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Table A-12. Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-12. Unemployed people by duration of unemployment [Numbers in thousands]
Duration Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted
Jan.
2024		 Dec.
2024		 Jan.
2025		 Jan.
2024		 Sept.
2024		 Oct.
2024		 Nov.
2024		 Dec.
2024		 Jan.
2025

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED

Less than 5 weeks

 2,559 2,054 2,716 2,143 2,139 2,109 2,208 2,156 2,290

5 to 14 weeks

 2,022 1,801 2,101 1,852 1,987 2,082 2,063 1,997 1,935

15 weeks and over

 2,196 2,597 2,650 2,149 2,747 2,839 2,890 2,758 2,604

15 to 26 weeks

 882 1,135 1,166 877 1,133 1,231 1,236 1,207 1,161

27 weeks and over

 1,314 1,463 1,484 1,272 1,614 1,608 1,654 1,551 1,443

Average (mean) duration, in weeks

 19.5 23.3 20.6 20.8 22.6 22.9 23.6 23.7 22.0

Median duration, in weeks

 8.3 9.8 9.1 9.6 9.9 10.1 10.5 10.4 10.4

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION

Less than 5 weeks

 37.8 31.8 36.4 34.9 31.1 30.0 30.8 31.2 33.5

5 to 14 weeks

 29.8 27.9 28.1 30.1 28.9 29.6 28.8 28.9 28.3

15 weeks and over

 32.4 40.3 35.5 35.0 40.0 40.4 40.4 39.9 38.1

15 to 26 weeks

 13.0 17.6 15.6 14.3 16.5 17.5 17.3 17.5 17.0

27 weeks and over

 19.4 22.7 19.9 20.7 23.5 22.9 23.1 22.4 21.1

NOTE: Detail for the seasonally adjusted data shown in this table will not necessarily add to total unemployed in table A-1 because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.
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Last Modified Date: April 24, 2025