Table A-9. Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment
HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-9. Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment
(Numbers in thousands)
Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted
Duration
Oct. Sept. Oct. Oct. June July Aug. Sept. Oct.
2008 2009 2009 2008 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009
NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED
Less than 5 weeks...................................... 2,924 2,847 2,956 3,108 3,204 3,233 3,026 2,966 3,147
5 to 14 weeks.......................................... 2,708 3,558 3,183 3,055 4,066 3,557 4,120 3,910 3,717
15 weeks and over...................................... 3,837 8,133 8,408 4,109 7,833 7,880 7,816 8,380 8,834
15 to 26 weeks...................................... 1,606 2,671 2,883 1,834 3,452 2,916 2,828 2,942 3,240
27 weeks and over................................... 2,230 5,462 5,526 2,275 4,381 4,965 4,988 5,438 5,594
Average (mean) duration, in weeks...................... 20.4 27.2 28.1 19.8 24.5 25.1 24.9 26.2 26.9
Median duration, in weeks.............................. 10.6 18.1 19.3 10.6 17.9 15.7 15.4 17.3 18.7
PERCENT DISTRIBUTION
Total unemployed....................................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Less than 5 weeks.................................... 30.9 19.6 20.3 30.3 21.2 22.0 20.2 19.4 20.0
5 to 14 weeks........................................ 28.6 24.5 21.9 29.7 26.9 24.2 27.5 25.6 23.7
15 weeks and over.................................... 40.5 55.9 57.8 40.0 51.9 53.7 52.2 54.9 56.3
15 to 26 weeks..................................... 17.0 18.4 19.8 17.9 22.9 19.9 18.9 19.3 20.6
27 weeks and over.................................. 23.6 37.6 38.0 22.1 29.0 33.8 33.3 35.6 35.6
NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.
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