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Table A-12. Unemployed people by duration of unemployment

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-12. Unemployed people by duration of unemployment [Numbers in thousands]
Duration Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted
Dec.
2024		 Nov.
2025		 Dec.
2025		 Dec.
2024		 Aug.
2025		 Sept.
2025		 Oct.
2025		 Nov.
2025		 Dec.
2025

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED

Less than 5 weeks

 2,054 2,357 2,167 2,175 2,475 2,232 - 2,540 2,289

5 to 14 weeks

 1,801 2,066 1,848 2,014 2,058 2,356 - 2,190 2,069

15 weeks and over

 2,597 2,978 2,988 2,753 2,975 3,101 - 3,099 3,143

15 to 26 weeks

 1,135 1,116 1,128 1,202 1,051 1,286 - 1,190 1,195

27 weeks and over

 1,463 1,862 1,860 1,551 1,924 1,815 - 1,910 1,948

Average (mean) duration, in weeks

 23.3 23.7 24.1 23.7 24.5 24.1 - 23.1 24.4

Median duration, in weeks

 9.8 10.0 11.1 10.2 9.9 10.1 - 9.8 11.4

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION

Less than 5 weeks

 31.8 31.8 30.9 31.3 33.0 29.0 - 32.4 30.5

5 to 14 weeks

 27.9 27.9 26.4 29.0 27.4 30.6 - 28.0 27.6

15 weeks and over

 40.3 40.2 42.7 39.7 39.6 40.3 - 39.6 41.9

15 to 26 weeks

 17.6 15.1 16.1 17.3 14.0 16.7 - 15.2 15.9

27 weeks and over

 22.7 25.2 26.6 22.3 25.6 23.6 - 24.4 26.0

NOTE: Detail for the seasonally adjusted data shown in this table will not necessarily add to total unemployed in table A-1 because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. Data for October 2025 were not collected due to the federal government shutdown.
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Last Modified Date: January 09, 2026