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    Jan 1948    
 
 
    Mar 2024
Name Oct 2015 Sep 2015 Oct 2014 Units
NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED
Less than 5 weeks
2,160 Thousands of Persons 2,324 Thousands of Persons 2,283 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
5 to 14 weeks
2,136 Thousands of Persons 2,096 Thousands of Persons 2,146 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
15 weeks and over
3,301 Thousands of Persons 3,207 Thousands of Persons 4,251 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
15 to 26 weeks
1,211 Thousands of Persons 1,143 Thousands of Persons 1,413 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
27 weeks and over
2,090 Thousands of Persons 2,064 Thousands of Persons 2,838 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Average (mean) duration, in weeks
28.9 Weeks 26.2 Weeks 33.8 Weeks Weeks
Median duration, in weeks
11.7 Weeks 11.4 Weeks 14 Weeks Weeks
PERCENT DISTRIBUTION
Less than 5 weeks
28.4 Percent 30.5 Percent 26.3 Percent %
5 to 14 weeks
28.1 Percent 27.5 Percent 24.7 Percent %
15 weeks and over
43.5 Percent 42 Percent 49 Percent %
15 to 26 weeks
15.9 Percent 15 Percent 16.3 Percent %
27 weeks and over
27.5 Percent 27.1 Percent 32.7 Percent %
   

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