U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Department of Labor Logo United States Department of Labor
Dot gov

The .gov means it's official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you're on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

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.
2023		 Sept.
2024		 Sept.
2023		 Sept.
2024		 Sept.
2023		 Sept.
2024		 Sept.
2023		 Sept.
2024

Total, 16 years and over

 6,049 6,524 100.0 100.0 4,810 5,271 100.0 100.0

Less than 5 weeks

 2,023 2,095 33.4 32.1 1,456 1,423 30.3 27.0

5 to 14 weeks

 1,865 1,803 30.8 27.6 1,456 1,553 30.3 29.5

5 to 10 weeks

 1,178 1,141 19.5 17.5 891 983 18.5 18.7

11 to 14 weeks

 687 662 11.4 10.1 565 570 11.7 10.8

15 weeks and over

 2,161 2,626 35.7 40.2 1,898 2,295 39.5 43.5

15 to 26 weeks

 928 1,021 15.3 15.7 788 897 16.4 17.0

27 weeks and over

 1,233 1,605 20.4 24.6 1,111 1,398 23.1 26.5

27 to 51 weeks

 479 679 7.9 10.4 444 559 9.2 10.6

52 weeks and over

 754 926 12.5 14.2 667 838 13.9 15.9

Average (mean) duration, in weeks

 21.9 23.1 - - 23.9 24.9 - -

Median duration, in weeks

 9.7 10.7 - - 10.9 12.1 - -

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: October 04, 2024