Quarter and year | Percentage of unemployed 27 weeks or longer | Percentage of unemployed 52 weeks or longer | Percentage of unemployed 99 weeks or longer |
---|---|---|---|
Q1 1994 |
20.7 | 12.4 | 4.0 |
Q2 1994 |
20.9 | 12.8 | 4.5 |
Q3 1994 |
19.7 | 12.3 | 4.4 |
Q4 1994 |
19.8 | 11.4 | 3.7 |
Q1 1995 |
18.1 | 10.2 | 3.5 |
Q2 1995 |
17.7 | 9.9 | 3.5 |
Q3 1995 |
16.6 | 9.0 | 3.3 |
Q4 1995 |
16.5 | 9.6 | 3.0 |
Q1 1996 |
16.9 | 9.1 | 3.3 |
Q2 1996 |
18.6 | 10.0 | 3.5 |
Q3 1996 |
18.0 | 9.7 | 3.5 |
Q4 1996 |
16.2 | 9.0 | 3.3 |
Q1 1997 |
15.8 | 8.3 | 2.8 |
Q2 1997 |
15.9 | 8.3 | 2.3 |
Q3 1997 |
16.2 | 8.9 | 3.3 |
Q4 1997 |
15.4 | 9.6 | 3.3 |
Q1 1998 |
15.0 | 8.1 | 3.2 |
Q2 1998 |
13.7 | 7.9 | 3.2 |
Q3 1998 |
13.7 | 7.6 | 2.6 |
Q4 1998 |
13.8 | 8.4 | 2.9 |
Q1 1999 |
12.5 | 6.8 | 2.0 |
Q2 1999 |
12.5 | 7.1 | 2.4 |
Q3 1999 |
12.2 | 6.7 | 2.4 |
Q4 1999 |
12.1 | 6.6 | 2.4 |
Q1 2000 |
11.5 | 6.2 | 2.1 |
Q2 2000 |
11.0 | 5.4 | 2.2 |
Q3 2000 |
12.0 | 6.5 | 2.2 |
Q4 2000 |
11.1 | 5.9 | 2.1 |
Q1 2001 |
11.4 | 6.4 | 1.6 |
Q2 2001 |
10.7 | 5.6 | 1.6 |
Q3 2001 |
11.5 | 5.9 | 1.7 |
Q4 2001 |
13.1 | 6.4 | 2.1 |
Q1 2002 |
15.1 | 6.5 | 1.8 |
Q2 2002 |
18.4 | 8.3 | 2.2 |
Q3 2002 |
19.0 | 8.7 | 2.0 |
Q4 2002 |
20.8 | 10.7 | 2.7 |
Q1 2003 |
21.1 | 10.6 | 2.7 |
Q2 2003 |
22.1 | 12.4 | 3.6 |
Q3 2003 |
22.2 | 11.7 | 3.2 |
Q4 2003 |
22.9 | 12.6 | 3.4 |
Q1 2004 |
23.1 | 11.8 | 4.0 |
Q2 2004 |
22.2 | 13.6 | 4.6 |
Q3 2004 |
20.8 | 12.2 | 3.9 |
Q4 2004 |
21.2 | 13.2 | 4.6 |
Q1 2005 |
21.1 | 12.3 | 4.5 |
Q2 2005 |
19.9 | 12.2 | 4.5 |
Q3 2005 |
18.9 | 11.1 | 4.0 |
Q4 2005 |
18.5 | 11.3 | 3.8 |
Q1 2006 |
18.0 | 10.0 | 3.3 |
Q2 2006 |
18.0 | 10.1 | 3.0 |
Q3 2006 |
18.2 | 10.2 | 3.9 |
Q4 2006 |
16.2 | 9.7 | 3.1 |
Q1 2007 |
17.6 | 9.9 | 3.2 |
Q2 2007 |
16.8 | 9.5 | 3.3 |
Q3 2007 |
17.8 | 9.9 | 3.3 |
Q4 2007 |
18.0 | 10.4 | 3.1 |
Q1 2008 |
17.7 | 9.5 | 2.9 |
Q2 2008 |
18.1 | 9.8 | 2.8 |
Q3 2008 |
20.0 | 10.2 | 3.0 |
Q4 2008 |
22.2 | 12.7 | 3.5 |
Q1 2009 |
23.4 | 11.8 | 3.5 |
Q2 2009 |
27.7 | 14.2 | 3.8 |
Q3 2009 |
35.0 | 16.8 | 4.5 |
Q4 2009 |
38.7 | 21.9 | 5.8 |
Q1 2010 |
41.8 | 24.7 | 6.5 |
Q2 2010 |
45.1 | 30.9 | 9.5 |
Q3 2010 |
43.3 | 29.8 | 9.6 |
Q4 2010 |
43.2 | 31.0 | 10.7 |
Q1 2011 |
43.7 | 30.4 | 12.6 |
Q2 2011 |
44.1 | 31.9 | 14.4 |
Q3 2011 |
44.6 | 31.8 | 14.5 |
Q4 2011 |
42.8 | 31.4 | 15.1 |
Q1 2012 |
41.7 | 29.5 | 14.4 |
Q2 2012 |
42.0 | 30.1 | 14.7 |
Q3 2012 |
40.7 | 28.3 | 14.3 |
Q4 2012 |
39.9 | 29.2 | 14.6 |
Q1 2013 |
38.6 | 25.4 | 12.0 |
Q2 2013 |
37.4 | 26.5 | 12.9 |
Q3 2013 |
37.7 | 25.7 | 12.5 |
Q4 2013 |
36.9 | 26.2 | 12.8 |
Q1 2014 |
35.8 | 24.3 | 11.8 |
Q2 2014 |
34.4 | 23.6 | 12.2 |
Q3 2014 |
31.8 | 21.5 | 10.3 |
Q4 2014 |
31.6 | 22.6 | 11.1 |
Q1 2015 |
30.6 | 19.9 | 9.7 |
Q2 2015 |
28.1 | 19.5 | 9.8 |
Q3 2015 |
26.7 | 16.5 | 8.1 |
Q4 2015 |
26.4 | 18.5 | 8.9 |
Q1 2016 |
27.5 | 17.9 | 8.8 |
Q2 2016 |
25.8 | 17.2 | 8.3 |
Q3 2016 |
25.2 | 16.4 | 8.0 |
Q4 2016 |
24.8 | 16.8 | 7.8 |
Q1 2017 |
23.9 | 14.6 | 6.9 |
Q2 2017 |
24.1 | 14.8 | 6.5 |
Q3 2017 |
24.9 | 15.4 | 7.0 |
Q4 2017 |
23.7 | 15.7 | 7.2 |
Q1 2018 |
21.1 | 13.8 | 6.1 |
Q2 2018 |
21.0 | 12.4 | 5.1 |
Q3 2018 |
22.2 | 13.6 | 6.0 |
Q4 2018 |
21.2 | 13.7 | 5.9 |
Notes: Data for those unemployed for 27 weeks or longer are seasonally adjusted. Data for those unemployed for 52 weeks or longer and 99 weeks or longer are not seasonally adjusted. Q1 = first quarter, Q2 = second quarter, Q3 = third quarter, and Q4 = fourth quarter. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey. |