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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
May
2024		 May
2025		 May
2024		 May
2025		 May
2024		 May
2025		 May
2024		 May
2025

Total, 16 years and over

 6,235 6,815 100.0 100.0 5,174 5,618 100.0 100.0

Less than 5 weeks

 2,275 2,431 36.5 35.7 1,767 1,797 34.2 32.0

5 to 14 weeks

 1,578 1,821 25.3 26.7 1,307 1,511 25.3 26.9

5 to 10 weeks

 1,052 1,126 16.9 16.5 822 927 15.9 16.5

11 to 14 weeks

 526 695 8.4 10.2 485 585 9.4 10.4

15 weeks and over

 2,382 2,563 38.2 37.6 2,099 2,309 40.6 41.1

15 to 26 weeks

 1,049 1,122 16.8 16.5 954 1,016 18.4 18.1

27 weeks and over

 1,333 1,441 21.4 21.1 1,146 1,293 22.1 23.0

27 to 51 weeks

 528 553 8.5 8.1 459 516 8.9 9.2

52 weeks and over

 805 888 12.9 13.0 687 776 13.3 13.8

Average (mean) duration, in weeks

 22.0 22.6 - - 23.2 23.9 - -

Median duration, in weeks

 9.3 9.7 - - 10.5 11.1 - -

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: June 06, 2025