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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
Aug.
2024		 Aug.
2025		 Aug.
2024		 Aug.
2025		 Aug.
2024		 Aug.
2025		 Aug.
2024		 Aug.
2025

Total, 16 years and over

 7,415 7,747 100.0 100.0 5,971 6,198 100.0 100.0

Less than 5 weeks

 2,442 2,477 32.9 32.0 1,804 1,833 30.2 29.6

5 to 14 weeks

 2,395 2,409 32.3 31.1 1,932 1,813 32.4 29.2

5 to 10 weeks

 1,563 1,611 21.1 20.8 1,221 1,216 20.4 19.6

11 to 14 weeks

 832 798 11.2 10.3 711 597 11.9 9.6

15 weeks and over

 2,578 2,861 34.8 36.9 2,234 2,552 37.4 41.2

15 to 26 weeks

 1,028 923 13.9 11.9 895 833 15.0 13.4

27 weeks and over

 1,550 1,938 20.9 25.0 1,339 1,719 22.4 27.7

27 to 51 weeks

 681 787 9.2 10.2 568 712 9.5 11.5

52 weeks and over

 869 1,151 11.7 14.9 771 1,007 12.9 16.3

Average (mean) duration, in weeks

 20.8 24.3 - - 22.0 26.2 - -

Median duration, in weeks

 9.5 9.8 - - 10.3 10.8 - -

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: September 05, 2025