Department of Labor Logo United States Department of Labor
Dot gov

The .gov means it's official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you're on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Unemployed 27 weeks or longer as a percent of total unemployed

Charts related to the latest "The Employment Situation" news release   |   More chart packages


Unemployed 27 weeks or longer as a percent of total unemployed, seasonally adjusted
Month Percent

Nov 2004

21.4

Dec 2004

20.8

Jan 2005

21.2

Feb 2005

20.4

Mar 2005

21.8

Apr 2005

21.0

May 2005

20.1

June 2005

18.5

July 2005

18.7

Aug 2005

18.9

Sept 2005

18.9

Oct 2005

18.9

Nov 2005

18.0

Dec 2005

18.7

Jan 2006

16.7

Feb 2006

18.7

Mar 2006

18.6

Apr 2006

18.6

May 2006

18.9

June 2006

16.6

July 2006

18.3

Aug 2006

18.3

Sept 2006

18.1

Oct 2006

15.9

Nov 2006

16.4

Dec 2006

16.2

Jan 2007

16.3

Feb 2007

18.0

Mar 2007

18.6

Apr 2007

17.4

May 2007

16.5

June 2007

16.4

July 2007

18.3

Aug 2007

17.5

Sept 2007

17.5

Oct 2007

17.7

Nov 2007

18.9

Dec 2007

17.4

Jan 2008

18.5

Feb 2008

17.8

Mar 2008

16.9

Apr 2008

17.7

May 2008

18.3

June 2008

18.2

July 2008

18.9

Aug 2008

19.8

Sept 2008

21.3

Oct 2008

22.3

Nov 2008

21.1

Dec 2008

23.1

Jan 2009

22.6

Feb 2009

23.4

Mar 2009

24.2

Apr 2009

27.1

May 2009

27.0

June 2009

29.0

July 2009

34.0

Aug 2009

34.3

Sept 2009

36.6

Oct 2009

36.6

Nov 2009

39.3

Dec 2009

40.4

Jan 2010

41.6

Feb 2010

40.5

Mar 2010

43.2

Apr 2010

45.5

May 2010

44.9

June 2010

44.9

July 2010

44.9

Aug 2010

42.8

Sept 2010

42.3

Oct 2010

42.6

Nov 2010

42.4

Dec 2010

44.6

Jan 2011

43.8

Feb 2011

42.8

Mar 2011

44.6

Apr 2011

43.0

May 2011

44.7

June 2011

44.6

July 2011

45.1

Aug 2011

43.6

Sept 2011

45.2

Oct 2011

42.6

Nov 2011

43.2

Dec 2011

42.7

Jan 2012

42.7

Feb 2012

41.1

Mar 2012

41.3

Apr 2012

40.8

May 2012

42.7

June 2012

42.3

July 2012

41.2

Aug 2012

40.4

Sept 2012

40.5

Oct 2012

40.6

Nov 2012

40.2

Dec 2012

38.8

Jan 2013

37.5

Feb 2013

39.2

Mar 2013

39.1

Apr 2013

37.8

May 2013

37.3

June 2013

37.0

July 2013

37.6

Aug 2013

38.6

Sept 2013

36.8

Oct 2013

35.9

Nov 2013

37.7

Dec 2013

37.1

Jan 2014

35.3

Feb 2014

36.5

Mar 2014

35.6

Apr 2014

35.6

May 2014

34.5

June 2014

32.9

July 2014

32.6

Aug 2014

31.2

Sept 2014

31.7

Oct 2014

31.8

Nov 2014

31.1

Dec 2014

32.0

Jan 2015

31.3

Feb 2015

30.8

Mar 2015

29.8

Apr 2015

29.4

May 2015

28.6

June 2015

26.2

July 2015

26.0

Aug 2015

27.6

Sept 2015

26.3

Oct 2015

26.7

Nov 2015

25.8

Dec 2015

26.8

Jan 2016

27.1

Feb 2016

27.8

Mar 2016

28.0

Apr 2016

26.6

May 2016

25.5

June 2016

25.8

July 2016

25.4

Aug 2016

25.6

Sept 2016

24.2

Oct 2016

24.8

Nov 2016

24.7

Dec 2016

24.6

Jan 2017

24.8

Feb 2017

24.1

Mar 2017

23.6

Apr 2017

24.1

May 2017

25.0

June 2017

24.3

July 2017

25.2

Aug 2017

23.7

Sept 2017

24.5

Oct 2017

24.3

Nov 2017

23.6

Dec 2017

22.8

Jan 2018

22.5

Feb 2018

21.5

Mar 2018

20.9

Apr 2018

21.5

May 2018

20.2

June 2018

21.9

July 2018

22.9

Aug 2018

20.6

Sept 2018

22.2

Oct 2018

21.9

Nov 2018

20.1

Dec 2018

20.3

Jan 2019

19.8

Feb 2019

20.7

Mar 2019

20.4

Apr 2019

21.0

May 2019

22.6

June 2019

22.7

July 2019

20.2

Aug 2019

20.7

Sept 2019

23.2

Oct 2019

21.9

Nov 2019

20.5

Dec 2019

20.2

Jan 2020

19.9

Feb 2020

19.5

Mar 2020

15.0

Apr 2020

4.2

May 2020

5.4

June 2020

7.7

July 2020

9.3

Aug 2020

12.2

Sept 2020

19.3

Oct 2020

32.6

Nov 2020

36.6

Dec 2020

36.6

Jan 2021

40.0

Feb 2021

41.4

Mar 2021

42.9

Apr 2021

41.7

May 2021

40.9

June 2021

41.4

July 2021

40.2

Aug 2021

37.7

Sept 2021

35.7

Oct 2021

32.8

Nov 2021

32.5

Dec 2021

30.9

Jan 2022

26.1

Feb 2022

25.5

Mar 2022

23.6

Apr 2022

23.0

May 2022

22.9

June 2022

22.0

July 2022

20.2

Aug 2022

19.4

Sept 2022

20.2

Oct 2022

20.3

Nov 2022

20.6

Dec 2022

19.2

Jan 2023

18.7

Feb 2023

17.5

Mar 2023

17.8

Apr 2023

19.4

May 2023

18.9

June 2023

18.8

July 2023

20.4

Aug 2023

20.6

Sept 2023

20.4

Oct 2023

19.9

Nov 2023

19.4

Dec 2023

19.7

Jan 2024

20.8

Feb 2024

18.7

Mar 2024

19.5

Apr 2024

19.6

May 2024

20.7

June 2024

22.2

July 2024

21.6

Aug 2024

21.3

Sept 2024

23.7

Oct 2024

22.9

Nov 2024

23.2