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                                                                                             
                                                                                                                            
                                                       Sept.   Aug.    Sept.   Sept.   May     June    July    Aug.    Sept. 
                                                       2003    2004    2004    2003    2004    2004    2004    2004    2004 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
                 NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED                                                                                       
                                                                                                                            
  Less than 5 weeks.................................   2,682   2,571   2,757   2,749   2,707   2,688   2,805   2,604   2,790
  5 to 14 weeks.....................................   2,514   2,694   2,056   2,736   2,376   2,405   2,476   2,521   2,255
  15 weeks and over.................................   3,240   2,675   2,732   3,511   3,077   3,065   2,878   2,903   2,954
     15 to 26 weeks.................................   1,268   1,032   1,063   1,438   1,288   1,306   1,211   1,239   1,207
     27 weeks and over..............................   1,973   1,643   1,669   2,073   1,789   1,759   1,667   1,664   1,747
                                                                                                                            
  Average (mean) duration, in weeks.................    19.5    18.7    19.5    19.6    20.0    19.9    18.6    19.0    19.6
  Median duration, in weeks.........................    10.2     9.2     9.5    10.1    10.0    10.8     8.9     9.4     9.5
                                                                                                                            
                 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...............................    31.8    32.4    36.5    30.6    33.2    33.0    34.4    32.4    34.9
    5 to 14 weeks...................................    29.8    33.9    27.3    30.4    29.1    29.5    30.3    31.4    28.2
    15 weeks and over...............................    38.4    33.7    36.2    39.0    37.7    37.6    35.3    36.2    36.9
      15 to 26 weeks................................    15.0    13.0    14.1    16.0    15.8    16.0    14.8    15.4    15.1
      27 weeks and over.............................    23.4    20.7    22.1    23.0    21.9    21.6    20.4    20.7    21.8

   NOTE:  Beginning in January 2004, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.