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 |
June
2020 |
May
2021 |
June
2021 |
June
2020 |
Feb.
2021 |
Mar.
2021 |
Apr.
2021 |
May
2021 |
June
2021 |
NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED |
|
Less than 5 weeks |
3,620 |
1,963 |
2,709 |
2,853 |
2,185 |
2,177 |
2,414 |
2,023 |
1,981 |
5 to 14 weeks |
11,300 |
1,793 |
1,980 |
11,544 |
2,254 |
1,941 |
1,939 |
2,126 |
2,166 |
15 weeks and over |
3,152 |
5,073 |
5,195 |
3,265 |
5,555 |
5,609 |
5,386 |
5,013 |
5,314 |
15 to 26 weeks |
1,867 |
1,381 |
1,276 |
1,907 |
1,407 |
1,391 |
1,203 |
1,262 |
1,329 |
27 weeks and over |
1,285 |
3,692 |
3,918 |
1,358 |
4,148 |
4,218 |
4,183 |
3,752 |
3,985 |
|
Average (mean) duration, in weeks |
13.4 |
30.7 |
29.8 |
15.5 |
27.6 |
29.7 |
28.8 |
29.9 |
31.6 |
Median duration, in weeks |
11.1 |
19.9 |
17.6 |
13.4 |
18.3 |
19.7 |
19.8 |
19.3 |
19.8 |
|
PERCENT DISTRIBUTION |
|
Less than 5 weeks |
20.0 |
22.2 |
27.4 |
16.2 |
21.9 |
22.4 |
24.8 |
22.1 |
20.9 |
5 to 14 weeks |
62.5 |
20.3 |
20.0 |
65.4 |
22.6 |
20.0 |
19.9 |
23.2 |
22.9 |
15 weeks and over |
17.4 |
57.5 |
52.6 |
18.5 |
55.6 |
57.7 |
55.3 |
54.7 |
56.2 |
15 to 26 weeks |
10.3 |
15.6 |
12.9 |
10.8 |
14.1 |
14.3 |
12.4 |
13.8 |
14.0 |
27 weeks and over |
7.1 |
41.8 |
39.6 |
7.7 |
41.5 |
43.4 |
43.0 |
40.9 |
42.1 |
|
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: July 02, 2021
United States Department of Labor
