HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA ANNUAL AVERAGES ANNUAL AVERAGES 30. Unemployed total and full-time workers by duration of unemployment Total Full-time workers Duration of unemployment Thousands of persons Percent distribution Thousands of persons Percent distribution 2009 2010 2009 2010 2009 2010 2009 2010 Total, 16 years and over.............. 14,265 14,825 100.0 100.0 12,523 12,970 100.0 100.0 Less than 5 weeks....................... 3,165 2,771 22.2 18.7 2,514 2,099 20.1 16.2 5 to 14 weeks........................... 3,828 3,267 26.8 22.0 3,301 2,744 26.4 21.2 5 to 10 weeks......................... 2,408 2,082 16.9 14.0 2,052 1,715 16.4 13.2 11 to 14 weeks........................ 1,420 1,186 10.0 8.0 1,249 1,029 10.0 7.9 15 weeks and over....................... 7,272 8,786 51.0 59.3 6,709 8,128 53.6 62.7 15 to 26 weeks........................ 2,775 2,371 19.5 16.0 2,527 2,133 20.2 16.4 27 weeks and over..................... 4,496 6,415 31.5 43.3 4,182 5,995 33.4 46.2 27 to 51 weeks...................... 2,175 2,117 15.2 14.3 2,036 1,977 16.3 15.2 52 weeks and over................... 2,321 4,298 16.3 29.0 2,146 4,018 17.1 31.0 Average (mean) duration, in weeks....... 24.4 33.0 - - 25.5 34.9 - - Median duration, in weeks............... 15.1 21.4 - - 16.5 23.9 - - 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.