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Table A-12. Unemployed people by duration of unemployment

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-12. Unemployed people by duration of unemployment [Numbers in thousands]
Duration Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted
May
2025		 Apr.
2026		 May
2026		 May
2025		 Jan.
2026		 Feb.
2026		 Mar.
2026		 Apr.
2026		 May
2026

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED

Less than 5 weeks

 2,431 2,118 2,179 2,456 2,166 2,319 2,138 2,496 2,210

5 to 14 weeks

 1,821 1,561 1,603 2,203 2,151 2,078 1,998 1,859 1,946

15 weeks and over

 2,563 3,088 3,121 2,506 3,015 3,105 3,033 2,890 3,065

15 to 26 weeks

 1,122 1,234 1,157 1,042 1,202 1,206 1,212 1,057 1,077

27 weeks and over

 1,441 1,854 1,964 1,464 1,813 1,899 1,821 1,833 1,988

Average (mean) duration, in weeks

 22.6 26.2 26.8 21.9 23.7 25.7 25.3 24.4 26.0

Median duration, in weeks

 9.7 12.7 11.8 9.5 11.0 11.1 11.5 11.0 11.6

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION

Less than 5 weeks

 35.7 31.3 31.6 34.3 29.5 30.9 29.8 34.4 30.6

5 to 14 weeks

 26.7 23.1 23.2 30.7 29.3 27.7 27.9 25.7 27.0

15 weeks and over

 37.6 45.6 45.2 35.0 41.1 41.4 42.3 39.9 42.4

15 to 26 weeks

 16.5 18.2 16.8 14.5 16.4 16.1 16.9 14.6 14.9

27 weeks and over

 21.1 27.4 28.4 20.4 24.7 25.3 25.4 25.3 27.5

NOTE: Detail for the seasonally adjusted data shown in this table will not necessarily add to total unemployed in table A-1 because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.
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Last Modified Date: June 05, 2026