HOUSEHOLD DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
A-12. Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment, seasonally adjusted [Numbers in thousands]
Duration 2017 2018
June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED

Less than 5 weeks

 2,301 2,135 2,221 2,223 2,128 2,253 2,235 2,280 2,508 2,287 2,115 2,034 2,227

5 to 14 weeks

 1,942 2,006 1,996 1,879 1,943 1,894 1,994 1,943 1,906 2,009 2,017 1,945 1,882

15 weeks and over

 2,652 2,779 2,802 2,695 2,500 2,514 2,397 2,402 2,330 2,202 2,329 2,166 2,314

15 to 26 weeks

 937 1,022 1,067 962 856 921 882 981 934 880 1,036 977 836

27 weeks and over

 1,715 1,757 1,735 1,733 1,645 1,593 1,515 1,421 1,397 1,322 1,293 1,189 1,478

Average (mean) duration, in weeks

 24.9 25.0 24.3 26.6 25.8 25.2 23.6 24.1 22.9 24.1 23.1 21.3 21.2

Median duration, in weeks

 9.8 10.4 10.3 10.1 9.8 9.5 9.1 9.4 9.3 9.1 9.8 9.2 8.9

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION

Total unemployed

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

Less than 5 weeks

 33.4 30.9 31.6 32.7 32.4 33.8 33.7 34.4 37.2 35.2 32.7 33.1 34.7

5 to 14 weeks

 28.2 29.0 28.4 27.6 29.6 28.4 30.1 29.3 28.3 30.9 31.2 31.7 29.3

15 weeks and over

 38.5 40.2 39.9 39.7 38.0 37.7 36.2 36.3 34.6 33.9 36.0 35.2 36.0

15 to 26 weeks

 13.6 14.8 15.2 14.2 13.0 13.8 13.3 14.8 13.8 13.5 16.0 15.9 13.0

27 weeks and over

 24.9 25.4 24.7 25.5 25.0 23.9 22.9 21.5 20.7 20.3 20.0 19.4 23.0

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

 

Last Modified Date: July 06, 2018