Number of workers at each level of unemployment duration, by month, January 2023 – February 2026
| date | Less than 5 weeks | 5–14 weeks | 15–26 weeks | 27–51 weeks | 52 weeks and over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan-2023 | 1932 | 1817 | 918 | 371 | 723 |
| Feb-2023 | 2251 | 1833 | 818 | 418 | 644 |
| Mar-2023 | 2256 | 1743 | 797 | 388 | 679 |
| Apr-2023 | 1881 | 1897 | 779 | 371 | 705 |
| May-2023 | 2074 | 1859 | 912 | 434 | 717 |
| Jun-2023 | 2105 | 1835 | 898 | 451 | 671 |
| Jul-2023 | 1999 | 1757 | 958 | 496 | 694 |
| Aug-2023 | 2179 | 1943 | 925 | 605 | 755 |
| Sep-2023 | 2089 | 2031 | 1031 | 506 | 735 |
| Oct-2023 | 2293 | 1835 | 1026 | 552 | 775 |
| Nov-2023 | 2061 | 2058 | 971 | 531 | 635 |
| Dec-2023 | 2221 | 1807 | 1067 | 544 | 729 |
| Jan-2024 | 2135 | 1878 | 874 | 536 | 743 |
| Feb-2024 | 2317 | 1932 | 974 | 429 | 790 |
| Mar-2024 | 2186 | 1973 | 985 | 437 | 822 |
| Apr-2024 | 2287 | 1968 | 886 | 534 | 715 |
| May-2024 | 2302 | 1910 | 969 | 546 | 810 |
| Jun-2024 | 2155 | 2111 | 1069 | 734 | 800 |
| Jul-2024 | 2353 | 2180 | 1076 | 749 | 788 |
| Aug-2024 | 2443 | 2044 | 1156 | 701 | 835 |
| Sep-2024 | 2165 | 1958 | 1125 | 728 | 884 |
| Oct-2024 | 2118 | 2081 | 1226 | 736 | 868 |
| Nov-2024 | 2192 | 2060 | 1231 | 743 | 908 |
| Dec-2024 | 2175 | 2014 | 1202 | 673 | 878 |
| Jan-2025 | 2292 | 1956 | 1158 | 604 | 845 |
| Feb-2025 | 2334 | 2161 | 1033 | 576 | 885 |
| Mar-2025 | 2362 | 2154 | 1010 | 547 | 952 |
| Apr-2025 | 2194 | 2262 | 993 | 704 | 968 |
| May-2025 | 2456 | 2203 | 1042 | 547 | 917 |
| Jun-2025 | 2254 | 2129 | 1064 | 655 | 996 |
| Jul-2025 | 2304 | 2041 | 1166 | 768 | 1054 |
| Aug-2025 | 2475 | 2058 | 1051 | 815 | 1109 |
| Sep-2025 | 2232 | 2356 | 1286 | 711 | 1104 |
| Oct-2025 | |||||
| Nov-2025 | 2540 | 2190 | 1190 | 766 | 1144 |
| Dec-2025 | 2289 | 2069 | 1195 | 787 | 1161 |
| Jan-2026 | 2166 | 2151 | 1202 | 646 | 1167 |
| Feb-2026 | 2319 | 2078 | 1206 | 584 | 1315 |
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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