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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
HOUSEHOLD DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
QUARTERLY AVERAGES
E-18. Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
[Numbers in thousands]
Duration Total White Black or African
American
Asian Hispanic or Latino
4th
2022
4th
2023
4th
2022
4th
2023
4th
2022
4th
2023
4th
2022
4th
2023
4th
2022
4th
2023

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED

Total unemployed

5,495 5,944 3,700 4,043 1,176 1,188 282 359 1,206 1,462

Less than 5 weeks

2,068 2,026 1,509 1,463 343 343 92 102 533 570

5 to 14 weeks

1,583 1,761 1,054 1,210 352 369 90 91 324 432

15 weeks and over

1,844 2,156 1,137 1,371 481 477 100 165 349 461

15 to 26 weeks

726 957 449 636 199 198 37 64 129 239

27 weeks and over

1,118 1,199 688 735 282 280 62 101 220 222

Average (mean) duration, in weeks

20.9 21.4 19.9 20.0 23.5 24.1 20.7 25.6 18.6 18.2

Median duration, in weeks

8.3 9.1 7.2 8.5 11.4 10.1 9.4 13.1 6.9 7.9

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION

Total unemployed

100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Less than 5 weeks

37.6 34.1 40.8 36.2 29.2 28.8 32.7 28.5 44.2 39.0

5 to 14 weeks

28.8 29.6 28.5 29.9 29.9 31.0 32.0 25.5 26.9 29.5

15 weeks and over

33.6 36.3 30.7 33.9 40.9 40.2 35.3 46.0 29.0 31.5

15 to 26 weeks

13.2 16.1 12.1 15.7 16.9 16.6 13.2 17.8 10.7 16.3

27 weeks and over

20.3 20.2 18.6 18.2 24.0 23.5 22.1 28.2 18.2 15.2

NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups (White, Black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals because data are not presented for all races. Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

 

Last Modified Date: January 05, 2024