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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
Nov.
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2025

Total, 16 years and over

 6,708 7,401 100.0 100.0 5,383 5,928 100.0 100.0

Less than 5 weeks

 2,005 2,357 29.9 31.8 1,444 1,653 26.8 27.9

5 to 14 weeks

 1,942 2,066 28.9 27.9 1,598 1,694 29.7 28.6

5 to 10 weeks

 1,266 1,488 18.9 20.1 1,022 1,221 19.0 20.6

11 to 14 weeks

 676 578 10.1 7.8 575 473 10.7 8.0

15 weeks and over

 2,760 2,978 41.2 40.2 2,341 2,582 43.5 43.5

15 to 26 weeks

 1,157 1,116 17.2 15.1 988 950 18.3 16.0

27 weeks and over

 1,604 1,862 23.9 25.2 1,353 1,632 25.1 27.5

27 to 51 weeks

 700 723 10.4 9.8 604 600 11.2 10.1

52 weeks and over

 904 1,140 13.5 15.4 750 1,032 13.9 17.4

Average (mean) duration, in weeks

 24.3 23.7 - - 25.5 25.7 - -

Median duration, in weeks

 11.0 10.0 - - 12.1 11.3 - -

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: December 16, 2025