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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.
2024		 Dec.
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2025		 Dec.
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2025

Total, 16 years and over

 6,452 7,003 100.0 100.0 5,297 5,725 100.0 100.0

Less than 5 weeks

 2,054 2,167 31.8 30.9 1,543 1,632 29.1 28.5

5 to 14 weeks

 1,801 1,848 27.9 26.4 1,478 1,442 27.9 25.2

5 to 10 weeks

 1,311 1,245 20.3 17.8 1,100 974 20.8 17.0

11 to 14 weeks

 489 603 7.6 8.6 377 468 7.1 8.2

15 weeks and over

 2,597 2,988 40.3 42.7 2,277 2,651 43.0 46.3

15 to 26 weeks

 1,135 1,128 17.6 16.1 963 967 18.2 16.9

27 weeks and over

 1,463 1,860 22.7 26.6 1,314 1,685 24.8 29.4

27 to 51 weeks

 605 729 9.4 10.4 541 661 10.2 11.6

52 weeks and over

 858 1,132 13.3 16.2 773 1,023 14.6 17.9

Average (mean) duration, in weeks

 23.3 24.1 - - 25.1 25.8 - -

Median duration, in weeks

 9.8 11.1 - - 10.6 12.7 - -

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 09, 2026