U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Department of Labor Logo United States Department of Labor
Dot gov

The .gov means it's official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you're on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

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
Apr.
2023		 Apr.
2024		 Apr.
2023		 Apr.
2024		 Apr.
2023		 Apr.
2024		 Apr.
2023		 Apr.
2024

Total, 16 years and over

 5,146 5,894 100.0 100.0 4,278 4,801 100.0 100.0

Less than 5 weeks

 1,484 1,888 28.8 32.0 1,081 1,410 25.3 29.4

5 to 14 weeks

 1,607 1,670 31.2 28.3 1,338 1,383 31.3 28.8

5 to 10 weeks

 1,084 1,054 21.1 17.9 865 875 20.2 18.2

11 to 14 weeks

 523 616 10.2 10.5 473 507 11.1 10.6

15 weeks and over

 2,055 2,336 39.9 39.6 1,859 2,009 43.5 41.8

15 to 26 weeks

 958 1,064 18.6 18.1 881 904 20.6 18.8

27 weeks and over

 1,098 1,271 21.3 21.6 979 1,105 22.9 23.0

27 to 51 weeks

 397 577 7.7 9.8 349 494 8.2 10.3

52 weeks and over

 701 694 13.6 11.8 630 611 14.7 12.7

Average (mean) duration, in weeks

 22.4 21.4 - - 23.8 22.8 - -

Median duration, in weeks

 10.5 10.5 - - 12.1 11.4 - -

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: May 03, 2024