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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
May
2025		 May
2026		 May
2025		 May
2026		 May
2025		 May
2026		 May
2025		 May
2026

Total, 16 years and over

 6,815 6,904 100.0 100.0 5,618 5,612 100.0 100.0

Less than 5 weeks

 2,431 2,179 35.7 31.6 1,797 1,496 32.0 26.7

5 to 14 weeks

 1,821 1,603 26.7 23.2 1,511 1,345 26.9 24.0

5 to 10 weeks

 1,126 1,109 16.5 16.1 927 913 16.5 16.3

11 to 14 weeks

 695 494 10.2 7.2 585 432 10.4 7.7

15 weeks and over

 2,563 3,121 37.6 45.2 2,309 2,772 41.1 49.4

15 to 26 weeks

 1,122 1,157 16.5 16.8 1,016 1,015 18.1 18.1

27 weeks and over

 1,441 1,964 21.1 28.4 1,293 1,757 23.0 31.3

27 to 51 weeks

 553 691 8.1 10.0 516 626 9.2 11.2

52 weeks and over

 888 1,273 13.0 18.4 776 1,131 13.8 20.1

Average (mean) duration, in weeks

 22.6 26.8 - - 23.9 28.7 - -

Median duration, in weeks

 9.7 11.8 - - 11.1 14.2 - -

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: June 05, 2026