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.
2018		 Jan.
2019		 Feb.
2019		 Feb.
2018		 Oct.
2018		 Nov.
2018		 Dec.
2018		 Jan.
2019		 Feb.
2019

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED

Less than 5 weeks

 2,307 2,751 2,085 2,458 2,062 2,128 2,126 2,325 2,194

5 to 14 weeks

 2,253 2,169 2,137 1,900 1,845 1,842 2,027 2,013 1,810

15 weeks and over

 2,532 2,221 2,403 2,336 2,229 2,124 2,203 2,153 2,214

15 to 26 weeks

 1,024 905 1,031 933 859 865 897 902 942

27 weeks and over

 1,507 1,316 1,371 1,403 1,370 1,259 1,306 1,252 1,271

Average (mean) duration, in weeks

 22.7 19.2 21.5 22.9 22.4 21.7 21.8 20.5 21.7

Median duration, in weeks

 9.4 8.3 9.5 9.3 9.4 9.0 9.1 8.9 9.3

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION

Less than 5 weeks

 32.5 38.5 31.5 36.7 33.6 34.9 33.4 35.8 35.3

5 to 14 weeks

 31.8 30.4 32.3 28.4 30.1 30.2 31.9 31.0 29.1

15 weeks and over

 35.7 31.1 36.3 34.9 36.3 34.9 34.7 33.2 35.6

15 to 26 weeks

 14.4 12.7 15.6 13.9 14.0 14.2 14.1 13.9 15.2

27 weeks and over

 21.3 18.4 20.7 21.0 22.3 20.7 20.5 19.3 20.4

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

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