Table A-12.Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment
| Duration | Not seasonally adjusted | Seasonally adjusted | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 2009 |
Dec. 2009 |
Jan. 2010 |
Jan. 2009 |
Sept. 2009 |
Oct. 2009 |
Nov. 2009 |
Dec. 2009 |
Jan. 2010 |
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NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED |
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Less than 5 weeks |
4,137 | 2,871 | 3,464 | 3,633 | 2,938 | 3,131 | 2,774 | 2,929 | 3,008 |
5 to 14 weeks |
4,044 | 3,335 | 3,698 | 3,622 | 3,838 | 3,671 | 3,517 | 3,486 | 3,362 |
15 weeks and over |
4,828 | 8,534 | 8,986 | 4,762 | 8,405 | 8,804 | 8,976 | 8,969 | 8,945 |
15 to 26 weeks |
2,086 | 2,638 | 2,563 | 2,073 | 2,958 | 3,184 | 3,075 | 2,840 | 2,632 |
27 weeks and over |
2,742 | 5,896 | 6,423 | 2,689 | 5,447 | 5,620 | 5,901 | 6,130 | 6,313 |
Average (mean) duration, in weeks |
18.8 | 29.0 | 28.9 | 19.9 | 26.5 | 27.2 | 28.6 | 29.1 | 30.2 |
Median duration, in weeks |
10.0 | 20.2 | 18.6 | 10.6 | 17.8 | 19.0 | 20.2 | 20.5 | 19.9 |
PERCENT DISTRIBUTION |
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Less than 5 weeks |
31.8 | 19.5 | 21.5 | 30.2 | 19.4 | 20.1 | 18.2 | 19.0 | 19.6 |
5 to 14 weeks |
31.1 | 22.6 | 22.9 | 30.1 | 25.3 | 23.5 | 23.0 | 22.7 | 22.0 |
15 weeks and over |
37.1 | 57.9 | 55.6 | 39.6 | 55.4 | 56.4 | 58.8 | 58.3 | 58.4 |
15 to 26 weeks |
16.0 | 17.9 | 15.9 | 17.3 | 19.5 | 20.4 | 20.1 | 18.5 | 17.2 |
27 weeks and over |
21.1 | 40.0 | 39.8 | 22.4 | 35.9 | 36.0 | 38.7 | 39.8 | 41.2 |
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NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. |
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