Table A-9. Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment

  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                                     HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-9.  Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                                   
                                                             Not seasonally adjusted                        Seasonally adjusted                    
                                                                                                                                                   
                         Duration                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                   
                                                             Aug.      July      Aug.      Aug.      Apr.      May       June      July      Aug.  
                                                             2007      2008      2008      2007      2008      2008      2008      2008      2008  
                                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                                   
                   NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                   
  Less than 5 weeks......................................    2,493     3,121     3,142     2,610     2,484     3,244     2,712     2,835     3,235 
  5 to 14 weeks..........................................    2,326     3,291     2,999     2,201     2,495     2,469     2,999     2,823     2,821 
  15 weeks and over......................................    2,269     3,021     3,338     2,375     2,626     2,773     2,916     3,118     3,402 
     15 to 26 weeks......................................    1,021     1,360     1,468     1,124     1,272     1,223     1,328     1,440     1,561 
     27 weeks and over...................................    1,248     1,661     1,870     1,252     1,353     1,550     1,587     1,678     1,841 
                                                                                                                                                   
  Average (mean) duration, in weeks......................     17.0      16.3      17.6      16.9      16.9      16.6      17.5      17.1      17.4 
  Median duration, in weeks..............................      8.8       8.9       9.5       8.6       9.3       8.3      10.0       9.7       9.2 
                                                                                                                                                   
                   PERCENT DISTRIBUTION                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                   
  Total unemployed.......................................    100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0 
    Less than 5 weeks....................................     35.2      33.1      33.1      36.3      32.7      38.2      31.4      32.3      34.2 
    5 to 14 weeks........................................     32.8      34.9      31.6      30.6      32.8      29.1      34.8      32.2      29.8 
    15 weeks and over....................................     32.0      32.0      35.2      33.1      34.5      32.7      33.8      35.5      36.0 
      15 to 26 weeks.....................................     14.4      14.4      15.5      15.6      16.7      14.4      15.4      16.4      16.5 
      27 weeks and over..................................     17.6      17.6      19.7      17.4      17.8      18.3      18.4      19.1      19.5 

    NOTE:  Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

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