Table A-12. Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment

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Table A-12. Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment
[Numbers in thousands]
Duration	Not seasonally adjusted			Seasonally adjusted
Duration	Aug. 2011	July 2012	Aug. 2012	Aug. 2011	Apr. 2012	May 2012	June 2012	July 2012	Aug. 2012
NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED
Less than 5 weeks	2,635	3,021	2,809	2,734	2,543	2,580	2,810	2,711	2,844
5 to 14 weeks	3,377	3,585	3,218	3,019	2,814	3,002	2,826	3,092	2,868
15 weeks and over	7,997	6,794	6,669	8,218	6,984	7,073	7,182	6,945	6,878
15 to 26 weeks	1,958	1,547	1,636	2,203	1,884	1,662	1,811	1,760	1,845
27 weeks and over	6,038	5,247	5,033	6,015	5,101	5,411	5,370	5,185	5,033

Average (mean) duration, in weeks(1)	39.7	37.4	38.7	40.3	39.1	39.7	39.9	38.8	39.2
Median duration, in weeks	20.6	15.2	16.8	21.7	19.4	20.1	19.8	16.7	18.0

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION
Less than 5 weeks	18.8	22.5	22.1	19.6	20.6	20.4	21.9	21.3	22.6
5 to 14 weeks	24.1	26.8	25.3	21.6	22.8	23.7	22.0	24.3	22.8
15 weeks and over	57.1	50.7	52.5	58.8	56.6	55.9	56.0	54.5	54.6
15 to 26 weeks	14.0	11.5	12.9	15.8	15.3	13.1	14.1	13.8	14.7
27 weeks and over	43.1	39.2	39.6	43.1	41.3	42.8	41.9	40.7	40.0
Footnotes (1) Beginning in January 2011, this series reflects a change to the collection of data on unemployment duration. For more information, see www.bls.gov/cps/duration.htm.
NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

Last Modified Date: September 07, 2012

Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey