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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.
2023		 Mar.
2024		 Mar.
2023		 Mar.
2024		 Mar.
2023		 Mar.
2024		 Mar.
2023		 Mar.
2024

Total, 16 years and over

 6,043 6,604 100.0 100.0 4,951 5,259 100.0 100.0

Less than 5 weeks

 1,978 1,909 32.7 28.9 1,448 1,358 29.2 25.8

5 to 14 weeks

 1,891 2,141 31.3 32.4 1,578 1,683 31.9 32.0

5 to 10 weeks

 1,248 1,352 20.7 20.5 1,029 1,027 20.8 19.5

11 to 14 weeks

 643 789 10.6 12.0 548 656 11.1 12.5

15 weeks and over

 2,173 2,554 36.0 38.7 1,925 2,218 38.9 42.2

15 to 26 weeks

 1,007 1,195 16.7 18.1 901 1,025 18.2 19.5

27 weeks and over

 1,167 1,359 19.3 20.6 1,024 1,193 20.7 22.7

27 to 51 weeks

 488 511 8.1 7.7 407 462 8.2 8.8

52 weeks and over

 679 848 11.2 12.8 617 731 12.5 13.9

Average (mean) duration, in weeks

 20.1 22.3 - - 21.5 23.3 - -

Median duration, in weeks

 9.6 10.7 - - 10.5 12.0 - -

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 05, 2024