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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
July
2025		 July
2026		 July
2025		 July
2026		 July
2025		 July
2026		 July
2025		 July
2026

Total, 16 years and over

 7,847 7,435 100.0 100.0 6,478 6,096 100.0 100.0

Less than 5 weeks

 2,588 2,217 33.0 29.8 1,982 1,644 30.6 27.0

5 to 14 weeks

 2,377 2,397 30.3 32.2 1,911 1,916 29.5 31.4

5 to 10 weeks

 1,706 1,856 21.7 25.0 1,377 1,449 21.2 23.8

11 to 14 weeks

 671 541 8.6 7.3 534 467 8.2 7.7

15 weeks and over

 2,881 2,821 36.7 37.9 2,586 2,536 39.9 41.6

15 to 26 weeks

 1,028 1,019 13.1 13.7 936 903 14.4 14.8

27 weeks and over

 1,854 1,802 23.6 24.2 1,650 1,633 25.5 26.8

27 to 51 weeks

 791 621 10.1 8.4 715 537 11.0 8.8

52 weeks and over

 1,063 1,181 13.5 15.9 934 1,096 14.4 18.0

Average (mean) duration, in weeks

 22.9 23.7 - - 24.3 25.5 - -

Median duration, in weeks

 9.3 9.5 - - 10.1 10.3 - -

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: August 07, 2026