,845 | 1,733 | 1,915 | 1,865 |
15 weeks and over |
2,105 | 2,055 | 2,120 | 2,035 | 2,001 | 1,862 | 1,838 | 1,835 | 2,046 |
15 to 26 weeks |
826 | 958 | 992 | 687 | 890 | 805 | 734 | 679 | 858 |
27 weeks and over |
1,279 | 1,098 | 1,127 | 1,349 | 1,111 | 1,057 | 1,104 | 1,156 | 1,188 |
Average (mean) duration, in weeks |
23.2 | 22.4 | 21.9 | 22.5 | 20.4 | 19.3 | 19.5 | 20.9 | 21.2 |
Median duration, in weeks |
9.4 | 10.5 | 9.4 | 8.7 | 9.1 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 8.4 | 8.6 |
PERCENT DISTRIBUTION |
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Less than 5 weeks |
35.9 | 28.8 | 35.9 | 35.0 | 33.9 | 38.2 | 38.9 | 33.2 | 34.8 |
5 to 14 weeks |
26.1 | 31.2 | 27.0 | 30.2 | 31.1 | 30.8 | 29.7 | 34.1 | 31.1 |
15 weeks and over |
37.9 | 39.9 | 37.2 | 34.7 | 34.9 | 31.1 | 31.5 | 32.7 | 34.1 |
15 to 26 weeks |
14.9 | 18.6 | 17.4 | 11.7 | 15.5 | 13.4 | 12.6 | 12.1 | 14.3 |
27 weeks and over |
23.1 | 21.3 | 19.8 | 23.0 | 19.4 | 17.6 | 18.9 | 20.6 | 19.8 |
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. |