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 |
June
2023 |
May
2024 |
June
2024 |
June
2023 |
Feb.
2024 |
Mar.
2024 |
Apr.
2024 |
May
2024 |
June
2024 |
NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED |
|
Less than 5 weeks |
2,788 |
2,275 |
2,834 |
2,065 |
2,326 |
2,189 |
2,262 |
2,309 |
2,128 |
5 to 14 weeks |
1,667 |
1,578 |
1,920 |
1,850 |
1,933 |
1,979 |
1,987 |
1,918 |
2,102 |
15 weeks and over |
1,896 |
2,382 |
2,479 |
2,022 |
2,176 |
2,228 |
2,119 |
2,305 |
2,603 |
15 to 26 weeks |
845 |
1,049 |
1,016 |
905 |
974 |
982 |
869 |
955 |
1,087 |
27 weeks and over |
1,051 |
1,333 |
1,464 |
1,117 |
1,203 |
1,246 |
1,250 |
1,350 |
1,516 |
|
Average (mean) duration, in weeks |
19.3 |
22.0 |
19.3 |
20.7 |
20.9 |
21.6 |
19.9 |
21.2 |
20.7 |
Median duration, in weeks |
6.4 |
9.3 |
7.5 |
8.8 |
9.3 |
9.5 |
8.7 |
8.9 |
9.8 |
|
PERCENT DISTRIBUTION |
|
Less than 5 weeks |
43.9 |
36.5 |
39.2 |
34.8 |
36.1 |
34.2 |
35.5 |
35.3 |
31.1 |
5 to 14 weeks |
26.2 |
25.3 |
26.5 |
31.2 |
30.0 |
30.9 |
31.2 |
29.4 |
30.8 |
15 weeks and over |
29.8 |
38.2 |
34.3 |
34.1 |
33.8 |
34.8 |
33.3 |
35.3 |
38.1 |
15 to 26 weeks |
13.3 |
16.8 |
14.0 |
15.2 |
15.1 |
15.3 |
13.6 |
14.6 |
15.9 |
27 weeks and over |
16.6 |
21.4 |
20.2 |
18.8 |
18.7 |
19.5 |
19.6 |
20.7 |
22.2 |
|
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: July 05, 2024
United States Department of Labor
