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 |
Sept.
2023 |
Aug.
2024 |
Sept.
2024 |
Sept.
2023 |
May
2024 |
June
2024 |
July
2024 |
Aug.
2024 |
Sept.
2024 |
NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED |
|
Less than 5 weeks |
2,023 |
2,442 |
2,095 |
2,053 |
2,309 |
2,128 |
2,351 |
2,468 |
2,146 |
5 to 14 weeks |
1,865 |
2,395 |
1,803 |
2,043 |
1,918 |
2,102 |
2,141 |
2,019 |
1,982 |
15 weeks and over |
2,161 |
2,578 |
2,626 |
2,288 |
2,305 |
2,603 |
2,622 |
2,700 |
2,749 |
15 to 26 weeks |
928 |
1,028 |
1,021 |
985 |
955 |
1,087 |
1,087 |
1,167 |
1,119 |
27 weeks and over |
1,233 |
1,550 |
1,605 |
1,303 |
1,350 |
1,516 |
1,535 |
1,533 |
1,630 |
|
Average (mean) duration, in weeks |
21.9 |
20.8 |
23.1 |
21.4 |
21.2 |
20.7 |
20.6 |
21.0 |
22.6 |
Median duration, in weeks |
9.7 |
9.5 |
10.7 |
9.1 |
8.9 |
9.8 |
9.4 |
9.4 |
9.9 |
|
PERCENT DISTRIBUTION |
|
Less than 5 weeks |
33.4 |
32.9 |
32.1 |
32.2 |
35.3 |
31.1 |
33.0 |
34.3 |
31.2 |
5 to 14 weeks |
30.8 |
32.3 |
27.6 |
32.0 |
29.4 |
30.8 |
30.1 |
28.1 |
28.8 |
15 weeks and over |
35.7 |
34.8 |
40.2 |
35.8 |
35.3 |
38.1 |
36.9 |
37.6 |
40.0 |
15 to 26 weeks |
15.3 |
13.9 |
15.7 |
15.4 |
14.6 |
15.9 |
15.3 |
16.2 |
16.3 |
27 weeks and over |
20.4 |
20.9 |
24.6 |
20.4 |
20.7 |
22.2 |
21.6 |
21.3 |
23.7 |
|
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: October 04, 2024
United States Department of Labor
