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 2019	3rd 2020	3rd 2019	3rd 2020	3rd 2019	3rd 2020	3rd 2019	3rd 2020	3rd 2019	3rd 2020
NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED
Total unemployed	6,075	14,300	4,312	9,844	1,169	2,662	292	1,112	1,210	3,218
Less than 5 weeks	2,141	2,743	1,571	1,940	354	525	107	147	484	622
5 to 14 weeks	1,921	3,839	1,398	2,722	352	647	91	292	354	899
15 weeks and over	2,013	7,718	1,343	5,182	463	1,489	95	673	372	1,697
15 to 26 weeks	739	5,838	510	3,947	155	1,090	24	525	147	1,265
27 weeks and over	1,274	1,880	833	1,235	307	400	70	149	225	432

Average (mean) duration, in weeks	21.0	18.9	19.0	18.4	25.9	20.6	26.2	20.5	19.5	18.5
Median duration, in weeks	8.7	15.5	8.2	15.2	10.3	16.0	8.8	16.7	7.7	15.2

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	35.2	19.2	36.4	19.7	30.3	19.7	36.6	13.2	40.0	19.3
5 to 14 weeks	31.6	26.8	32.4	27.6	30.1	24.3	31.0	26.2	29.3	27.9
15 weeks and over	33.1	54.0	31.2	52.6	39.6	56.0	32.4	60.5	30.7	52.7
15 to 26 weeks	12.2	40.8	11.8	40.1	13.3	40.9	8.4	47.2	12.1	39.3
27 weeks and over	21.0	13.1	19.3	12.5	26.3	15.0	24.0	13.4	18.6	13.4
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 05, 2020