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.
2023 |
Sept.
2024 |
Oct.
2024 |
Oct.
2023 |
June
2024 |
July
2024 |
Aug.
2024 |
Sept.
2024 |
Oct.
2024 |
NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED |
|
Less than 5 weeks |
2,104 |
2,095 |
1,927 |
2,269 |
2,128 |
2,351 |
2,468 |
2,146 |
2,112 |
5 to 14 weeks |
1,726 |
1,803 |
1,959 |
1,836 |
2,102 |
2,141 |
2,019 |
1,982 |
2,080 |
15 weeks and over |
2,268 |
2,626 |
2,745 |
2,370 |
2,603 |
2,622 |
2,700 |
2,749 |
2,843 |
15 to 26 weeks |
975 |
1,021 |
1,176 |
1,079 |
1,087 |
1,087 |
1,167 |
1,119 |
1,234 |
27 weeks and over |
1,292 |
1,605 |
1,569 |
1,291 |
1,516 |
1,535 |
1,533 |
1,630 |
1,608 |
|
Average (mean) duration, in weeks |
22.2 |
23.1 |
23.7 |
21.6 |
20.7 |
20.6 |
21.0 |
22.6 |
22.9 |
Median duration, in weeks |
9.1 |
10.7 |
10.7 |
8.6 |
9.8 |
9.4 |
9.4 |
9.9 |
10.0 |
|
PERCENT DISTRIBUTION |
|
Less than 5 weeks |
34.5 |
32.1 |
29.1 |
35.0 |
31.1 |
33.0 |
34.3 |
31.2 |
30.0 |
5 to 14 weeks |
28.3 |
27.6 |
29.5 |
28.4 |
30.8 |
30.1 |
28.1 |
28.8 |
29.6 |
15 weeks and over |
37.2 |
40.2 |
41.4 |
36.6 |
38.1 |
36.9 |
37.6 |
40.0 |
40.4 |
15 to 26 weeks |
16.0 |
15.7 |
17.7 |
16.7 |
15.9 |
15.3 |
16.2 |
16.3 |
17.5 |
27 weeks and over |
21.2 |
24.6 |
23.7 |
19.9 |
22.2 |
21.6 |
21.3 |
23.7 |
22.9 |
|
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 01, 2024
United States Department of Labor
