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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
Apr.
2025		 Apr.
2026		 Apr.
2025		 Apr.
2026		 Apr.
2025		 Apr.
2026		 Apr.
2025		 Apr.
2026

Total, 16 years and over

 6,582 6,768 100.0 100.0 5,487 5,538 100.0 100.0

Less than 5 weeks

 1,793 2,118 27.2 31.3 1,281 1,530 23.3 27.6

5 to 14 weeks

 1,923 1,561 29.2 23.1 1,602 1,285 29.2 23.2

5 to 10 weeks

 1,231 891 18.7 13.2 1,010 743 18.4 13.4

11 to 14 weeks

 692 670 10.5 9.9 592 543 10.8 9.8

15 weeks and over

 2,865 3,088 43.5 45.6 2,604 2,723 47.5 49.2

15 to 26 weeks

 1,171 1,234 17.8 18.2 1,064 1,063 19.4 19.2

27 weeks and over

 1,694 1,854 25.7 27.4 1,540 1,661 28.1 30.0

27 to 51 weeks

 745 597 11.3 8.8 661 514 12.0 9.3

52 weeks and over

 949 1,257 14.4 18.6 879 1,146 16.0 20.7

Average (mean) duration, in weeks

 24.9 26.2 - - 26.9 28.0 - -

Median duration, in weeks

 12.0 12.7 - - 13.6 14.2 - -

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: May 08, 2026