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 |
Feb.
2019 |
Jan.
2020 |
Feb.
2020 |
Feb.
2019 |
Oct.
2019 |
Nov.
2019 |
Dec.
2019 |
Jan.
2020 |
Feb.
2020 |
NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED |
|
Less than 5 weeks |
2,085 |
2,468 |
1,939 |
2,169 |
1,978 |
2,026 |
2,065 |
2,059 |
2,013 |
5 to 14 weeks |
2,137 |
1,925 |
2,161 |
1,809 |
1,747 |
1,753 |
1,730 |
1,755 |
1,803 |
15 weeks and over |
2,403 |
2,110 |
2,117 |
2,207 |
2,144 |
2,083 |
1,998 |
2,053 |
1,927 |
15 to 26 weeks |
1,031 |
893 |
932 |
928 |
884 |
865 |
812 |
887 |
825 |
27 weeks and over |
1,371 |
1,217 |
1,185 |
1,279 |
1,259 |
1,219 |
1,186 |
1,166 |
1,102 |
|
Average (mean) duration, in weeks |
21.5 |
20.5 |
20.4 |
22.0 |
21.6 |
20.2 |
20.8 |
21.9 |
20.9 |
Median duration, in weeks |
9.5 |
8.6 |
9.3 |
9.4 |
9.2 |
9.2 |
9.0 |
9.3 |
9.1 |
|
PERCENT DISTRIBUTION |
|
Less than 5 weeks |
31.5 |
38.0 |
31.2 |
35.1 |
33.7 |
34.6 |
35.6 |
35.1 |
35.1 |
5 to 14 weeks |
32.3 |
29.6 |
34.8 |
29.3 |
29.8 |
29.9 |
29.9 |
29.9 |
31.4 |
15 weeks and over |
36.3 |
32.4 |
34.1 |
35.7 |
36.5 |
35.5 |
34.5 |
35.0 |
33.6 |
15 to 26 weeks |
15.6 |
13.7 |
15.0 |
15.0 |
15.1 |
14.7 |
14.0 |
15.1 |
14.4 |
27 weeks and over |
20.7 |
18.7 |
19.1 |
20.7 |
21.5 |
20.8 |
20.5 |
19.9 |
19.2 |
|
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: March 06, 2020
United States Department of Labor
