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	3rd 2020	3rd 2021	3rd 2020	3rd 2021	3rd 2020	3rd 2021	3rd 2020	3rd 2021	3rd 2020	3rd 2021
NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED
Total unemployed	14,300	8,381	9,844	5,673	2,662	1,741	1,112	505	3,218	1,844
Less than 5 weeks	2,743	2,264	1,940	1,548	525	461	147	107	622	518
5 to 14 weeks	3,839	2,000	2,722	1,379	647	370	292	121	899	453
15 weeks and over	7,718	4,117	5,182	2,746	1,489	910	673	276	1,697	874
15 to 26 weeks	5,838	983	3,947	644	1,090	219	525	60	1,265	233
27 weeks and over	1,880	3,134	1,235	2,102	400	690	149	216	432	641

Average (mean) duration, in weeks	18.9	28.9	18.4	29.0	20.6	29.3	20.5	33.1	18.5	26.9
Median duration, in weeks	15.5	14.0	15.2	13.7	16.0	16.7	16.7	19.4	15.2	13.2

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	19.2	27.0	19.7	27.3	19.7	26.5	13.2	21.2	19.3	28.1
5 to 14 weeks	26.8	23.9	27.6	24.3	24.3	21.3	26.2	24.0	27.9	24.5
15 weeks and over	54.0	49.1	52.6	48.4	56.0	52.2	60.5	54.7	52.7	47.4
15 to 26 weeks	40.8	11.7	40.1	11.3	40.9	12.6	47.2	11.9	39.3	12.6
27 weeks and over	13.1	37.4	12.5	37.1	15.0	39.7	13.4	42.8	13.4	34.8
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: October 08, 2021