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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
June
2022		 June
2023		 June
2022		 June
2023		 June
2022		 June
2023		 June
2022		 June
2023

Total, 16 years and over

 6,334 6,351 100.0 100.0 5,231 5,187 100.0 100.0

Less than 5 weeks

 2,964 2,788 46.8 43.9 2,233 2,116 42.7 40.8

5 to 14 weeks

 1,386 1,667 21.9 26.2 1,212 1,395 23.2 26.9

5 to 10 weeks

 1,012 1,218 16.0 19.2 894 1,015 17.1 19.6

11 to 14 weeks

 374 449 5.9 7.1 318 381 6.1 7.3

15 weeks and over

 1,985 1,896 31.3 29.8 1,785 1,676 34.1 32.3

15 to 26 weeks

 699 845 11.0 13.3 638 722 12.2 13.9

27 weeks and over

 1,286 1,051 20.3 16.6 1,148 954 21.9 18.4

27 to 51 weeks

 411 388 6.5 6.1 361 363 6.9 7.0

52 weeks and over

 875 664 13.8 10.4 787 591 15.0 11.4

Average (mean) duration, in weeks

 20.8 19.3 - - 22.0 20.7 - -

Median duration, in weeks

 5.8 6.4 - - 7.3 7.3 - -

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: April 24, 2025