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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
Apr.
2024		 Apr.
2025		 Apr.
2024		 Apr.
2025		 Apr.
2024		 Apr.
2025		 Apr.
2024		 Apr.
2025

Total, 16 years and over

 5,894 6,580 100.0 100.0 4,801 5,484 100.0 100.0

Less than 5 weeks

 1,888 1,791 32.0 27.2 1,410 1,278 29.4 23.3

5 to 14 weeks

 1,670 1,923 28.3 29.2 1,383 1,603 28.8 29.2

5 to 10 weeks

 1,054 1,231 17.9 18.7 875 1,011 18.2 18.4

11 to 14 weeks

 616 692 10.5 10.5 507 591 10.6 10.8

15 weeks and over

 2,336 2,866 39.6 43.6 2,009 2,604 41.8 47.5

15 to 26 weeks

 1,064 1,172 18.1 17.8 904 1,065 18.8 19.4

27 weeks and over

 1,271 1,694 21.6 25.7 1,105 1,539 23.0 28.1

27 to 51 weeks

 577 746 9.8 11.3 494 661 10.3 12.1

52 weeks and over

 694 948 11.8 14.4 611 878 12.7 16.0

Average (mean) duration, in weeks

 21.4 24.9 - - 22.8 26.8 - -

Median duration, in weeks

 10.5 12.0 - - 11.4 13.6 - -

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: May 02, 2025