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	2nd 2021	2nd 2022	2nd 2021	2nd 2022	2nd 2021	2nd 2022	2nd 2021	2nd 2022	2nd 2021	2nd 2022
NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED
Total unemployed	9,311	5,780	6,296	3,951	1,901	1,258	584	301	2,107	1,238
Less than 5 weeks	2,233	2,284	1,569	1,644	420	423	101	112	506	498
5 to 14 weeks	1,812	1,393	1,205	932	370	333	136	57	402	318
15 weeks and over	5,265	2,103	3,523	1,375	1,111	502	347	132	1,200	422
15 to 26 weeks	1,361	780	932	527	266	174	92	41	319	146
27 weeks and over	3,904	1,323	2,590	849	846	328	255	91	881	276

Average (mean) duration, in weeks	30.3	23.4	29.5	22.1	33.3	26.4	29.8	31.6	29.7	23.2
Median duration, in weeks	20.2	8.5	19.6	7.9	22.0	9.8	21.8	10.8	20.5	8.1

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	24.0	39.5	24.9	41.6	22.1	33.6	17.2	37.2	24.0	40.3
5 to 14 weeks	19.5	24.1	19.1	23.6	19.5	26.5	23.3	19.1	19.1	25.7
15 weeks and over	56.5	36.4	56.0	34.8	58.4	39.9	59.4	43.8	56.9	34.1
15 to 26 weeks	14.6	13.5	14.8	13.3	14.0	13.8	15.8	13.5	15.1	11.8
27 weeks and over	41.9	22.9	41.1	21.5	44.5	26.1	43.6	30.3	41.8	22.3
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: July 08, 2022