E-10. Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment, seasonally adjusted

HOUSEHOLD DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
QUARTERLY AVERAGES
E-10. Unemployed people by duration of unemployment, seasonally adjusted [Numbers in thousands]
Duration	2022			2023				2024				2025
Duration	2nd	3rd	4th	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	1st	2nd
NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED
Less than 5 weeks	2,188	2,147	2,229	2,162	2,010	2,086	2,188	2,229	2,237	2,318	2,158	2,330	2,293
5 to 14 weeks	1,630	1,777	1,704	1,794	1,872	1,911	1,897	1,924	2,007	2,060	2,047	2,078	2,203
15 weeks and over	2,052	1,946	1,972	1,910	1,972	2,243	2,284	2,189	2,347	2,689	2,829	2,530	2,623
15 to 26 weeks	706	789	795	842	858	974	1,026	942	970	1,121	1,224	1,066	1,029
27 weeks and over	1,345	1,156	1,177	1,068	1,114	1,269	1,258	1,246	1,378	1,567	1,604	1,464	1,593

Average (mean) duration, in weeks	23.2	21.6	20.5	19.7	20.9	20.8	21.1	21.1	20.6	21.4	23.4	22.0	22.7
Median duration, in weeks	8.6	8.3	8.1	9.0	8.9	8.9	9.0	9.4	9.2	9.7	10.3	10.0	10.0

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION
Total unemployed	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Less than 5 weeks	37.3	36.6	37.7	36.9	34.3	33.4	34.4	35.2	33.9	32.8	30.7	33.6	32.2
5 to 14 weeks	27.8	30.3	28.9	30.6	32.0	30.6	29.8	30.3	30.4	29.1	29.1	29.9	30.9
15 weeks and over	35.0	33.1	33.4	32.6	33.7	35.9	35.9	34.5	35.6	38.1	40.2	36.5	36.8
15 to 26 weeks	12.0	13.4	13.5	14.4	14.7	15.6	16.1	14.9	14.7	15.9	17.4	15.4	14.5
27 weeks and over	22.9	19.7	19.9	18.2	19.0	20.3	19.8	19.7	20.9	22.2	22.8	21.1	22.4
NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

Last Modified Date: July 03, 2025