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 2022	2nd 2023	2nd 2022	2nd 2023	2nd 2022	2nd 2023	2nd 2022	2nd 2023	2nd 2022	2nd 2023
NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED
Total unemployed	5,780	5,732	3,951	3,873	1,258	1,185	301	336	1,238	1,264
Less than 5 weeks	2,284	2,105	1,644	1,504	423	383	112	89	498	491
5 to 14 weeks	1,393	1,603	932	1,092	333	325	57	106	318	348
15 weeks and over	2,103	2,024	1,375	1,278	502	477	132	141	422	425
15 to 26 weeks	780	931	527	608	174	200	41	69	146	207
27 weeks and over	1,323	1,092	849	670	328	278	91	72	276	218

Average (mean) duration, in weeks	23.4	21.1	22.1	19.0	26.4	24.9	31.6	29.3	23.2	19.1
Median duration, in weeks	8.5	8.8	7.9	8.2	9.8	10.1	10.8	11.2	8.1	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	39.5	36.7	41.6	38.8	33.6	32.3	37.2	26.5	40.3	38.8
5 to 14 weeks	24.1	28.0	23.6	28.2	26.5	27.4	19.1	31.5	25.7	27.6
15 weeks and over	36.4	35.3	34.8	33.0	39.9	40.3	43.8	41.9	34.1	33.6
15 to 26 weeks	13.5	16.2	13.3	15.7	13.8	16.9	13.5	20.5	11.8	16.4
27 weeks and over	22.9	19.1	21.5	17.3	26.1	23.4	30.3	21.5	22.3	17.2
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 07, 2023