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
Dec.
2017		 Nov.
2018		 Dec.
2018		 Dec.
2017		 Aug.
2018		 Sept.
2018		 Oct.
2018		 Nov.
2018		 Dec.
2018

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED

Less than 5 weeks

 2,144 1,974 2,050 2,230 2,199 2,065 2,062 2,128 2,126

5 to 14 weeks

 1,848 1,670 1,901 1,984 1,722 1,751 1,845 1,842 2,027

15 weeks and over

 2,287 2,005 2,078 2,404 2,247 2,240 2,229 2,124 2,203

15 to 26 weeks

 867 817 859 892 927 861 859 865 897

27 weeks and over

 1,420 1,188 1,219 1,511 1,320 1,379 1,370 1,259 1,306

Average (mean) duration, in weeks

 23.5 22.7 21.5 23.8 22.6 24.1 22.4 21.7 21.8

Median duration, in weeks

 8.8 8.9 8.9 8.9 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.0 9.1

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION

Less than 5 weeks

 34.1 34.9 34.0 33.7 35.7 34.1 33.6 34.9 33.4

5 to 14 weeks

 29.4 29.6 31.5 30.0 27.9 28.9 30.1 30.2 31.9

15 weeks and over

 36.4 35.5 34.5 36.3 36.4 37.0 36.3 34.9 34.7

15 to 26 weeks

 13.8 14.5 14.2 13.5 15.0 14.2 14.0 14.2 14.1

27 weeks and over

 22.6 21.0 20.2 22.8 21.4 22.8 22.3 20.7 20.5

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

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