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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
May
2022
Apr.
2023
May
2023
May
2022
Jan.
2023
Feb.
2023
Mar.
2023
Apr.
2023
May
2023

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED

Less than 5 weeks

1,994 1,484 2,044 2,052 1,946 2,289 2,272 1,866 2,083

5 to 14 weeks

1,449 1,607 1,536 1,771 1,785 1,845 1,733 1,915 1,865

15 weeks and over

2,105 2,055 2,120 2,035 2,001 1,862 1,838 1,835 2,046

15 to 26 weeks

826 958 992 687 890 805 734 679 858

27 weeks and over

1,279 1,098 1,127 1,349 1,111 1,057 1,104 1,156 1,188

Average (mean) duration, in weeks

23.2 22.4 21.9 22.5 20.4 19.3 19.5 20.9 21.2

Median duration, in weeks

9.4 10.5 9.4 8.7 9.1 8.3 8.1 8.4 8.6

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION

Less than 5 weeks

35.9 28.8 35.9 35.0 33.9 38.2 38.9 33.2 34.8

5 to 14 weeks

26.1 31.2 27.0 30.2 31.1 30.8 29.7 34.1 31.1

15 weeks and over

37.9 39.9 37.2 34.7 34.9 31.1 31.5 32.7 34.1

15 to 26 weeks

14.9 18.6 17.4 11.7 15.5 13.4 12.6 12.1 14.3

27 weeks and over

23.1 21.3 19.8 23.0 19.4 17.6 18.9 20.6 19.8

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: June 02, 2023