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	2nd 2024	2nd 2025	2nd 2024	2nd 2025	2nd 2024	2nd 2025	2nd 2024	2nd 2025	2nd 2024	2nd 2025
NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED
Total unemployed	6,454	6,952	4,321	4,690	1,309	1,403	390	427	1,532	1,649
Less than 5 weeks	2,332	2,385	1,624	1,710	408	390	131	132	585	561
5 to 14 weeks	1,723	1,893	1,138	1,258	368	378	95	128	389	481
15 weeks and over	2,399	2,673	1,559	1,722	534	635	164	167	558	608
15 to 26 weeks	1,043	1,101	675	699	252	275	59	70	257	265
27 weeks and over	1,356	1,572	884	1,022	281	360	105	97	301	343

Average (mean) duration, in weeks	20.8	22.9	20.4	22.2	21.9	26.2	22.4	21.8	20.0	22.8
Median duration, in weeks	9.1	9.7	8.7	9.1	10.6	12.5	10.5	10.0	8.8	9.5

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	36.1	34.3	37.6	36.5	31.2	27.8	33.5	31.0	38.2	34.0
5 to 14 weeks	26.7	27.2	26.3	26.8	28.1	26.9	24.4	29.9	25.4	29.2
15 weeks and over	37.2	38.5	36.1	36.7	40.8	45.3	42.1	39.1	36.4	36.9
15 to 26 weeks	16.2	15.8	15.6	14.9	19.3	19.6	15.3	16.3	16.8	16.1
27 weeks and over	21.0	22.6	20.5	21.8	21.5	25.7	26.8	22.8	19.6	20.8
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.

Last Modified Date: July 03, 2025