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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
HOUSEHOLD DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
A-12. Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment, seasonally adjusted [Numbers in thousands]
Duration 2022 2023
Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb.

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED

Less than 5 weeks

 2,142 2,303 2,242 2,052 2,259 2,086 2,227 2,158 2,215 2,244 2,233 1,946 2,289

5 to 14 weeks

 1,803 1,688 1,630 1,771 1,576 1,769 1,797 1,643 1,774 1,694 1,639 1,785 1,845

15 weeks and over

 2,418 1,981 2,000 2,035 2,114 1,827 2,052 1,990 1,987 2,036 1,895 2,001 1,862

15 to 26 weeks

 726 552 526 687 777 734 887 901 817 821 826 890 805

27 weeks and over

 1,691 1,429 1,474 1,349 1,337 1,093 1,165 1,089 1,169 1,215 1,069 1,111 1,057

Average (mean) duration, in weeks

 26.2 24.1 24.8 22.5 22.3 22.1 22.3 20.3 20.8 21.4 19.5 20.4 19.3

Median duration, in weeks

 9.3 8.3 8.2 8.7 8.2 8.3 8.6 8.5 8.4 8.8 8.9 9.1 8.3

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION

Total unemployed

 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Less than 5 weeks

 33.7 38.6 38.2 35.0 38.0 36.7 36.6 37.3 37.1 37.6 38.7 33.9 38.2

5 to 14 weeks

 28.3 28.3 27.8 30.2 26.5 31.1 29.6 28.4 29.7 28.4 28.4 31.1 30.8

15 weeks and over

 38.0 33.2 34.1 34.7 35.5 32.2 33.8 34.4 33.2 34.1 32.9 34.9 31.1

15 to 26 weeks

 11.4 9.2 9.0 11.7 13.1 12.9 14.6 15.6 13.7 13.7 14.3 15.5 13.4

27 weeks and over

 26.6 23.9 25.1 23.0 22.5 19.2 19.2 18.8 19.6 20.3 18.5 19.4 17.6

NOTE: Detail for the data shown in this table will not necessarily add to total unemployed because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

 

Last Modified Date: March 10, 2023