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
Mar.
2018		 Mar.
2019		 Mar.
2018		 Mar.
2019		 Mar.
2018		 Mar.
2019		 Mar.
2018		 Mar.
2019

Total, 16 years and over

 6,671 6,382 100.0 100.0 5,379 5,168 100.0 100.0

Less than 5 weeks

 1,994 1,868 29.9 29.3 1,418 1,388 26.4 26.8

5 to 14 weeks

 2,203 2,017 33.0 31.6 1,757 1,622 32.7 31.4

5 to 10 weeks

 1,428 1,256 21.4 19.7 1,097 973 20.4 18.8

11 to 14 weeks

 775 761 11.6 11.9 660 649 12.3 12.6

15 weeks and over

 2,475 2,496 37.1 39.1 2,204 2,159 41.0 41.8

15 to 26 weeks

 1,059 1,111 15.9 17.4 938 964 17.4 18.6

27 weeks and over

 1,416 1,385 21.2 21.7 1,266 1,195 23.5 23.1

27 to 51 weeks

 471 563 7.1 8.8 426 482 7.9 9.3

52 weeks and over

 945 822 14.2 12.9 840 713 15.6 13.8

Average (mean) duration, in weeks

 24.8 22.9 - - 27.1 24.4 - -

Median duration, in weeks

 10.2 10.8 - - 11.6 11.9 - -

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: April 05, 2019