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 |
June
2022 |
May
2023 |
June
2023 |
June
2022 |
Feb.
2023 |
Mar.
2023 |
Apr.
2023 |
May
2023 |
June
2023 |
NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED |
|
Less than 5 weeks |
2,964 |
2,044 |
2,788 |
2,259 |
2,289 |
2,272 |
1,866 |
2,083 |
2,068 |
5 to 14 weeks |
1,386 |
1,536 |
1,667 |
1,576 |
1,845 |
1,733 |
1,915 |
1,865 |
1,889 |
15 weeks and over |
1,985 |
2,120 |
1,896 |
2,114 |
1,862 |
1,838 |
1,835 |
2,046 |
2,021 |
15 to 26 weeks |
699 |
992 |
845 |
777 |
805 |
734 |
679 |
858 |
917 |
27 weeks and over |
1,286 |
1,127 |
1,051 |
1,337 |
1,057 |
1,104 |
1,156 |
1,188 |
1,105 |
|
Average (mean) duration, in weeks |
20.8 |
21.9 |
19.3 |
22.3 |
19.3 |
19.5 |
20.9 |
21.2 |
20.7 |
Median duration, in weeks |
5.8 |
9.4 |
6.4 |
8.2 |
8.3 |
8.1 |
8.4 |
8.6 |
8.7 |
|
PERCENT DISTRIBUTION |
|
Less than 5 weeks |
46.8 |
35.9 |
43.9 |
38.0 |
38.2 |
38.9 |
33.2 |
34.8 |
34.6 |
5 to 14 weeks |
21.9 |
27.0 |
26.2 |
26.5 |
30.8 |
29.7 |
34.1 |
31.1 |
31.6 |
15 weeks and over |
31.3 |
37.2 |
29.8 |
35.5 |
31.1 |
31.5 |
32.7 |
34.1 |
33.8 |
15 to 26 weeks |
11.0 |
17.4 |
13.3 |
13.1 |
13.4 |
12.6 |
12.1 |
14.3 |
15.3 |
27 weeks and over |
20.3 |
19.8 |
16.6 |
22.5 |
17.6 |
18.9 |
20.6 |
19.8 |
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.
|
Last Modified Date: July 07, 2023
United States Department of Labor
