Table A-9. Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment
HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-9. Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment (Numbers in thousands) Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted Duration Aug. July Aug. Aug. Apr. May June July Aug. 2007 2008 2008 2007 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED Less than 5 weeks...................................... 2,493 3,121 3,142 2,610 2,484 3,244 2,712 2,835 3,235 5 to 14 weeks.......................................... 2,326 3,291 2,999 2,201 2,495 2,469 2,999 2,823 2,821 15 weeks and over...................................... 2,269 3,021 3,338 2,375 2,626 2,773 2,916 3,118 3,402 15 to 26 weeks...................................... 1,021 1,360 1,468 1,124 1,272 1,223 1,328 1,440 1,561 27 weeks and over................................... 1,248 1,661 1,870 1,252 1,353 1,550 1,587 1,678 1,841 Average (mean) duration, in weeks...................... 17.0 16.3 17.6 16.9 16.9 16.6 17.5 17.1 17.4 Median duration, in weeks.............................. 8.8 8.9 9.5 8.6 9.3 8.3 10.0 9.7 9.2 PERCENT DISTRIBUTION Total unemployed....................................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Less than 5 weeks.................................... 35.2 33.1 33.1 36.3 32.7 38.2 31.4 32.3 34.2 5 to 14 weeks........................................ 32.8 34.9 31.6 30.6 32.8 29.1 34.8 32.2 29.8 15 weeks and over.................................... 32.0 32.0 35.2 33.1 34.5 32.7 33.8 35.5 36.0 15 to 26 weeks..................................... 14.4 14.4 15.5 15.6 16.7 14.4 15.4 16.4 16.5 27 weeks and over.................................. 17.6 17.6 19.7 17.4 17.8 18.3 18.4 19.1 19.5 NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.
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