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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
2023		 June
2024		 June
2023		 June
2024		 June
2023		 June
2024		 June
2023		 June
2024

Total, 16 years and over

 6,351 7,233 100.0 100.0 5,187 5,942 100.0 100.0

Less than 5 weeks

 2,788 2,834 43.9 39.2 2,116 2,092 40.8 35.2

5 to 14 weeks

 1,667 1,920 26.2 26.5 1,395 1,567 26.9 26.4

5 to 10 weeks

 1,218 1,416 19.2 19.6 1,015 1,112 19.6 18.7

11 to 14 weeks

 449 503 7.1 7.0 381 454 7.3 7.6

15 weeks and over

 1,896 2,479 29.8 34.3 1,676 2,284 32.3 38.4

15 to 26 weeks

 845 1,016 13.3 14.0 722 966 13.9 16.3

27 weeks and over

 1,051 1,464 16.6 20.2 954 1,318 18.4 22.2

27 to 51 weeks

 388 677 6.1 9.4 363 612 7.0 10.3

52 weeks and over

 664 787 10.4 10.9 591 706 11.4 11.9

Average (mean) duration, in weeks

 19.3 19.3 - - 20.7 21.1 - -

Median duration, in weeks

 6.4 7.5 - - 7.3 9.2 - -

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: July 05, 2024