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	3rd	4th	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	1st	2nd	3rd
NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED
Less than 5 weeks	2,147	2,229	2,162	2,010	2,086	2,188	2,229	2,237	2,318	2,158	2,330	2,293	2,334
5 to 14 weeks	1,777	1,704	1,794	1,872	1,911	1,897	1,924	2,007	2,060	2,047	2,078	2,203	2,150
15 weeks and over	1,946	1,972	1,910	1,972	2,243	2,284	2,189	2,347	2,689	2,829	2,530	2,623	3,025
15 to 26 weeks	789	795	842	858	974	1,026	942	970	1,121	1,224	1,066	1,029	1,168
27 weeks and over	1,156	1,177	1,068	1,114	1,269	1,258	1,246	1,378	1,567	1,604	1,464	1,593	1,857

Average (mean) duration, in weeks	21.6	20.5	19.7	20.9	20.8	21.1	21.1	20.6	21.4	23.4	22.0	22.7	24.2
Median duration, in weeks	8.3	8.1	9.0	8.9	8.9	9.0	9.4	9.2	9.7	10.3	10.0	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	36.6	37.7	36.9	34.3	33.4	34.4	35.2	33.9	32.8	30.7	33.6	32.2	31.1
5 to 14 weeks	30.3	28.9	30.6	32.0	30.6	29.8	30.3	30.4	29.1	29.1	29.9	30.9	28.6
15 weeks and over	33.1	33.4	32.6	33.7	35.9	35.9	34.5	35.6	38.1	40.2	36.5	36.8	40.3
15 to 26 weeks	13.4	13.5	14.4	14.7	15.6	16.1	14.9	14.7	15.9	17.4	15.4	14.5	15.6
27 weeks and over	19.7	19.9	18.2	19.0	20.3	19.8	19.7	20.9	22.2	22.8	21.1	22.4	24.7
NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

Last Modified Date: November 20, 2025