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| Duration | Not seasonally adjusted | Seasonally adjusted | |||||||
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| Nov. 2019 |
Oct. 2020 |
Nov. 2020 |
Nov. 2019 |
July 2020 |
Aug. 2020 |
Sept. 2020 |
Oct. 2020 |
Nov. 2020 |
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NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED |
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Less than 5 weeks |
1,871 | 2,300 | 2,291 | 2,026 | 3,202 | 2,281 | 2,552 | 2,500 | 2,467 |
5 to 14 weeks |
1,609 | 2,198 | 2,293 | 1,753 | 5,169 | 3,134 | 2,732 | 2,275 | 2,413 |
15 weeks and over |
1,962 | 6,122 | 5,681 | 2,083 | 7,986 | 8,140 | 7,323 | 6,173 | 5,798 |
15 to 26 weeks |
818 | 2,570 | 1,807 | 865 | 6,484 | 6,517 | 4,918 | 2,617 | 1,857 |
27 weeks and over |
1,143 | 3,552 | 3,873 | 1,219 | 1,501 | 1,624 | 2,405 | 3,556 | 3,941 |
Average (mean) duration, in weeks |
20.8 | 22.7 | 24.0 | 20.2 | 17.9 | 20.2 | 20.7 | 21.2 | 23.2 |
Median duration, in weeks |
9.3 | 19.9 | 18.8 | 9.2 | 15.0 | 16.7 | 17.8 | 19.3 | 18.8 |
PERCENT DISTRIBUTION |
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Less than 5 weeks |
34.4 | 21.7 | 22.3 | 34.6 | 19.6 | 16.8 | 20.2 | 22.8 | 23.1 |
5 to 14 weeks |
29.6 | 20.7 | 22.3 | 29.9 | 31.6 | 23.1 | 21.7 | 20.8 | 22.6 |
15 weeks and over |
36.1 | 57.6 | 55.3 | 35.5 | 48.8 | 60.1 | 58.1 | 56.4 | 54.3 |
15 to 26 weeks |
15.0 | 24.2 | 17.6 | 14.7 | 39.6 | 48.1 | 39.0 | 23.9 | 17.4 |
27 weeks and over |
21.0 | 33.4 | 37.7 | 20.8 | 9.2 | 12.0 | 19.1 | 32.5 | 36.9 |
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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. |
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