Economic indicators
Number of workers at each level of unemployment duration, by month, January 2024 – December 2025
| date | Less than 5 weeks | 5–14 weeks | 15–26 weeks | 27 weeks and over |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan-2024 | 2135 | 1878 | 874 | 1279 |
| Feb-2024 | 2317 | 1932 | 974 | 1219 |
| Mar-2024 | 2186 | 1973 | 985 | 1259 |
| Apr-2024 | 2287 | 1968 | 886 | 1249 |
| May-2024 | 2302 | 1910 | 969 | 1356 |
| Jun-2024 | 2155 | 2111 | 1069 | 1534 |
| Jul-2024 | 2353 | 2180 | 1076 | 1537 |
| Aug-2024 | 2443 | 2044 | 1156 | 1536 |
| Sep-2024 | 2165 | 1958 | 1125 | 1612 |
| Oct-2024 | 2118 | 2081 | 1226 | 1604 |
| Nov-2024 | 2192 | 2060 | 1231 | 1651 |
| Dec-2024 | 2175 | 2014 | 1202 | 1551 |
| Jan-2025 | 2292 | 1956 | 1158 | 1449 |
| Feb-2025 | 2334 | 2161 | 1033 | 1461 |
| Mar-2025 | 2362 | 2154 | 1010 | 1499 |
| Apr-2025 | 2194 | 2262 | 993 | 1672 |
| May-2025 | 2456 | 2203 | 1042 | 1464 |
| Jun-2025 | 2254 | 2129 | 1064 | 1651 |
| Jul-2025 | 2304 | 2041 | 1166 | 1822 |
| Aug-2025 | 2475 | 2058 | 1051 | 1924 |
| Sep-2025 | 2232 | 2356 | 1286 | 1815 |
| Oct-2025 | ||||
| Nov-2025 | 2540 | 2190 | 1190 | 1910 |
| Dec-2025 | 2289 | 2069 | 1195 | 1948 |

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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