E-18. Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

HOUSEHOLD DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
QUARTERLY AVERAGES
E-18. Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity [Numbers in thousands]
Duration	Total		White		Black or African American		Asian		Hispanic or Latino
Duration	1st 2023	1st 2024	1st 2023	1st 2024	1st 2023	1st 2024	1st 2023	1st 2024	1st 2023	1st 2024
NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED
Total unemployed	6,295	6,784	4,402	4,689	1,205	1,303	349	343	1,700	1,721
Less than 5 weeks	2,155	2,222	1,518	1,635	397	342	108	84	605	603
5 to 14 weeks	2,034	2,178	1,477	1,524	347	408	120	102	579	569
15 weeks and over	2,106	2,384	1,406	1,531	461	554	121	157	516	549
15 to 26 weeks	963	1,064	661	696	193	233	59	73	240	249
27 weeks and over	1,142	1,320	746	835	268	321	62	84	277	301

Average (mean) duration, in weeks	19.4	20.8	18.4	19.7	22.8	24.1	21.0	23.2	18.0	19.8
Median duration, in weeks	8.9	9.4	8.8	8.7	9.7	11.8	9.2	12.6	8.3	8.8

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION
Total unemployed	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Less than 5 weeks	34.2	32.8	34.5	34.9	32.9	26.2	31.0	24.5	35.6	35.0
5 to 14 weeks	32.3	32.1	33.6	32.5	28.8	31.3	34.3	29.8	34.1	33.0
15 weeks and over	33.5	35.1	31.9	32.6	38.2	42.5	34.7	45.7	30.4	31.9
15 to 26 weeks	15.3	15.7	15.0	14.8	16.0	17.9	16.9	21.2	14.1	14.4
27 weeks and over	18.1	19.5	16.9	17.8	22.2	24.6	17.8	24.5	16.3	17.5
NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups (White, Black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals because data are not presented for all races. Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

Last Modified Date: April 05, 2024