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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
Dec.
2023		 Dec.
2024		 Dec.
2023		 Dec.
2024		 Dec.
2023		 Dec.
2024		 Dec.
2023		 Dec.
2024

Total, 16 years and over

 5,907 6,452 100.0 100.0 4,928 5,297 100.0 100.0

Less than 5 weeks

 2,102 2,054 35.6 31.8 1,655 1,543 33.6 29.1

5 to 14 weeks

 1,619 1,801 27.4 27.9 1,379 1,478 28.0 27.9

5 to 10 weeks

 1,116 1,311 18.9 20.3 960 1,100 19.5 20.8

11 to 14 weeks

 504 489 8.5 7.6 419 377 8.5 7.1

15 weeks and over

 2,185 2,597 37.0 40.3 1,895 2,277 38.5 43.0

15 to 26 weeks

 1,000 1,135 16.9 17.6 864 963 17.5 18.2

27 weeks and over

 1,185 1,463 20.1 22.7 1,031 1,314 20.9 24.8

27 to 51 weeks

 493 605 8.3 9.4 431 541 8.7 10.2

52 weeks and over

 692 858 11.7 13.3 600 773 12.2 14.6

Average (mean) duration, in weeks

 21.9 23.3 - - 22.7 25.1 - -

Median duration, in weeks

 9.0 9.8 - - 9.5 10.6 - -

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: January 10, 2025