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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
HOUSEHOLD DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
QUARTERLY AVERAGES
E-10. Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment, seasonally adjusted [Numbers in thousands]
Duration 2022 2023 2024 2025
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED

Less than 5 weeks

 2,298 2,188 2,147 2,229 2,162 2,010 2,086 2,188 2,229 2,237 2,318 2,158 2,330

5 to 14 weeks

 1,695 1,630 1,777 1,704 1,794 1,872 1,911 1,897 1,924 2,007 2,060 2,047 2,078

15 weeks and over

 2,309 2,052 1,946 1,972 1,910 1,972 2,243 2,284 2,189 2,347 2,689 2,829 2,530

15 to 26 weeks

 733 706 789 795 842 858 974 1,026 942 970 1,121 1,224 1,066

27 weeks and over

 1,575 1,345 1,156 1,177 1,068 1,114 1,269 1,258 1,246 1,378 1,567 1,604 1,464

Average (mean) duration, in weeks

 25.0 23.2 21.6 20.5 19.7 20.9 20.8 21.1 21.1 20.6 21.4 23.4 22.0

Median duration, in weeks

 9.6 8.6 8.3 8.1 9.0 8.9 8.9 9.0 9.4 9.2 9.7 10.3 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

 36.5 37.3 36.6 37.7 36.9 34.3 33.4 34.4 35.2 33.9 32.8 30.7 33.6

5 to 14 weeks

 26.9 27.8 30.3 28.9 30.6 32.0 30.6 29.8 30.3 30.4 29.1 29.1 29.9

15 weeks and over

 36.6 35.0 33.1 33.4 32.6 33.7 35.9 35.9 34.5 35.6 38.1 40.2 36.5

15 to 26 weeks

 11.6 12.0 13.4 13.5 14.4 14.7 15.6 16.1 14.9 14.7 15.9 17.4 15.4

27 weeks and over

 25.0 22.9 19.7 19.9 18.2 19.0 20.3 19.8 19.7 20.9 22.2 22.8 21.1

NOTE: Detail for the data shown in this table will not necessarily add to total unemployed because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

 

Last Modified Date: April 04, 2025