HOUSEHOLD DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
A-12. Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment, seasonally adjusted [Numbers in thousands]
Duration 2018 2019
May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED

Less than 5 weeks

 2,019 2,218 2,092 2,199 2,065 2,062 2,128 2,126 2,325 2,194 2,126 1,904 2,147

5 to 14 weeks

 1,906 1,865 1,818 1,722 1,751 1,845 1,842 2,027 2,013 1,810 1,815 1,842 1,559

15 weeks and over

 2,164 2,329 2,377 2,247 2,240 2,229 2,124 2,203 2,153 2,214 2,256 2,084 2,097

15 to 26 weeks

 967 862 959 927 861 859 865 897 902 942 950 854 799

27 weeks and over

 1,197 1,467 1,418 1,320 1,379 1,370 1,259 1,306 1,252 1,271 1,305 1,230 1,298

Average (mean) duration, in weeks

 21.3 21.2 23.1 22.6 24.1 22.4 21.7 21.8 20.5 21.7 22.2 22.9 24.1

Median duration, in weeks

 9.3 9.0 9.6 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.0 9.1 8.9 9.3 9.6 9.4 9.1

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION

Total unemployed

 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Less than 5 weeks

 33.2 34.6 33.3 35.7 34.1 33.6 34.9 33.4 35.8 35.3 34.3 32.7 37.0

5 to 14 weeks

 31.3 29.1 28.9 27.9 28.9 30.1 30.2 31.9 31.0 29.1 29.3 31.6 26.9

15 weeks and over

 35.5 36.3 37.8 36.4 37.0 36.3 34.9 34.7 33.2 35.6 36.4 35.7 36.1

15 to 26 weeks

 15.9 13.4 15.2 15.0 14.2 14.0 14.2 14.1 13.9 15.2 15.3 14.6 13.8

27 weeks and over

 19.7 22.9 22.6 21.4 22.8 22.3 20.7 20.5 19.3 20.4 21.1 21.1 22.4

NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

 

Last Modified Date: June 07, 2019