Table A-12. Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment
HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-12. Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment
[Numbers in thousands]
| Duration |
Not seasonally adjusted |
Seasonally adjusted |
Oct.
2022 |
Sept.
2023 |
Oct.
2023 |
Oct.
2022 |
June
2023 |
July
2023 |
Aug.
2023 |
Sept.
2023 |
Oct.
2023 |
NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED |
|
Less than 5 weeks |
2,023 |
2,023 |
2,104 |
2,215 |
2,068 |
2,004 |
2,221 |
2,051 |
2,268 |
5 to 14 weeks |
1,696 |
1,865 |
1,726 |
1,774 |
1,889 |
1,698 |
1,877 |
2,044 |
1,836 |
15 weeks and over |
1,889 |
2,161 |
2,268 |
1,987 |
2,021 |
2,161 |
2,298 |
2,288 |
2,363 |
15 to 26 weeks |
714 |
928 |
975 |
817 |
917 |
997 |
1,002 |
1,072 |
1,081 |
27 weeks and over |
1,175 |
1,233 |
1,292 |
1,169 |
1,105 |
1,164 |
1,296 |
1,216 |
1,282 |
|
Average (mean) duration, in weeks |
21.5 |
21.9 |
22.2 |
20.8 |
20.7 |
20.6 |
20.4 |
21.5 |
21.6 |
Median duration, in weeks |
8.6 |
9.7 |
9.1 |
8.4 |
8.7 |
8.7 |
8.7 |
9.2 |
8.9 |
|
PERCENT DISTRIBUTION |
|
Less than 5 weeks |
36.1 |
33.4 |
34.5 |
37.1 |
34.6 |
34.2 |
34.7 |
32.1 |
35.1 |
5 to 14 weeks |
30.2 |
30.8 |
28.3 |
29.7 |
31.6 |
29.0 |
29.3 |
32.0 |
28.4 |
15 weeks and over |
33.7 |
35.7 |
37.2 |
33.2 |
33.8 |
36.9 |
35.9 |
35.8 |
36.5 |
15 to 26 weeks |
12.7 |
15.3 |
16.0 |
13.7 |
15.3 |
17.0 |
15.7 |
16.8 |
16.7 |
27 weeks and over |
21.0 |
20.4 |
21.2 |
19.6 |
18.5 |
19.9 |
20.3 |
19.1 |
19.8 |
|
NOTE: Detail for the seasonally adjusted data shown in this table will not necessarily add to total unemployed in table A-1 because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.
|
Last Modified Date: November 03, 2023
United States Department of Labor
