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                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                   
                                                             July      June      July      July      Mar.      Apr.      May       June      July  
                                                             2007      2008      2008      2007      2008      2008      2008      2008      2008  
                                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                                   
                   NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                   
  Less than 5 weeks......................................    2,731     3,425     3,121     2,496     2,767     2,484     3,244     2,712     2,835 
  5 to 14 weeks..........................................    2,557     2,719     3,291     2,220     2,525     2,495     2,469     2,999     2,823 
  15 weeks and over......................................    2,269     2,790     3,021     2,402     2,400     2,626     2,773     2,916     3,118 
     15 to 26 weeks......................................      988     1,261     1,360     1,091     1,118     1,272     1,223     1,328     1,440 
     27 weeks and over...................................    1,281     1,529     1,661     1,311     1,282     1,353     1,550     1,587     1,678 
                                                                                                                                                   
  Average (mean) duration, in weeks......................     16.3      15.9      16.3      17.3      16.2      16.9      16.6      17.5      17.1 
  Median duration, in weeks..............................      8.0       7.5       8.9       8.9       8.1       9.3       8.3      10.0       9.7 
                                                                                                                                                   
                   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....................................     36.1      38.3      33.1      35.1      36.0      32.7      38.2      31.4      32.3 
    5 to 14 weeks........................................     33.8      30.4      34.9      31.2      32.8      32.8      29.1      34.8      32.2 
    15 weeks and over....................................     30.0      31.2      32.0      33.7      31.2      34.5      32.7      33.8      35.5 
      15 to 26 weeks.....................................     13.1      14.1      14.4      15.3      14.5      16.7      14.4      15.4      16.4 
      27 weeks and over..................................     17.0      17.1      17.6      18.4      16.7      17.8      18.3      18.4      19.1 

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

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