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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
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
1st
2025		 1st
2026		 1st
2025		 1st
2026		 1st
2025		 1st
2026		 1st
2025		 1st
2026		 1st
2025		 1st
2026

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED

Total unemployed

 7,427 7,777 5,068 4,870 1,391 1,645 432 594 1,870 1,910

Less than 5 weeks

 2,339 2,202 1,629 1,454 435 398 110 169 601 575

5 to 14 weeks

 2,364 2,337 1,661 1,466 394 470 130 192 623 577

15 weeks and over

 2,724 3,238 1,778 1,950 562 777 192 234 647 757

15 to 26 weeks

 1,186 1,326 804 827 231 309 75 73 253 326

27 weeks and over

 1,538 1,912 974 1,123 330 468 117 161 394 431

Average (mean) duration, in weeks

 21.7 24.5 20.8 23.3 24.7 27.7 24.3 24.6 20.8 23.0

Median duration, in weeks

 10.0 11.2 9.6 10.7 10.6 13.4 12.8 10.7 9.6 10.8

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 28.3 32.1 29.9 31.3 24.2 25.4 28.4 32.1 30.1

5 to 14 weeks

 31.8 30.1 32.8 30.1 28.4 28.6 30.2 32.3 33.3 30.2

15 weeks and over

 36.7 41.6 35.1 40.0 40.4 47.3 44.5 39.3 34.6 39.7

15 to 26 weeks

 16.0 17.0 15.9 17.0 16.6 18.8 17.5 12.3 13.5 17.1

27 weeks and over

 20.7 24.6 19.2 23.1 23.8 28.5 27.0 27.0 21.0 22.6

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 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: April 03, 2026