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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
June
2024
June
2025
June
2024
June
2025
June
2024
June
2025
June
2024
June
2025

Total, 16 years and over

7,233 7,460 100.0 100.0 5,942 5,989 100.0 100.0

Less than 5 weeks

2,834 2,932 39.2 39.3 2,092 2,083 35.2 34.8

5 to 14 weeks

1,920 1,936 26.5 26.0 1,567 1,612 26.4 26.9

5 to 10 weeks

1,416 1,489 19.6 20.0 1,112 1,221 18.7 20.4

11 to 14 weeks

503 447 7.0 6.0 454 391 7.6 6.5

15 weeks and over

2,479 2,591 34.3 34.7 2,284 2,294 38.4 38.3

15 to 26 weeks

1,016 1,010 14.0 13.5 966 885 16.3 14.8

27 weeks and over

1,464 1,581 20.2 21.2 1,318 1,409 22.2 23.5

27 to 51 weeks

677 597 9.4 8.0 612 544 10.3 9.1

52 weeks and over

787 984 10.9 13.2 706 865 11.9 14.4

Average (mean) duration, in weeks

19.3 21.5 - - 21.1 23.1 - -

Median duration, in weeks

7.5 7.9 - - 9.2 9.1 - -

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: July 03, 2025