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 |
July
2019 |
June
2020 |
July
2020 |
July
2019 |
Mar.
2020 |
Apr.
2020 |
May
2020 |
June
2020 |
July
2020 |
NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED |
|
Less than 5 weeks |
2,387 |
3,620 |
3,430 |
2,222 |
3,542 |
14,283 |
3,875 |
2,838 |
3,202 |
5 to 14 weeks |
2,164 |
11,300 |
5,556 |
1,795 |
1,794 |
7,004 |
14,814 |
11,496 |
5,169 |
15 weeks and over |
2,005 |
3,152 |
7,896 |
2,079 |
1,971 |
1,772 |
2,242 |
3,294 |
7,986 |
15 to 26 weeks |
773 |
1,867 |
6,328 |
909 |
808 |
833 |
1,078 |
1,903 |
6,484 |
27 weeks and over |
1,232 |
1,285 |
1,569 |
1,170 |
1,164 |
939 |
1,164 |
1,391 |
1,501 |
|
Average (mean) duration, in weeks |
18.7 |
13.4 |
16.1 |
19.7 |
17.1 |
6.1 |
9.9 |
15.7 |
17.9 |
Median duration, in weeks |
7.9 |
11.1 |
13.7 |
9.0 |
7.0 |
2.0 |
7.7 |
13.6 |
15.0 |
|
PERCENT DISTRIBUTION |
|
Less than 5 weeks |
36.4 |
20.0 |
20.3 |
36.4 |
48.5 |
61.9 |
18.5 |
16.1 |
19.6 |
5 to 14 weeks |
33.0 |
62.5 |
32.9 |
29.5 |
24.5 |
30.4 |
70.8 |
65.2 |
31.6 |
15 weeks and over |
30.6 |
17.4 |
46.8 |
34.1 |
27.0 |
7.7 |
10.7 |
18.7 |
48.8 |
15 to 26 weeks |
11.8 |
10.3 |
37.5 |
14.9 |
11.1 |
3.6 |
5.2 |
10.8 |
39.6 |
27 weeks and over |
18.8 |
7.1 |
9.3 |
19.2 |
15.9 |
4.1 |
5.6 |
7.9 |
9.2 |
|
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: August 07, 2020
United States Department of Labor
