HOUSEHOLD DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
A-35. Unemployed total and full-time workers by duration of unemployment
[Numbers in thousands]
Duration Total Full-time workers
Unemployed Percent distribution Unemployed Percent distribution
May
2012		 May
2013		 May
2012		 May
2013		 May
2012		 May
2013		 May
2012		 May
2013

Total, 16 years and over

 12,271 11,302 100.0 100.0 10,556 9,659 100.0 100.0

Less than 5 weeks

 2,572 2,710 21.0 24.0 1,911 2,032 18.1 21.0

5 to 14 weeks

 2,442 2,141 19.9 18.9 2,043 1,789 19.4 18.5

5 to 10 weeks

 1,501 1,320 12.2 11.7 1,251 1,078 11.9 11.2

11 to 14 weeks

 940 821 7.7 7.3 792 711 7.5 7.4

15 weeks and over

 7,257 6,451 59.1 57.1 6,602 5,837 62.5 60.4

15 to 26 weeks

 1,852 2,084 15.1 18.4 1,633 1,831 15.5 19.0

27 weeks and over

 5,405 4,366 44.0 38.6 4,969 4,007 47.1 41.5

27 to 51 weeks

 1,603 1,217 13.1 10.8 1,471 1,102 13.9 11.4

52 weeks and over

 3,801 3,150 31.0 27.9 3,498 2,905 33.1 30.1

Average (mean) duration, in weeks

 41.4 38.6 - - 43.6 41.2 - -

Median duration, in weeks

 22.0 18.8 - - 24.9 20.5 - -

NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. Dash indicates no data or data that do not meet publication criteria (values not shown where base is less than 75,000).

 

Last Modified Date: June 07, 2013