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In Northeast, 43.5 percent of unemployed were jobless for 27+ weeks in 2012
September 05, 2013
In 2012, the Northeast census region had the highest percentage of unemployed persons who were jobless for 27 weeks and over (43.5 percent). The Midwest region had the lowest percentage of persons unemployed for 27 weeks and over (38.6 percent) and the highest percentage unemployed for less than 5 weeks (22.5 percent).
Percentage of unemployed by duration of unemployment and census region, 2012 annual averages
Duration of unemployment
Census region
Northeast
Midwest
South
West
Less than 5 weeks
18.5
22.5
21.6
21.4
5 to 14 weeks
22.1
24.7
22.2
23.1
15 to 26 weeks
16.0
14.3
15.3
13.9
27 weeks and over
43.5
38.6
40.9
41.6
Among race or ethnicity groups in 2012, unemployed Asians in the West census region had the longest average duration of unemployment (48.5 weeks), while Asians in the Midwest region had the shortest average duration of unemployment (32.1 weeks). Among unemployed persons of Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, those in the Midwest region experienced the shortest average duration of unemployment (33.1 weeks); those in the Northeast region experienced the longest average duration of unemployment (39.6 weeks).
Average number of weeks unemployed by census region, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 2012 annual averages
Race or ethnicity
Census region
Northeast
Midwest
South
West
White
38.5
36.3
36.7
39.5
Black or African American
46.8
42.6
44.9
45.6
Asian
40.4
32.1
47.0
48.5
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
39.6
33.1
36.0
36.9
In 2012, unemployed Whites in the Midwest and South census regions experienced around the same average duration of unemployment (36.3 and 36.7 weeks, respectively). Among race or ethnicity groups in the Northeast and Midwest census regions, unemployed Blacks or African Americans had the longest duration of unemployment at 46.8 and 42.6 weeks, respectively.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, In Northeast, 43.5 percent of unemployed were jobless for 27+ weeks in 2012 at https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2013/ted_20130905.htm (visited April 19, 2024).
United States Department of Labor
