Number of workers at each level of unemployment duration, by month, January 2023 – September 2025
| date | Less than 5 weeks | 5–14 weeks | 15–26 weeks | 27–51 weeks | 52 weeks and over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan-2023 | 1,941 | 1,796 | 921 | 364 | 723 |
| Feb-2023 | 2,272 | 1,841 | 814 | 412 | 644 |
| Mar-2023 | 2,275 | 1,746 | 792 | 382 | 679 |
| Apr-2023 | 1,869 | 1,915 | 772 | 374 | 705 |
| May-2023 | 2,079 | 1,869 | 907 | 425 | 717 |
| Jun-2023 | 2,082 | 1,833 | 895 | 450 | 671 |
| Jul-2023 | 1,994 | 1,745 | 960 | 502 | 694 |
| Aug-2023 | 2,198 | 1,931 | 921 | 614 | 755 |
| Sep-2023 | 2,066 | 2,056 | 1,040 | 507 | 735 |
| Oct-2023 | 2,285 | 1,835 | 1,031 | 556 | 775 |
| Nov-2023 | 2,075 | 2,061 | 976 | 535 | 635 |
| Dec-2023 | 2,204 | 1,794 | 1,072 | 544 | 729 |
| Jan-2024 | 2,143 | 1,852 | 877 | 529 | 743 |
| Feb-2024 | 2,339 | 1,942 | 970 | 423 | 790 |
| Mar-2024 | 2,206 | 1,977 | 980 | 432 | 822 |
| Apr-2024 | 2,273 | 1,990 | 879 | 538 | 715 |
| May-2024 | 2,309 | 1,922 | 964 | 538 | 810 |
| Jun-2024 | 2,130 | 2,108 | 1,066 | 733 | 800 |
| Jul-2024 | 2,348 | 2,162 | 1,078 | 755 | 788 |
| Aug-2024 | 2,465 | 2,029 | 1,153 | 710 | 835 |
| Sep-2024 | 2,139 | 1,987 | 1,133 | 729 | 885 |
| Oct-2024 | 2,109 | 2,082 | 1,231 | 741 | 867 |
| Nov-2024 | 2,208 | 2,063 | 1,236 | 748 | 906 |
| Dec-2024 | 2,156 | 1,997 | 1,207 | 676 | 875 |
| Jan-2025 | 2,290 | 1,935 | 1,161 | 603 | 840 |
| Feb-2025 | 2,337 | 2,152 | 1,031 | 561 | 894 |
| Mar-2025 | 2,362 | 2,146 | 1,006 | 538 | 957 |
| Apr-2025 | 2,187 | 2,269 | 987 | 702 | 973 |
| May-2025 | 2,451 | 2,208 | 1,039 | 535 | 922 |
| Jun-2025 | 2,241 | 2,131 | 1,063 | 646 | 1001 |
| Jul-2025 | 2,299 | 2,034 | 1,167 | 767 | 1059 |
| Aug-2025 | 2,476 | 2,049 | 1,047 | 817 | 1113 |
| Sep-2025 | 2,227 | 2,367 | 1,290 | 710 | 1104 |
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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