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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.
2022		 Aug.
2023		 Aug.
2022		 Aug.
2023		 Aug.
2022		 Aug.
2023		 Aug.
2022		 Aug.
2023

Total, 16 years and over

 6,256 6,623 100.0 100.0 5,086 5,289 100.0 100.0

Less than 5 weeks

 2,162 2,173 34.6 32.8 1,590 1,536 31.3 29.0

5 to 14 weeks

 2,175 2,280 34.8 34.4 1,811 1,812 35.6 34.3

5 to 10 weeks

 1,491 1,612 23.8 24.3 1,236 1,231 24.3 23.3

11 to 14 weeks

 684 667 10.9 10.1 575 581 11.3 11.0

15 weeks and over

 1,919 2,171 30.7 32.8 1,684 1,940 33.1 36.7

15 to 26 weeks

 683 796 10.9 12.0 574 697 11.3 13.2

27 weeks and over

 1,236 1,374 19.8 20.7 1,110 1,244 21.8 23.5

27 to 51 weeks

 397 575 6.4 8.7 372 513 7.3 9.7

52 weeks and over

 839 799 13.4 12.1 738 730 14.5 13.8

Average (mean) duration, in weeks

 22.1 20.2 - - 23.2 22.5 - -

Median duration, in weeks

 8.6 8.8 - - 9.3 9.9 - -

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 01, 2023