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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
2024		 July
2025		 July
2024		 July
2025		 July
2024		 July
2025		 July
2024		 July
2025

Total, 16 years and over

 7,685 7,847 100.0 100.0 6,217 6,478 100.0 100.0

Less than 5 weeks

 2,638 2,588 34.3 33.0 1,980 1,982 31.8 30.6

5 to 14 weeks

 2,542 2,377 33.1 30.3 2,061 1,911 33.1 29.5

5 to 10 weeks

 1,819 1,706 23.7 21.7 1,447 1,377 23.3 21.2

11 to 14 weeks

 723 671 9.4 8.6 613 534 9.9 8.2

15 weeks and over

 2,505 2,881 32.6 36.7 2,176 2,586 35.0 39.9

15 to 26 weeks

 938 1,028 12.2 13.1 811 936 13.0 14.4

27 weeks and over

 1,568 1,854 20.4 23.6 1,365 1,650 22.0 25.5

27 to 51 weeks

 789 791 10.3 10.1 717 715 11.5 11.0

52 weeks and over

 779 1,063 10.1 13.5 648 934 10.4 14.4

Average (mean) duration, in weeks

 19.6 22.9 - - 20.2 24.3 - -

Median duration, in weeks

 8.7 9.3 - - 9.3 10.1 - -

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: August 01, 2025