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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
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
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