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	4th 2021	4th 2022	4th 2021	4th 2022	4th 2021	4th 2022	4th 2021	4th 2022	4th 2021	4th 2022
NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED
Total unemployed	6,387	5,495	4,214	3,700	1,378	1,176	410	282	1,457	1,206
Less than 5 weeks	1,853	2,068	1,316	1,509	323	343	102	92	442	533
5 to 14 weeks	1,597	1,583	1,072	1,054	352	352	80	90	397	324
15 weeks and over	2,938	1,844	1,826	1,137	703	481	227	100	617	349
15 to 26 weeks	815	726	511	449	197	199	55	37	174	129
27 weeks and over	2,122	1,118	1,315	688	506	282	172	62	443	220

Average (mean) duration, in weeks	28.3	20.9	26.6	19.9	31.7	23.5	35.5	20.7	26.2	18.6
Median duration, in weeks	12.4	8.3	10.9	7.2	15.4	11.4	19.8	9.4	10.6	6.9

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	29.0	37.6	31.2	40.8	23.4	29.2	24.9	32.7	30.4	44.2
5 to 14 weeks	25.0	28.8	25.4	28.5	25.5	29.9	19.6	32.0	27.2	26.9
15 weeks and over	46.0	33.6	43.3	30.7	51.0	40.9	55.4	35.3	42.4	29.0
15 to 26 weeks	12.8	13.2	12.1	12.1	14.3	16.9	13.4	13.2	12.0	10.7
27 weeks and over	33.2	20.3	31.2	18.6	36.7	24.0	42.0	22.1	30.4	18.2
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: January 06, 2023