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
Aug.
2016		 July
2017		 Aug.
2017		 Aug.
2016		 Apr.
2017		 May
2017		 June
2017		 July
2017		 Aug.
2017

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED

Less than 5 weeks

 2,308 2,364 2,199 2,318 2,335 2,154 2,305 2,133 2,222

5 to 14 weeks

 2,746 2,432 2,411 2,308 2,135 1,960 1,933 2,017 2,015

15 weeks and over

 2,942 2,645 2,677 3,077 2,734 2,820 2,612 2,742 2,795

15 to 26 weeks

 946 843 936 1,080 1,108 1,157 948 957 1,055

27 weeks and over

 1,996 1,802 1,741 1,997 1,626 1,663 1,664 1,785 1,740

Average (mean) duration, in weeks

 26.7 23.6 23.7 27.4 24.1 24.7 24.7 24.9 24.4

Median duration, in weeks

 10.3 9.1 10.1 10.9 10.2 10.4 9.6 10.6 10.5

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION

Less than 5 weeks

 28.9 31.8 30.2 30.1 32.4 31.1 33.6 30.9 31.6

5 to 14 weeks

 34.3 32.7 33.1 30.0 29.6 28.3 28.2 29.3 28.7

15 weeks and over

 36.8 35.5 36.7 39.9 38.0 40.7 38.1 39.8 39.7

15 to 26 weeks

 11.8 11.3 12.8 14.0 15.4 16.7 13.8 13.9 15.0

27 weeks and over

 25.0 24.2 23.9 25.9 22.6 24.0 24.3 25.9 24.7

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

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