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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
HOUSEHOLD DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
QUARTERLY AVERAGES
E-10. Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment, seasonally adjusted [Numbers in thousands]
Duration 2021 2022 2023 2024
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED

Less than 5 weeks

 2,228 2,131 2,199 2,004 2,307 2,182 2,155 2,218 2,172 2,004 2,095 2,176 2,218

5 to 14 weeks

 2,226 2,120 1,824 1,718 1,701 1,634 1,765 1,704 1,799 1,878 1,899 1,896 1,920

15 weeks and over

 5,484 5,209 4,241 3,071 2,302 2,047 1,951 1,978 1,904 1,967 2,248 2,290 2,183

15 to 26 weeks

 1,368 1,294 1,106 891 718 720 781 794 846 855 970 1,038 941

27 weeks and over

 4,116 3,914 3,135 2,181 1,584 1,327 1,170 1,184 1,058 1,113 1,278 1,252 1,242

Average (mean) duration, in weeks

 27.7 30.0 29.2 28.0 25.0 23.2 21.6 20.6 19.7 20.9 20.8 21.1 21.1

Median duration, in weeks

 18.3 19.8 14.0 12.1 9.6 8.5 8.3 8.2 9.0 8.8 8.9 9.1 9.5

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION

Total unemployed

 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Less than 5 weeks

 22.4 22.5 26.6 29.5 36.6 37.2 36.7 37.6 37.0 34.3 33.6 34.2 35.1

5 to 14 weeks

 22.4 22.4 22.1 25.3 27.0 27.9 30.1 28.9 30.6 32.1 30.4 29.8 30.4

15 weeks and over

 55.2 55.1 51.3 45.2 36.5 34.9 33.2 33.5 32.4 33.6 36.0 36.0 34.5

15 to 26 weeks

 13.8 13.7 13.4 13.1 11.4 12.3 13.3 13.5 14.4 14.6 15.5 16.3 14.9

27 weeks and over

 41.4 41.4 37.9 32.1 25.1 22.6 19.9 20.1 18.0 19.0 20.5 19.7 19.6

NOTE: Detail for the data shown in this table will not necessarily add to total unemployed because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

 

Last Modified Date: April 05, 2024