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    Jan 1948    
 
 
    Mar 2024
Name Dec 2014 Nov 2014 Dec 2013 Units
NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED
Less than 5 weeks
2,370 Thousands of Persons 2,474 Thousands of Persons 2,328 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
5 to 14 weeks
2,320 Thousands of Persons 2,403 Thousands of Persons 2,545 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
15 weeks and over
4,069 Thousands of Persons 4,228 Thousands of Persons 5,539 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
15 to 26 weeks
1,270 Thousands of Persons 1,400 Thousands of Persons 1,676 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
27 weeks and over
2,799 Thousands of Persons 2,828 Thousands of Persons 3,863 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Average (mean) duration, in weeks
32.7 Weeks 32.7 Weeks 36.5 Weeks Weeks
Median duration, in weeks
12.9 Weeks 13.0 Weeks 17.3 Weeks Weeks
PERCENT DISTRIBUTION
Less than 5 weeks
27.1 Percent 27.2 Percent 22.4 Percent %
5 to 14 weeks
26.5 Percent 26.4 Percent 24.4 Percent %
15 weeks and over
46.5 Percent 46.4 Percent 53.2 Percent %
15 to 26 weeks
14.5 Percent 15.4 Percent 16.1 Percent %
27 weeks and over
32 Percent 31.1 Percent 37.1 Percent %
   

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