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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
HOUSEHOLD DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
A-35. Unemployed total and full-time workers by duration of unemployment [Numbers in thousands]
Duration Total Full-time workers
Unemployed Percent distribution Unemployed Percent distribution
Feb.
2025		 Feb.
2026		 Feb.
2025		 Feb.
2026		 Feb.
2025		 Feb.
2026		 Feb.
2025		 Feb.
2026

Total, 16 years and over

 7,572 8,052 100.0 100.0 6,207 6,448 100.0 100.0

Less than 5 weeks

 2,216 2,198 29.3 27.3 1,576 1,538 25.4 23.9

5 to 14 weeks

 2,652 2,540 35.0 31.5 2,246 2,060 36.2 31.9

5 to 10 weeks

 1,748 1,687 23.1 20.9 1,431 1,340 23.1 20.8

11 to 14 weeks

 904 853 11.9 10.6 815 720 13.1 11.2

15 weeks and over

 2,703 3,313 35.7 41.1 2,385 2,850 38.4 44.2

15 to 26 weeks

 1,172 1,344 15.5 16.7 1,012 1,107 16.3 17.2

27 weeks and over

 1,531 1,969 20.2 24.5 1,373 1,743 22.1 27.0

27 to 51 weeks

 655 639 8.6 7.9 586 572 9.4 8.9

52 weeks and over

 876 1,330 11.6 16.5 787 1,172 12.7 18.2

Average (mean) duration, in weeks

 21.0 25.3 - - 22.5 26.8 - -

Median duration, in weeks

 9.9 11.2 - - 11.0 12.4 - -

NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. Dash indicates no data or data that do not meet publication criteria (values not shown where base is less than 75,000).

 

Last Modified Date: March 06, 2026