Table A-12. Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-12. Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment
[Numbers in thousands]
Duration Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted
May
2012		 Apr.
2013		 May
2013		 May
2012		 Jan.
2013		 Feb.
2013		 Mar.
2013		 Apr.
2013		 May
2013

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED

Less than 5 weeks

 2,572 2,045 2,710 2,602 2,766 2,667 2,464 2,474 2,706

5 to 14 weeks

 2,442 2,375 2,141 3,007 3,028 2,782 2,838 2,848 2,669

15 weeks and over

 7,257 6,594 6,451 7,088 6,566 6,493 6,348 6,320 6,306

15 to 26 weeks

 1,852 2,106 2,084 1,703 1,858 1,695 1,737 1,967 1,950

27 weeks and over

 5,405 4,488 4,366 5,385 4,708 4,797 4,611 4,353 4,357

Average (mean) duration, in weeks

 41.4 39.0 38.6 39.6 35.3 36.9 37.1 36.5 36.9

Median duration, in weeks

 22.0 20.0 18.8 20.1 16.0 17.8 18.1 17.5 17.3

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION

Less than 5 weeks

 21.0 18.6 24.0 20.5 22.4 22.3 21.1 21.3 23.2

5 to 14 weeks

 19.9 21.6 18.9 23.7 24.5 23.3 24.4 24.5 22.8

15 weeks and over

 59.1 59.9 57.1 55.8 53.1 54.4 54.5 54.3 54.0

15 to 26 weeks

 15.1 19.1 18.4 13.4 15.0 14.2 14.9 16.9 16.7

27 weeks and over

 44.0 40.8 38.6 42.4 38.1 40.2 39.6 37.4 37.3

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

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