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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
Sept.
2025		 Sept.
2026		 Sept.
2025		 Sept.
2026		 Sept.
2025		 Sept.
2026		 Sept.
2025		 Sept.
2026

Total, 16 years and over

 7,324 6,859 100.0 100.0 5,990 5,514 100.0 100.0

Less than 5 weeks

 2,160 2,036 29.5 29.7 1,532 1,383 25.6 25.1

5 to 14 weeks

 2,174 1,801 29.7 26.3 1,792 1,479 29.9 26.8

5 to 10 weeks

 1,458 1,112 19.9 16.2 1,196 861 20.0 15.6

11 to 14 weeks

 716 689 9.8 10.0 596 618 10.0 11.2

15 weeks and over

 2,989 3,023 40.8 44.1 2,665 2,651 44.5 48.1

15 to 26 weeks

 1,182 1,086 16.1 15.8 1,027 951 17.1 17.2

27 weeks and over

 1,808 1,937 24.7 28.2 1,638 1,701 27.3 30.8

27 to 51 weeks

 672 813 9.2 11.9 610 707 10.2 12.8

52 weeks and over

 1,136 1,124 15.5 16.4 1,027 993 17.2 18.0

Average (mean) duration, in weeks

 24.7 25.4 - - 26.8 27.8 - -

Median duration, in weeks

 10.7 12.1 - - 12.3 13.8 - -

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: October 02, 2026