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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey

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HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES
30. Unemployed total and full-time workers by duration of unemployment
[Numbers in thousands]
Duration of unemployment Total Full-time workers
Unemployed Percent distribution Unemployed Percent distribution
2022 2023 2022 2023 2022 2023 2022 2023

Total unemployed

5,996 6,080 100.0 100.0 4,879 4,945 100.0 100.0

Less than 5 weeks

2,216 2,112 37.0 34.7 1,640 1,571 33.6 31.8

5 to 14 weeks

1,711 1,866 28.5 30.7 1,423 1,533 29.2 31.0

5 to 10 weeks

1,177 1,294 19.6 21.3 965 1,043 19.8 21.1

11 to 14 weeks

534 572 8.9 9.4 458 491 9.4 9.9

15 weeks and over

2,070 2,102 34.5 34.6 1,817 1,840 37.2 37.2

15 to 26 weeks

756 925 12.6 15.2 658 805 13.5 16.3

27 weeks and over

1,314 1,177 21.9 19.4 1,159 1,035 23.8 20.9

27 to 51 weeks

409 471 6.8 7.7 358 415 7.3 8.4

52 weeks and over

905 706 15.1 11.6 801 621 16.4 12.6

Average (mean) duration, in weeks

22.6 20.6 - - 24.1 21.9 - -

Median duration, in weeks

8.7 8.9 - - 9.6 9.8 - -

NOTE: Full-time workers are unemployed persons looking for full-time work (35 hours or more per week) or on layoff from full-time jobs. 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 35,000).

 

Last Modified Date: January 26, 2024