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 2021	1st 2022	1st 2021	1st 2022	1st 2021	1st 2022	1st 2021	1st 2022	1st 2021	1st 2022
NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED
Total unemployed	10,414	6,719	7,233	4,540	2,006	1,430	615	335	2,571	1,493
Less than 5 weeks	2,211	2,291	1,575	1,625	430	435	90	88	546	557
5 to 14 weeks	2,517	1,924	1,768	1,320	447	391	135	91	643	399
15 weeks and over	5,685	2,504	3,890	1,594	1,128	603	390	155	1,382	537
15 to 26 weeks	1,496	855	1,070	567	266	202	94	36	377	168
27 weeks and over	4,190	1,650	2,820	1,027	862	402	295	119	1,006	369

Average (mean) duration, in weeks	27.3	24.6	27.0	23.1	27.7	26.8	30.0	32.1	26.7	25.6
Median duration, in weeks	18.4	9.5	17.6	8.9	20.6	10.6	25.5	13.2	17.4	9.0

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	21.2	34.1	21.8	35.8	21.5	30.4	14.7	26.4	21.2	37.3
5 to 14 weeks	24.2	28.6	24.4	29.1	22.3	27.4	22.0	27.2	25.0	26.7
15 weeks and over	54.6	37.3	53.8	35.1	56.3	42.2	63.3	46.4	53.8	35.9
15 to 26 weeks	14.4	12.7	14.8	12.5	13.3	14.1	15.4	10.7	14.6	11.3
27 weeks and over	40.2	24.6	39.0	22.6	43.0	28.1	48.0	35.7	39.1	24.7
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 01, 2022