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The unemployment rate edged down from 7.9 percent in October to 7.7 percent in November. The number of unemployed persons, at 12.0 million, changed little.
Number and percent distribution of unemployed persons, by duration of unemployment, seasonally adjusted, November 2011 and November 2012
Duration of unemployment
November 2011
November 2012
Number of unemployed
Percent distribution
Number of unemployed
Percent distribution
Less than 5 weeks
2,510,000
19.1
2,577,000
21.6
5 to 14 weeks
2,896,000
22.0
2,747,000
23.0
15 to 26 weeks
2,087,000
15.8
1,819,000
15.2
27 weeks and over
5,680,000
43.1
4,786,000
40.1
The number of long-term unemployed (those jobless for 27 weeks or more) was 4.8 million in November 2012. These individuals accounted for 40.1 percent of the unemployed.
In November 2011, there were 5.7 million persons classified as long-term unemployed, accounting for 43.1 percent of the unemployed.
These data are from the Current Population Survey and are seasonally adjusted. To learn more, see "The Employment Situation — November 2012," (HTML) (PDF) news release USDL-12-2366.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, Unemployment rate edges down in November 2012 at https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2012/ted_20121211.htm (visited April 16, 2024).
United States Department of Labor
