Table A-12. Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment
Duration | Not seasonally adjusted | Seasonally adjusted | |||||||
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Sept. 2011 |
Aug. 2012 |
Sept. 2012 |
Sept. 2011 |
May 2012 |
June 2012 |
July 2012 |
Aug. 2012 |
Sept. 2012 |
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NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED |
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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 |
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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 |
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NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. |