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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
Mar.
2024		 Mar.
2025		 Mar.
2024		 Mar.
2025		 Mar.
2024		 Mar.
2025		 Mar.
2024		 Mar.
2025

Total, 16 years and over

 6,604 7,242 100.0 100.0 5,259 5,895 100.0 100.0

Less than 5 weeks

 1,909 2,085 28.9 28.8 1,358 1,565 25.8 26.6

5 to 14 weeks

 2,141 2,338 32.4 32.3 1,683 1,935 32.0 32.8

5 to 10 weeks

 1,352 1,444 20.5 19.9 1,027 1,185 19.5 20.1

11 to 14 weeks

 789 894 12.0 12.3 656 751 12.5 12.7

15 weeks and over

 2,554 2,819 38.7 38.9 2,218 2,394 42.2 40.6

15 to 26 weeks

 1,195 1,220 18.1 16.9 1,025 1,010 19.5 17.1

27 weeks and over

 1,359 1,599 20.6 22.1 1,193 1,384 22.7 23.5

27 to 51 weeks

 511 630 7.7 8.7 462 553 8.8 9.4

52 weeks and over

 848 969 12.8 13.4 731 830 13.9 14.1

Average (mean) duration, in weeks

 22.3 23.6 - - 23.3 24.2 - -

Median duration, in weeks

 10.7 10.9 - - 12.0 11.6 - -

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: April 04, 2025