Table A-12. Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment
| Duration | Not seasonally adjusted | Seasonally adjusted | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2012 |
Apr. 2013 |
May 2013 |
May 2012 |
Jan. 2013 |
Feb. 2013 |
Mar. 2013 |
Apr. 2013 |
May 2013 |
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NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED |
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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 |
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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 |
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NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. |
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