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    Jan 1948    
 
 
    Mar 2024
Name Aug 2015 Jul 2015 Aug 2014 Units
NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED
Less than 5 weeks
2,073 Thousands of Persons 2,574 Thousands of Persons 2,620 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
5 to 14 weeks
2,329 Thousands of Persons 2,222 Thousands of Persons 2,389 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
15 weeks and over
3,454 Thousands of Persons 3,389 Thousands of Persons 4,464 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
15 to 26 weeks
1,283 Thousands of Persons 1,261 Thousands of Persons 1,506 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
27 weeks and over
2,172 Thousands of Persons 2,127 Thousands of Persons 2,958 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Average (mean) duration, in weeks
28.4 Weeks 28.1 Weeks 32.0 Weeks Weeks
Median duration, in weeks
11.7 Weeks 10.9 Weeks 12.9 Weeks Weeks
PERCENT DISTRIBUTION
Less than 5 weeks
26.4 Percent 31.5 Percent 27.7 Percent %
5 to 14 weeks
29.6 Percent 27.1 Percent 25.2 Percent %
15 weeks and over
44.0 Percent 41.4 Percent 47.1 Percent %
15 to 26 weeks
16.3 Percent 15.4 Percent 15.9 Percent %
27 weeks and over
27.6 Percent 26.0 Percent 31.2 Percent %
   

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