HOUSEHOLD DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
A-35. Unemployed total and full-time workers by duration of unemployment
[Numbers in thousands]
Duration Total Full-time workers
Unemployed Percent distribution Unemployed Percent distribution
Aug.
2011		 Aug.
2012		 Aug.
2011		 Aug.
2012		 Aug.
2011		 Aug.
2012		 Aug.
2011		 Aug.
2012

Total, 16 years and over

 14,008 12,696 100.0 100.0 12,066 10,871 100.0 100.0

Less than 5 weeks

 2,635 2,809 18.8 22.1 1,934 2,087 16.0 19.2

5 to 14 weeks

 3,377 3,218 24.1 25.3 2,786 2,618 23.1 24.1

5 to 10 weeks

 2,091 1,968 14.9 15.5 1,711 1,585 14.2 14.6

11 to 14 weeks

 1,286 1,250 9.2 9.8 1,076 1,034 8.9 9.5

15 weeks and over

 7,997 6,669 57.1 52.5 7,346 6,165 60.9 56.7

15 to 26 weeks

 1,958 1,636 14.0 12.9 1,774 1,465 14.7 13.5

27 weeks and over

 6,038 5,033 43.1 39.6 5,572 4,700 46.2 43.2

27 to 51 weeks

 1,580 1,418 11.3 11.2 1,467 1,314 12.2 12.1

52 weeks and over

 4,458 3,615 31.8 28.5 4,105 3,387 34.0 31.2

Average (mean) duration, in weeks(1)

 39.7 38.7 - - 42.1 41.7 - -

Median duration, in weeks

 20.6 16.8 - - 23.4 20.4 - -

Footnotes
 (1) Beginning in January 2011, estimates of average duration reflect 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. Dash indicates no data or data that do not meet publication criteria (values not shown where base is less than 75,000).

 

Last Modified Date: September 07, 2012