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	Sept. 2011	Aug. 2012	Sept. 2012	Sept. 2011	May 2012	June 2012	July 2012	Aug. 2012	Sept. 2012
NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED
Less than 5 weeks	2,760	2,809	2,539	2,743	2,580	2,810	2,711	2,844	2,542
5 to 14 weeks	2,726	3,218	2,660	2,902	3,002	2,826	3,092	2,868	2,826
15 weeks and over	8,034	6,669	6,542	8,227	7,073	7,182	6,945	6,878	6,703
15 to 26 weeks	1,816	1,636	1,708	2,029	1,662	1,811	1,760	1,845	1,860
27 weeks and over	6,217	5,033	4,835	6,197	5,411	5,370	5,185	5,033	4,844

Average (mean) duration, in weeks(1)	41.0	38.7	40.2	40.4	39.7	39.9	38.8	39.2	39.8
Median duration, in weeks	22.2	16.8	18.9	21.8	20.1	19.8	16.7	18.0	18.5

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION
Less than 5 weeks	20.4	22.1	21.6	19.8	20.4	21.9	21.3	22.6	21.1
5 to 14 weeks	20.2	25.3	22.7	20.9	23.7	22.0	24.3	22.8	23.4
15 weeks and over	59.4	52.5	55.7	59.3	55.9	56.0	54.5	54.6	55.5
15 to 26 weeks	13.4	12.9	14.5	14.6	13.1	14.1	13.8	14.7	15.4
27 weeks and over	46.0	39.6	41.2	44.7	42.8	41.9	40.7	40.0	40.1
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: October 05, 2012

Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey