Number of workers at each level of unemployment duration, by month, February 2020–November 2024
date | Less than 5 weeks | 5–14 weeks | 15–26 weeks | 27–51 weeks | 52 weeks and over |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Feb 20 | 2,105 | 1,785 | 766 | 446 | 679 |
Mar 20 | 3,422 | 1,860 | 836 | 343 | 739 |
Apr 20 | 14,261 | 7,066 | 713 | 473 | 492 |
May 20 | 3,868 | 14,806 | 1,077 | 598 | 526 |
Jun 20 | 2,896 | 11,522 | 1,923 | 698 | 657 |
Jul 20 | 3,152 | 5,145 | 6,498 | 744 | 774 |
Aug 20 | 2,336 | 3,105 | 6,491 | 830 | 823 |
Sep 20 | 2,547 | 2,735 | 4,921 | 1577 | 870 |
Oct 20 | 2,466 | 2,342 | 2,624 | 2806 | 794 |
Nov 20 | 2,487 | 2,440 | 1,878 | 3107 | 830 |
Dec 20 | 2,902 | 2,344 | 1,590 | 3136 | 819 |
Jan 21 | 2,291 | 2,474 | 1,321 | 3134 | 921 |
Feb 21 | 2,216 | 2,214 | 1,399 | 2888 | 1230 |
Mar 21 | 2,179 | 1,991 | 1,386 | 1892 | 2282 |
Apr 21 | 2,409 | 1,992 | 1,256 | 1388 | 2665 |
May 21 | 1,998 | 2,181 | 1,240 | 1113 | 2644 |
Jun 21 | 1,985 | 2,188 | 1,387 | 1021 | 2912 |
Jul 21 | 2,257 | 1,836 | 1,134 | 1039 | 2469 |
Aug 21 | 2,103 | 1,914 | 1,206 | 838 | 2317 |
Sep 21 | 2,238 | 1,720 | 979 | 808 | 1934 |
Oct 21 | 2,049 | 1,875 | 969 | 719 | 1664 |
Nov 21 | 1,988 | 1,682 | 880 | 642 | 1549 |
Dec 21 | 1,974 | 1,595 | 823 | 614 | 1354 |
Jan 22 | 2,472 | 1,611 | 786 | 505 | 1210 |
Feb 22 | 2,145 | 1,768 | 803 | 389 | 1226 |
Mar 22 | 2,305 | 1,723 | 567 | 402 | 1020 |
Apr 22 | 2,277 | 1,608 | 647 | 359 | 995 |
May 22 | 2,030 | 1,757 | 696 | 412 | 921 |
Jun 22 | 2,240 | 1,536 | 816 | 412 | 884 |
Jul 22 | 2,097 | 1,849 | 656 | 343 | 823 |
Aug 22 | 2,214 | 1,828 | 864 | 360 | 821 |
Sep 22 | 2,156 | 1,619 | 822 | 482 | 682 |
Oct 22 | 2,189 | 1,803 | 775 | 436 | 780 |
Nov 22 | 2,247 | 1,665 | 815 | 412 | 817 |
Dec 22 | 2,218 | 1,645 | 792 | 460 | 646 |
Jan 23 | 1,942 | 1,795 | 929 | 362 | 711 |
Feb 23 | 2,294 | 1,838 | 812 | 439 | 612 |
Mar 23 | 2,279 | 1,765 | 797 | 393 | 657 |
Apr 23 | 1,867 | 1,920 | 748 | 387 | 702 |
May 23 | 2,080 | 1,863 | 911 | 400 | 732 |
Jun 23 | 2,065 | 1,850 | 905 | 446 | 671 |
Jul 23 | 2,007 | 1,741 | 956 | 514 | 691 |
Aug 23 | 2,224 | 1,913 | 970 | 544 | 782 |
Sep 23 | 2,053 | 2,043 | 985 | 543 | 760 |
Oct 23 | 2,269 | 1,836 | 1,079 | 488 | 803 |
Nov 23 | 2,069 | 2,060 | 931 | 595 | 625 |
Dec 23 | 2,191 | 1,791 | 1,104 | 509 | 736 |
Jan 24 | 2,140 | 1,848 | 867 | 551 | 726 |
Feb 24 | 2,326 | 1,933 | 974 | 438 | 765 |
Mar 24 | 2,189 | 1,979 | 982 | 425 | 821 |
Apr 24 | 2,262 | 1,987 | 869 | 555 | 695 |
May 24 | 2,309 | 1,918 | 955 | 541 | 809 |
Jun 24 | 2,128 | 2,102 | 1,087 | 719 | 797 |
Jul 24 | 2,351 | 2,141 | 1,087 | 755 | 780 |
Aug 24 | 2,468 | 2,019 | 1,167 | 682 | 851 |
Sep 24 | 2,146 | 1,982 | 1,119 | 700 | 930 |
Oct 24 | 2,112 | 2,080 | 1,234 | 709 | 899 |
Nov 24 | 2,209 | 2,067 | 1,232 | 734 | 927 |
Notes: Data are seasonally adjusted. Seasonally adjusted data for Less than 5 weeks, 5-14 weeks, 15-26 weeks, and 27+ weeks are provided by BLS. Seasonally adjusted data are not available for 52+ so we applied the ratio of not-seasonally adjusted 52+ to not-seasonally adjusted 27+ to the seasonally adjusted 27+ to impute a seasonally adjusted 52+. Seasonally adjusted data for 27-51 is estimated as the difference between our estimated 52+ seasonally adjust data and the 27+ seasonally adjusted data.
Source: EPI analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey public data series.
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