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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
Aug.
2025		 Aug.
2026		 Aug.
2025		 Aug.
2026		 Aug.
2025		 Aug.
2026		 Aug.
2025		 Aug.
2026

Total, 16 years and over

 7,747 7,381 100.0 100.0 6,198 5,982 100.0 100.0

Less than 5 weeks

 2,477 1,978 32.0 26.8 1,833 1,423 29.6 23.8

5 to 14 weeks

 2,409 2,440 31.1 33.1 1,813 1,965 29.2 32.8

5 to 10 weeks

 1,611 1,533 20.8 20.8 1,216 1,240 19.6 20.7

11 to 14 weeks

 798 907 10.3 12.3 597 724 9.6 12.1

15 weeks and over

 2,861 2,964 36.9 40.2 2,552 2,594 41.2 43.4

15 to 26 weeks

 923 1,018 11.9 13.8 833 876 13.4 14.6

27 weeks and over

 1,938 1,946 25.0 26.4 1,719 1,718 27.7 28.7

27 to 51 weeks

 787 664 10.2 9.0 712 599 11.5 10.0

52 weeks and over

 1,151 1,281 14.9 17.4 1,007 1,119 16.3 18.7

Average (mean) duration, in weeks

 24.3 26.1 - - 26.2 27.6 - -

Median duration, in weeks

 9.8 11.3 - - 10.8 12.3 - -

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: September 04, 2026