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HOUSEHOLD DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
A-12. Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment, seasonally adjusted
[Numbers in thousands]
| Duration |
2017 |
2018 |
| July |
Aug. |
Sept. |
Oct. |
Nov. |
Dec. |
Jan. |
Feb. |
Mar. |
Apr. |
May |
June |
July |
NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED |
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Less than 5 weeks |
2,135 |
2,221 |
2,223 |
2,128 |
2,253 |
2,235 |
2,280 |
2,508 |
2,287 |
2,115 |
2,034 |
2,227 |
2,091 |
5 to 14 weeks |
2,006 |
1,996 |
1,879 |
1,943 |
1,894 |
1,994 |
1,943 |
1,906 |
2,009 |
2,017 |
1,945 |
1,882 |
1,820 |
15 weeks and over |
2,779 |
2,802 |
2,695 |
2,500 |
2,514 |
2,397 |
2,402 |
2,330 |
2,202 |
2,329 |
2,166 |
2,314 |
2,406 |
15 to 26 weeks |
1,022 |
1,067 |
962 |
856 |
921 |
882 |
981 |
934 |
880 |
1,036 |
977 |
836 |
971 |
27 weeks and over |
1,757 |
1,735 |
1,733 |
1,645 |
1,593 |
1,515 |
1,421 |
1,397 |
1,322 |
1,293 |
1,189 |
1,478 |
1,435 |
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Average (mean) duration, in weeks |
25.0 |
24.3 |
26.6 |
25.8 |
25.2 |
23.6 |
24.1 |
22.9 |
24.1 |
23.1 |
21.3 |
21.2 |
23.2 |
Median duration, in weeks |
10.4 |
10.3 |
10.1 |
9.8 |
9.5 |
9.1 |
9.4 |
9.3 |
9.1 |
9.8 |
9.2 |
8.9 |
9.5 |
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PERCENT DISTRIBUTION |
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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 |
30.9 |
31.6 |
32.7 |
32.4 |
33.8 |
33.7 |
34.4 |
37.2 |
35.2 |
32.7 |
33.1 |
34.7 |
33.1 |
5 to 14 weeks |
29.0 |
28.4 |
27.6 |
29.6 |
28.4 |
30.1 |
29.3 |
28.3 |
30.9 |
31.2 |
31.7 |
29.3 |
28.8 |
15 weeks and over |
40.2 |
39.9 |
39.7 |
38.0 |
37.7 |
36.2 |
36.3 |
34.6 |
33.9 |
36.0 |
35.2 |
36.0 |
38.1 |
15 to 26 weeks |
14.8 |
15.2 |
14.2 |
13.0 |
13.8 |
13.3 |
14.8 |
13.8 |
13.5 |
16.0 |
15.9 |
13.0 |
15.4 |
27 weeks and over |
25.4 |
24.7 |
25.5 |
25.0 |
23.9 |
22.9 |
21.5 |
20.7 |
20.3 |
20.0 |
19.4 |
23.0 |
22.7 |
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NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.
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Last Modified Date:
April 18, 2023
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United States Department of Labor
