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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
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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
2017		 July
2018		 July
2017		 July
2018		 July
2017		 July
2018		 July
2017		 July
2018

Total, 16 years and over

 7,441 6,730 100.0 100.0 6,049 5,406 100.0 100.0

Less than 5 weeks

 2,364 2,248 31.8 33.4 1,741 1,686 28.8 31.2

5 to 14 weeks

 2,432 2,185 32.7 32.5 1,973 1,704 32.6 31.5

5 to 10 weeks

 1,819 1,644 24.4 24.4 1,448 1,266 23.9 23.4

11 to 14 weeks

 613 541 8.2 8.0 525 438 8.7 8.1

15 weeks and over

 2,645 2,297 35.5 34.1 2,336 2,016 38.6 37.3

15 to 26 weeks

 843 818 11.3 12.2 761 719 12.6 13.3

27 weeks and over

 1,802 1,480 24.2 22.0 1,574 1,297 26.0 24.0

27 to 51 weeks

 667 622 9.0 9.2 615 556 10.2 10.3

52 weeks and over

 1,136 858 15.3 12.7 959 741 15.9 13.7

Average (mean) duration, in weeks

 23.6 22.0 - - 24.7 23.6 - -

Median duration, in weeks

 9.1 8.8 - - 9.9 9.5 - -

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 18, 2023