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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
Jan.
2025		 Jan.
2026		 Jan.
2025		 Jan.
2026		 Jan.
2025		 Jan.
2026		 Jan.
2025		 Jan.
2026

Total, 16 years and over

 7,467 7,941 100.0 100.0 6,136 6,422 100.0 100.0

Less than 5 weeks

 2,716 2,557 36.4 32.2 2,042 1,842 33.3 28.7

5 to 14 weeks

 2,101 2,313 28.1 29.1 1,740 1,904 28.4 29.7

5 to 10 weeks

 1,391 1,540 18.6 19.4 1,153 1,268 18.8 19.7

11 to 14 weeks

 710 773 9.5 9.7 587 636 9.6 9.9

15 weeks and over

 2,650 3,070 35.5 38.7 2,354 2,676 38.4 41.7

15 to 26 weeks

 1,166 1,201 15.6 15.1 1,001 987 16.3 15.4

27 weeks and over

 1,484 1,869 19.9 23.5 1,353 1,689 22.0 26.3

27 to 51 weeks

 682 735 9.1 9.3 633 662 10.3 10.3

52 weeks and over

 801 1,134 10.7 14.3 719 1,027 11.7 16.0

Average (mean) duration, in weeks

 20.6 22.4 - - 22.2 23.7 - -

Median duration, in weeks

 9.1 10.1 - - 9.9 11.1 - -

NOTE: 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: February 11, 2026