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 |
Oct.
2019 |
Sept.
2020 |
Oct.
2020 |
Oct.
2019 |
June
2020 |
July
2020 |
Aug.
2020 |
Sept.
2020 |
Oct.
2020 |
NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED |
|
Less than 5 weeks |
1,755 |
2,518 |
2,300 |
1,978 |
2,838 |
3,202 |
2,281 |
2,552 |
2,500 |
5 to 14 weeks |
1,651 |
2,518 |
2,198 |
1,747 |
11,496 |
5,169 |
3,134 |
2,732 |
2,275 |
15 weeks and over |
2,104 |
7,241 |
6,122 |
2,144 |
3,294 |
7,986 |
8,140 |
7,323 |
6,173 |
15 to 26 weeks |
856 |
4,806 |
2,570 |
884 |
1,903 |
6,484 |
6,517 |
4,918 |
2,617 |
27 weeks and over |
1,249 |
2,435 |
3,552 |
1,259 |
1,391 |
1,501 |
1,624 |
2,405 |
3,556 |
|
Average (mean) duration, in weeks |
23.1 |
21.9 |
22.7 |
21.6 |
15.7 |
17.9 |
20.2 |
20.7 |
21.2 |
Median duration, in weeks |
9.8 |
18.2 |
19.9 |
9.2 |
13.6 |
15.0 |
16.7 |
17.8 |
19.3 |
|
PERCENT DISTRIBUTION |
|
Less than 5 weeks |
31.9 |
20.5 |
21.7 |
33.7 |
16.1 |
19.6 |
16.8 |
20.2 |
22.8 |
5 to 14 weeks |
30.0 |
20.5 |
20.7 |
29.8 |
65.2 |
31.6 |
23.1 |
21.7 |
20.8 |
15 weeks and over |
38.2 |
59.0 |
57.6 |
36.5 |
18.7 |
48.8 |
60.1 |
58.1 |
56.4 |
15 to 26 weeks |
15.5 |
39.1 |
24.2 |
15.1 |
10.8 |
39.6 |
48.1 |
39.0 |
23.9 |
27 weeks and over |
22.7 |
19.8 |
33.4 |
21.5 |
7.9 |
9.2 |
12.0 |
19.1 |
32.5 |
|
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: November 06, 2020
United States Department of Labor
