Table A-12. Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment
Duration | Not seasonally adjusted | Seasonally adjusted | |||||||
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Dec. 2011 |
Nov. 2012 |
Dec. 2012 |
Dec. 2011 |
Aug. 2012 |
Sept. 2012 |
Oct. 2012 |
Nov. 2012 |
Dec. 2012 |
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NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED |
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Less than 5 weeks |
2,640 | 2,340 | 2,678 | 2,640 | 2,865 | 2,535 | 2,633 | 2,596 | 2,676 |
5 to 14 weeks |
2,735 | 2,634 | 2,732 | 2,840 | 2,848 | 2,825 | 2,847 | 2,757 | 2,838 |
15 weeks and over |
7,317 | 6,431 | 6,435 | 7,583 | 6,846 | 6,736 | 6,829 | 6,604 | 6,661 |
15 to 26 weeks |
1,906 | 1,724 | 1,817 | 1,987 | 1,823 | 1,866 | 1,813 | 1,820 | 1,895 |
27 weeks and over |
5,411 | 4,707 | 4,618 | 5,596 | 5,023 | 4,871 | 5,017 | 4,784 | 4,766 |
Average (mean) duration, in weeks(1) |
39.7 | 40.1 | 37.0 | 40.7 | 39.3 | 39.6 | 39.9 | 39.7 | 38.1 |
Median duration, in weeks |
21.0 | 19.5 | 18.1 | 20.8 | 18.2 | 18.7 | 19.6 | 18.9 | 18.0 |
PERCENT DISTRIBUTION |
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Less than 5 weeks |
20.8 | 20.5 | 22.6 | 20.2 | 22.8 | 21.0 | 21.4 | 21.7 | 22.0 |
5 to 14 weeks |
21.5 | 23.1 | 23.1 | 21.7 | 22.7 | 23.4 | 23.1 | 23.1 | 23.3 |
15 weeks and over |
57.7 | 56.4 | 54.3 | 58.0 | 54.5 | 55.7 | 55.5 | 55.2 | 54.7 |
15 to 26 weeks |
15.0 | 15.1 | 15.3 | 15.2 | 14.5 | 15.4 | 14.7 | 15.2 | 15.6 |
27 weeks and over |
42.6 | 41.3 | 39.0 | 42.8 | 40.0 | 40.3 | 40.8 | 40.0 | 39.1 |
Footnotes |
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NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. |