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
2017		 June
2018		 July
2018		 July
2017		 Mar.
2018		 Apr.
2018		 May
2018		 June
2018		 July
2018

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED

Less than 5 weeks

 2,364 2,991 2,248 2,135 2,287 2,115 2,034 2,227 2,091

5 to 14 weeks

 2,432 1,665 2,185 2,006 2,009 2,017 1,945 1,882 1,820

15 weeks and over

 2,645 2,156 2,297 2,779 2,202 2,329 2,166 2,314 2,406

15 to 26 weeks

 843 811 818 1,022 880 1,036 977 836 971

27 weeks and over

 1,802 1,345 1,480 1,757 1,322 1,293 1,189 1,478 1,435

Average (mean) duration, in weeks

 23.6 19.4 22.0 25.0 24.1 23.1 21.3 21.2 23.2

Median duration, in weeks

 9.1 6.6 8.8 10.4 9.1 9.8 9.2 8.9 9.5

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION

Less than 5 weeks

 31.8 43.9 33.4 30.9 35.2 32.7 33.1 34.7 33.1

5 to 14 weeks

 32.7 24.4 32.5 29.0 30.9 31.2 31.7 29.3 28.8

15 weeks and over

 35.5 31.7 34.1 40.2 33.9 36.0 35.2 36.0 38.1

15 to 26 weeks

 11.3 11.9 12.2 14.8 13.5 16.0 15.9 13.0 15.4

27 weeks and over

 24.2 19.7 22.0 25.4 20.3 20.0 19.4 23.0 22.7

NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

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