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

HOUSEHOLD DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
QUARTERLY AVERAGES
E-18. Unemployed persons 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	4th 2023	4th 2024	4th 2023	4th 2024	4th 2023	4th 2024	4th 2023	4th 2024	4th 2023	4th 2024
NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED
Total unemployed	5,944	6,597	4,043	4,456	1,188	1,279	359	428	1,462	1,645
Less than 5 weeks	2,026	1,996	1,463	1,436	343	352	102	99	570	543
5 to 14 weeks	1,761	1,900	1,210	1,260	369	377	91	117	432	494
15 weeks and over	2,156	2,701	1,371	1,759	477	550	165	211	461	608
15 to 26 weeks	957	1,156	636	729	198	258	64	96	239	273
27 weeks and over	1,199	1,545	735	1,030	280	293	101	114	222	335

Average (mean) duration, in weeks	21.4	23.8	20.0	23.5	24.1	23.7	25.6	23.7	18.2	22.3
Median duration, in weeks	9.1	10.5	8.5	9.9	10.1	11.5	13.1	14.2	7.9	9.4

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	34.1	30.3	36.2	32.2	28.8	27.5	28.5	23.3	39.0	33.0
5 to 14 weeks	29.6	28.8	29.9	28.3	31.0	29.4	25.5	27.5	29.5	30.1
15 weeks and over	36.3	40.9	33.9	39.5	40.2	43.0	46.0	49.3	31.5	37.0
15 to 26 weeks	16.1	17.5	15.7	16.4	16.6	20.2	17.8	22.5	16.3	16.6
27 weeks and over	20.2	23.4	18.2	23.1	23.5	22.9	28.2	26.7	15.2	20.4
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. Persons 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.

Last Modified Date: January 10, 2025