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

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 2023	2nd 2024	2nd 2023	2nd 2024	2nd 2023	2nd 2024	2nd 2023	2nd 2024	2nd 2023	2nd 2024
NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED
Total unemployed	5,732	6,454	3,873	4,321	1,185	1,309	336	390	1,264	1,532
Less than 5 weeks	2,105	2,332	1,504	1,624	383	408	89	131	491	585
5 to 14 weeks	1,603	1,723	1,092	1,138	325	368	106	95	348	389
15 weeks and over	2,024	2,399	1,278	1,559	477	534	141	164	425	558
15 to 26 weeks	931	1,043	608	675	200	252	69	59	207	257
27 weeks and over	1,092	1,356	670	884	278	281	72	105	218	301

Average (mean) duration, in weeks	21.1	20.8	19.0	20.4	24.9	21.9	29.3	22.4	19.1	20.0
Median duration, in weeks	8.8	9.1	8.2	8.7	10.1	10.6	11.2	10.5	8.1	8.8

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	36.7	36.1	38.8	37.6	32.3	31.2	26.5	33.5	38.8	38.2
5 to 14 weeks	28.0	26.7	28.2	26.3	27.4	28.1	31.5	24.4	27.6	25.4
15 weeks and over	35.3	37.2	33.0	36.1	40.3	40.8	41.9	42.1	33.6	36.4
15 to 26 weeks	16.2	16.2	15.7	15.6	16.9	19.3	20.5	15.3	16.4	16.8
27 weeks and over	19.1	21.0	17.3	20.5	23.4	21.5	21.5	26.8	17.2	19.6
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 05, 2024