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Duration | Not seasonally adjusted | Seasonally adjusted | |||||||
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Dec. 2021 |
Nov. 2022 |
Dec. 2022 |
Dec. 2021 |
Aug. 2022 |
Sept. 2022 |
Oct. 2022 |
Nov. 2022 |
Dec. 2022 |
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NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED |
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Less than 5 weeks |
1,884 | 2,051 | 2,128 | 1,989 | 2,227 | 2,158 | 2,215 | 2,244 | 2,233 |
5 to 14 weeks |
1,453 | 1,562 | 1,490 | 1,593 | 1,797 | 1,643 | 1,774 | 1,694 | 1,639 |
15 weeks and over |
2,626 | 1,910 | 1,733 | 2,788 | 2,052 | 1,990 | 1,987 | 2,036 | 1,895 |
15 to 26 weeks |
722 | 716 | 749 | 799 | 887 | 901 | 817 | 821 | 826 |
27 weeks and over |
1,905 | 1,194 | 984 | 1,989 | 1,165 | 1,089 | 1,169 | 1,215 | 1,069 |
Average (mean) duration, in weeks |
27.6 | 22.0 | 19.1 | 28.1 | 22.3 | 20.3 | 20.8 | 21.4 | 19.5 |
Median duration, in weeks |
10.8 | 8.7 | 7.5 | 12.3 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 8.8 | 8.9 |
PERCENT DISTRIBUTION |
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Less than 5 weeks |
31.6 | 37.1 | 39.8 | 31.2 | 36.6 | 37.3 | 37.1 | 37.6 | 38.7 |
5 to 14 weeks |
24.4 | 28.3 | 27.8 | 25.0 | 29.6 | 28.4 | 29.7 | 28.4 | 28.4 |
15 weeks and over |
44.0 | 34.6 | 32.4 | 43.8 | 33.8 | 34.4 | 33.2 | 34.1 | 32.9 |
15 to 26 weeks |
12.1 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 12.5 | 14.6 | 15.6 | 13.7 | 13.7 | 14.3 |
27 weeks and over |
31.9 | 21.6 | 18.4 | 31.2 | 19.2 | 18.8 | 19.6 | 20.3 | 18.5 |
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. |