E-18. Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

HOUSEHOLD DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
QUARTERLY AVERAGES
E-18. Unemployed people by duration of unemployment, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity [Numbers in thousands]
Duration	Total		White		Black or African American		Asian		Hispanic or Latino
Duration	3rd 2025	3rd 2026	3rd 2025	3rd 2026	3rd 2025	3rd 2026	3rd 2025	3rd 2026	3rd 2025	3rd 2026
NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED
Total unemployed	7,639	7,225	4,935	4,620	1,741	1,468	520	469	1,832	1,692
Less than 5 weeks	2,408	2,077	1,673	1,410	464	381	138	115	601	532
5 to 14 weeks	2,320	2,212	1,537	1,510	441	412	175	118	550	500
15 weeks and over	2,911	2,936	1,726	1,699	836	676	206	236	682	660
15 to 26 weeks	1,044	1,041	663	608	247	247	76	80	253	233
27 weeks and over	1,866	1,895	1,063	1,091	589	428	130	156	428	427

Average (mean) duration, in weeks	23.9	25.0	22.4	23.3	28.8	26.9	25.3	29.7	24.3	24.1
Median duration, in weeks	9.9	10.7	9.2	9.8	13.5	12.9	11.1	14.7	9.6	9.8

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION
Total unemployed	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Less than 5 weeks	31.5	28.7	33.9	30.5	26.7	25.9	26.6	24.4	32.8	31.4
5 to 14 weeks	30.4	30.6	31.1	32.7	25.3	28.1	33.7	25.3	30.0	29.6
15 weeks and over	38.1	40.6	35.0	36.8	48.0	46.0	39.7	50.3	37.2	39.0
15 to 26 weeks	13.7	14.4	13.4	13.2	14.2	16.9	14.7	17.0	13.8	13.8
27 weeks and over	24.4	26.2	21.5	23.6	33.8	29.2	25.0	33.3	23.4	25.2
NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups (White, Black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals because data are not presented for all races. People whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. 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