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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
Sept.
2024		 Sept.
2025		 Sept.
2024		 Sept.
2025		 Sept.
2024		 Sept.
2025		 Sept.
2024		 Sept.
2025

Total, 16 years and over

 6,524 7,324 100.0 100.0 5,271 5,990 100.0 100.0

Less than 5 weeks

 2,095 2,160 32.1 29.5 1,423 1,532 27.0 25.6

5 to 14 weeks

 1,803 2,174 27.6 29.7 1,553 1,792 29.5 29.9

5 to 10 weeks

 1,141 1,458 17.5 19.9 983 1,196 18.7 20.0

11 to 14 weeks

 662 716 10.1 9.8 570 596 10.8 10.0

15 weeks and over

 2,626 2,989 40.2 40.8 2,295 2,665 43.5 44.5

15 to 26 weeks

 1,021 1,182 15.7 16.1 897 1,027 17.0 17.1

27 weeks and over

 1,605 1,808 24.6 24.7 1,398 1,638 26.5 27.3

27 to 51 weeks

 679 672 10.4 9.2 559 610 10.6 10.2

52 weeks and over

 926 1,136 14.2 15.5 838 1,027 15.9 17.2

Average (mean) duration, in weeks

 23.1 24.7 - - 24.9 26.8 - -

Median duration, in weeks

 10.7 10.7 - - 12.1 12.3 - -

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: November 20, 2025