HOUSEHOLD DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
A-12. Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment, seasonally adjusted
[Numbers in thousands]
Duration 2012 2013
May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED

Less than 5 weeks

2,602 2,825 2,697 2,865 2,535 2,633 2,596 2,676 2,766 2,667 2,464 2,474 2,706

5 to 14 weeks

3,007 2,826 3,102 2,848 2,825 2,847 2,757 2,838 3,028 2,782 2,838 2,848 2,669

15 weeks and over

7,088 7,149 6,923 6,846 6,736 6,829 6,604 6,661 6,566 6,493 6,348 6,320 6,306

15 to 26 weeks

1,703 1,813 1,756 1,823 1,866 1,813 1,820 1,895 1,858 1,695 1,737 1,967 1,950

27 weeks and over

5,385 5,336 5,167 5,023 4,871 5,017 4,784 4,766 4,708 4,797 4,611 4,353 4,357

Average (mean) duration, in weeks

39.6 39.7 38.8 39.3 39.6 39.9 39.7 38.1 35.3 36.9 37.1 36.5 36.9

Median duration, in weeks

20.1 19.4 16.8 18.2 18.7 19.6 18.9 18.0 16.0 17.8 18.1 17.5 17.3

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

20.5 22.1 21.2 22.8 21.0 21.4 21.7 22.0 22.4 22.3 21.1 21.3 23.2

5 to 14 weeks

23.7 22.1 24.4 22.7 23.4 23.1 23.1 23.3 24.5 23.3 24.4 24.5 22.8

15 weeks and over

55.8 55.8 54.4 54.5 55.7 55.5 55.2 54.7 53.1 54.4 54.5 54.3 54.0

15 to 26 weeks

13.4 14.2 13.8 14.5 15.4 14.7 15.2 15.6 15.0 14.2 14.9 16.9 16.7

27 weeks and over

42.4 41.7 40.6 40.0 40.3 40.8 40.0 39.1 38.1 40.2 39.6 37.4 37.3

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

 

Last Modified Date: June 07, 2013