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

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED

Less than 5 weeks

 2,092 2,199 2,065 2,062 2,128 2,126 2,325 2,194 2,126 1,904 2,147 1,961 2,201

5 to 14 weeks

 1,818 1,722 1,751 1,845 1,842 2,027 2,013 1,810 1,815 1,842 1,559 1,830 1,797

15 weeks and over

 2,377 2,247 2,240 2,229 2,124 2,203 2,153 2,214 2,256 2,084 2,097 2,182 2,071

15 to 26 weeks

 959 927 861 859 865 897 902 942 950 854 799 769 905

27 weeks and over

 1,418 1,320 1,379 1,370 1,259 1,306 1,252 1,271 1,305 1,230 1,298 1,414 1,166

Average (mean) duration, in weeks

 23.1 22.6 24.1 22.4 21.7 21.8 20.5 21.7 22.2 22.9 24.1 22.2 19.6

Median duration, in weeks

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

 33.3 35.7 34.1 33.6 34.9 33.4 35.8 35.3 34.3 32.7 37.0 32.8 36.3

5 to 14 weeks

 28.9 27.9 28.9 30.1 30.2 31.9 31.0 29.1 29.3 31.6 26.9 30.6 29.6

15 weeks and over

 37.8 36.4 37.0 36.3 34.9 34.7 33.2 35.6 36.4 35.7 36.1 36.5 34.1

15 to 26 weeks

 15.2 15.0 14.2 14.0 14.2 14.1 13.9 15.2 15.3 14.6 13.8 12.9 14.9

27 weeks and over

 22.6 21.4 22.8 22.3 20.7 20.5 19.3 20.4 21.1 21.1 22.4 23.7 19.2

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

 

Last Modified Date: August 02, 2019