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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
HOUSEHOLD DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
A-35. Unemployed total and full-time workers by duration of unemployment [Numbers in thousands]
Duration Total Full-time workers
Unemployed Percent distribution Unemployed Percent distribution
Mar.
2025		 Mar.
2026		 Mar.
2025		 Mar.
2026		 Mar.
2025		 Mar.
2026		 Mar.
2025		 Mar.
2026

Total, 16 years and over

 7,242 7,337 100.0 100.0 5,895 5,973 100.0 100.0

Less than 5 weeks

 2,085 1,838 28.8 25.1 1,565 1,339 26.6 22.4

5 to 14 weeks

 2,338 2,157 32.3 29.4 1,935 1,753 32.8 29.4

5 to 10 weeks

 1,444 1,386 19.9 18.9 1,185 1,094 20.1 18.3

11 to 14 weeks

 894 771 12.3 10.5 751 660 12.7 11.0

15 weeks and over

 2,819 3,342 38.9 45.5 2,394 2,880 40.6 48.2

15 to 26 weeks

 1,220 1,422 16.9 19.4 1,010 1,185 17.1 19.8

27 weeks and over

 1,599 1,919 22.1 26.2 1,384 1,696 23.5 28.4

27 to 51 weeks

 630 635 8.7 8.7 553 560 9.4 9.4

52 weeks and over

 969 1,285 13.4 17.5 830 1,135 14.1 19.0

Average (mean) duration, in weeks

 23.6 26.1 - - 24.2 27.8 - -

Median duration, in weeks

 10.9 12.8 - - 11.6 13.9 - -

NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. Dash indicates no data or data that do not meet publication criteria (values not shown where base is less than 75,000).

 

Last Modified Date: April 03, 2026