E-18. Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey

HOUSEHOLD DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
QUARTERLY AVERAGES
E-18. Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity [Numbers in thousands]
Duration	Total		White		Black or African American		Asian		Hispanic or Latino
Duration	1st 2020	1st 2021	1st 2020	1st 2021	1st 2020	1st 2021	1st 2020	1st 2021	1st 2020	1st 2021
NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED
Total unemployed	6,697	10,414	4,605	7,233	1,372	2,006	341	615	1,595	2,571
Less than 5 weeks	2,509	2,211	1,804	1,575	447	430	130	90	668	546
5 to 14 weeks	2,031	2,517	1,439	1,768	399	447	87	135	470	643
15 weeks and over	2,157	5,685	1,363	3,890	525	1,128	125	390	457	1,382
15 to 26 weeks	941	1,496	613	1,070	205	266	59	94	219	377
27 weeks and over	1,216	4,190	750	2,820	320	862	65	295	238	1,006

Average (mean) duration, in weeks	19.4	27.3	18.1	27.0	23.4	27.7	19.8	30.0	16.2	26.7
Median duration, in weeks	8.4	18.4	7.9	17.6	9.8	20.6	8.8	25.5	7.4	17.4

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION
Total unemployed	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Less than 5 weeks	37.5	21.2	39.2	21.8	32.6	21.5	38.0	14.7	41.9	21.2
5 to 14 weeks	30.3	24.2	31.2	24.4	29.1	22.3	25.5	22.0	29.5	25.0
15 weeks and over	32.2	54.6	29.6	53.8	38.3	56.3	36.5	63.3	28.6	53.8
15 to 26 weeks	14.1	14.4	13.3	14.8	15.0	13.3	17.3	15.4	13.7	14.6
27 weeks and over	18.2	40.2	16.3	39.0	23.3	43.0	19.2	48.0	14.9	39.1
NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups (White, Black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals because data are not presented for all races. Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

Last Modified Date: April 02, 2021