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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
HOUSEHOLD DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
QUARTERLY AVERAGES
E-10. Unemployed people by duration of unemployment, seasonally adjusted [Numbers in thousands]
Duration 2023 2024 2025 2026
3rd 4th 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd 3rd

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED

Less than 5 weeks

 2,089 2,192 2,213 2,248 2,320 2,162 2,329 2,301 2,337 - 2,208 2,296 2,019

5 to 14 weeks

 1,910 1,900 1,928 1,996 2,061 2,052 2,090 2,198 2,152 - 2,076 1,914 2,027

15 weeks and over

 2,235 2,277 2,197 2,354 2,681 2,822 2,537 2,629 3,022 - 3,051 2,981 3,046

15 to 26 weeks

 971 1,021 945 974 1,119 1,220 1,067 1,033 1,168 - 1,207 1,062 1,164

27 weeks and over

 1,264 1,256 1,252 1,380 1,562 1,602 1,470 1,596 1,854 - 1,844 1,919 1,882

Average (mean) duration, in weeks

 20.8 21.0 21.1 20.6 21.4 23.4 22.1 22.7 24.2 - 24.9 25.3 25.3

Median duration, in weeks

 9.0 9.0 9.4 9.2 9.7 10.4 9.9 10.0 10.1 - 11.2 11.2 11.1

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

Less than 5 weeks

 33.5 34.4 34.9 34.1 32.9 30.7 33.5 32.3 31.1 - 30.1 31.9 28.5

5 to 14 weeks

 30.6 29.8 30.4 30.3 29.2 29.2 30.0 30.8 28.7 - 28.3 26.6 28.6

15 weeks and over

 35.8 35.8 34.7 35.7 38.0 40.1 36.5 36.9 40.2 - 41.6 41.5 42.9

15 to 26 weeks

 15.6 16.0 14.9 14.8 15.8 17.3 15.3 14.5 15.5 - 16.5 14.8 16.4

27 weeks and over

 20.3 19.7 19.8 20.9 22.1 22.8 21.1 22.4 24.7 - 25.1 26.7 26.5

NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. Data for the fourth quarter of 2025 were not produced. Data for October 2025 were not collected due to the federal government shutdown; therefore, reliable estimates for the fourth quarter of 2025 could not be produced.

 

Last Modified Date: October 02, 2026