HOUSEHOLD DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
A-35. Unemployed total and full-time workers by duration of unemployment [Numbers in thousands]
Duration Total Full-time workers
Unemployed Percent distribution Unemployed Percent distribution
July
2016		 July
2017		 July
2016		 July
2017		 July
2016		 July
2017		 July
2016		 July
2017

Total, 16 years and over

 8,267 7,441 100.0 100.0 6,721 6,049 100.0 100.0

Less than 5 weeks

 2,476 2,364 30.0 31.8 1,828 1,741 27.2 28.8

5 to 14 weeks

 2,731 2,432 33.0 32.7 2,177 1,973 32.4 32.6

5 to 10 weeks

 2,018 1,819 24.4 24.4 1,558 1,448 23.2 23.9

11 to 14 weeks

 713 613 8.6 8.2 619 525 9.2 8.7

15 weeks and over

 3,060 2,645 37.0 35.5 2,716 2,336 40.4 38.6

15 to 26 weeks

 1,033 843 12.5 11.3 877 761 13.1 12.6

27 weeks and over

 2,027 1,802 24.5 24.2 1,839 1,574 27.4 26.0

27 to 51 weeks

 705 667 8.5 9.0 641 615 9.5 10.2

52 weeks and over

 1,322 1,136 16.0 15.3 1,197 959 17.8 15.9

Average (mean) duration, in weeks

 26.3 23.6 - - 28.7 24.7 - -

Median duration, in weeks

 9.6 9.1 - - 10.4 9.9 - -

NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. Dash indicates no data or data that do not meet publication criteria (values not shown where base is less than 75,000).

 

Last Modified Date: August 04, 2017