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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
May
2023		 May
2024		 May
2023		 May
2024		 May
2023		 May
2024		 May
2023		 May
2024

Total, 16 years and over

 5,700 6,235 100.0 100.0 4,714 5,174 100.0 100.0

Less than 5 weeks

 2,044 2,275 35.9 36.5 1,548 1,767 32.9 34.2

5 to 14 weeks

 1,536 1,578 27.0 25.3 1,279 1,307 27.1 25.3

5 to 10 weeks

 1,006 1,052 17.6 16.9 827 822 17.5 15.9

11 to 14 weeks

 531 526 9.3 8.4 453 485 9.6 9.4

15 weeks and over

 2,120 2,382 37.2 38.2 1,886 2,099 40.0 40.6

15 to 26 weeks

 992 1,049 17.4 16.8 902 954 19.1 18.4

27 weeks and over

 1,127 1,333 19.8 21.4 984 1,146 20.9 22.1

27 to 51 weeks

 398 528 7.0 8.5 349 459 7.4 8.9

52 weeks and over

 730 805 12.8 12.9 635 687 13.5 13.3

Average (mean) duration, in weeks

 21.9 22.0 - - 22.7 23.2 - -

Median duration, in weeks

 9.4 9.3 - - 10.4 10.5 - -

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: June 07, 2024