Chart 4. Long-term unemployed as a percentage of total unemployed, quarterly averages, 2005–2022 (in percent)  
Quarter 27 weeks or longer 52 weeks or longer

Q1 2005

21.1 12.3

Q2 2005

19.9 12.2

Q3 2005

18.9 11.1

Q4 2005

18.5 11.3

Q1 2006

18.0 10.0

Q2 2006

18.0 10.1

Q3 2006

18.2 10.2

Q4 2006

16.2 9.7

Q1 2007

17.6 9.9

Q2 2007

16.8 9.5

Q3 2007

17.8 9.9

Q4 2007

18.0 10.4

Q1 2008

17.7 9.5

Q2 2008

18.1 9.8

Q3 2008

20.0 10.2

Q4 2008

22.2 12.7

Q1 2009

23.4 11.8

Q2 2009

27.7 14.2

Q3 2009

35.0 16.8

Q4 2009

38.7 21.9

Q1 2010

41.8 24.7

Q2 2010

45.1 30.9

Q3 2010

43.3 29.8

Q4 2010

43.2 31.0

Q1 2011

43.7 30.4

Q2 2011

44.1 31.9

Q3 2011

44.6 31.8

Q4 2011

42.8 31.4

Q1 2012

41.7 29.5

Q2 2012

42.0 30.1

Q3 2012

40.7 28.3

Q4 2012

39.9 29.2

Q1 2013

38.6 25.4

Q2 2013

37.4 26.5

Q3 2013

37.7 25.7

Q4 2013

36.9 26.2

Q1 2014

35.8 24.3

Q2 2014

34.4 23.6

Q3 2014

31.8 21.5

Q4 2014

31.6 22.6

Q1 2015

30.7 19.9

Q2 2015

28.1 19.5

Q3 2015

26.6 16.5

Q4 2015

26.4 18.5

Q1 2016

27.6 17.9

Q2 2016

26.0 17.2

Q3 2016

25.0 16.4

Q4 2016

24.7 16.8

Q1 2017

24.2 14.6

Q2 2017

24.5 14.8

Q3 2017

24.5 15.4

Q4 2017

23.6 15.7

Q1 2018

21.6 13.8

Q2 2018

21.2 12.4

Q3 2018

21.9 13.6

Q4 2018

20.8 13.7

Q1 2019

20.7 12.6

Q2 2019

22.8 13.7

Q3 2019

20.6 11.8

Q4 2019

20.4 12.8

Q1 2020

18.6 11.0

Q2 2020

5.7 2.7

Q3 2020

12.9 5.8

Q4 2020

35.0 7.6

Q1 2021

41.7 14.6

Q2 2021

41.8 29.3

Q3 2021

37.4 26.9

Q4 2021

31.7 23.3

Q1 2022

25.4 17.6

Q2 2022

23.5 16.1

Q3 2022

19.1 13.0

Q4 2022

19.5 13.3

Data for 27 weeks or longer are seasonally adjusted, and data for 52 weeks or longer are not seasonally adjusted. Turning points are quarterly. Q1 = first quarter, Q2 = second quarter, Q3 = third quarter, and Q4 = fourth quarter.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey.