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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
HOUSEHOLD DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
A-12. Unemployed people by duration of unemployment, seasonally adjusted [Numbers in thousands]
Duration 2024 2025
Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov.

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED

Less than 5 weeks

 2,208 2,156 2,290 2,337 2,362 2,187 2,451 2,241 2,299 2,476 2,227 - 2,543

5 to 14 weeks

 2,063 1,997 1,935 2,152 2,146 2,269 2,208 2,131 2,034 2,049 2,367 - 2,202

15 weeks and over

 2,890 2,758 2,604 2,486 2,501 2,662 2,495 2,710 2,993 2,977 3,105 - 3,099

15 to 26 weeks

 1,236 1,207 1,161 1,031 1,006 987 1,039 1,063 1,167 1,047 1,290 - 1,189

27 weeks and over

 1,654 1,551 1,443 1,455 1,495 1,675 1,457 1,647 1,826 1,930 1,814 - 1,910

Average (mean) duration, in weeks

 23.6 23.7 22.0 21.3 22.8 23.2 21.8 23.0 24.1 24.5 24.1 - 23.0

Median duration, in weeks

 10.5 10.4 10.4 10.0 9.8 10.4 9.5 10.1 10.2 9.8 10.0 - 9.5

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION

Total unemployed

 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 - 100.0

Less than 5 weeks

 30.8 31.2 33.5 33.5 33.7 30.7 34.3 31.6 31.4 33.0 28.9 - 32.4

5 to 14 weeks

 28.8 28.9 28.3 30.9 30.6 31.9 30.9 30.1 27.8 27.3 30.7 - 28.1

15 weeks and over

 40.4 39.9 38.1 35.6 35.7 37.4 34.9 38.3 40.9 39.7 40.3 - 39.5

15 to 26 weeks

 17.3 17.5 17.0 14.8 14.4 13.9 14.5 15.0 15.9 14.0 16.8 - 15.2

27 weeks and over

 23.1 22.4 21.1 20.9 21.3 23.5 20.4 23.3 24.9 25.7 23.6 - 24.3

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. Data for October 2025 were not collected due to the federal government shutdown.

 

Last Modified Date: December 16, 2025