Number of workers at each level of unemployment duration, by month, February 2020–October 2023
| date | Less than 5 weeks | 5–14 weeks | 15–26 weeks | 27–51 weeks | 52 weeks and over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 20 | 2,099.0 | 1,811.0 | 778.0 | 397 | 717 |
| Mar 20 | 3,422.0 | 1,824.0 | 728.0 | 389 | 793 |
| Apr 20 | 14,232.0 | 7,066.0 | 680.0 | 485 | 512 |
| May 20 | 3,886.0 | 14,806.0 | 1,009.0 | 662 | 537 |
| Jun 20 | 2,915.0 | 11,522.0 | 1,942.0 | 716 | 623 |
| Jul 20 | 3,142.0 | 5,145.0 | 6,512.0 | 773 | 736 |
| Aug 20 | 2,348.0 | 3,105.0 | 6,580.0 | 793 | 777 |
| Sep 20 | 2,549.0 | 2,735.0 | 4,958.0 | 1578 | 835 |
| Oct 20 | 2,490.0 | 2,342.0 | 2,671.0 | 2732 | 816 |
| Nov 20 | 2,483.0 | 2,440.0 | 1,904.0 | 3031 | 872 |
| Dec 20 | 2,915.0 | 2,344.0 | 1,578.0 | 3089 | 874 |
| Jan 21 | 2,250.0 | 2,484.0 | 1,321.0 | 3079 | 976 |
| Feb 21 | 2,211.0 | 2,254.0 | 1,370.0 | 2929 | 1217 |
| Mar 21 | 2,178.0 | 1,950.0 | 1,336.0 | 1906 | 2310 |
| Apr 21 | 2,377.0 | 2,011.0 | 1,137.0 | 1646 | 2524 |
| May 21 | 2,018.0 | 2,199.0 | 1,243.0 | 1282 | 2479 |
| Jun 21 | 2,005.0 | 2,240.0 | 1,353.0 | 1385 | 2585 |
| Jul 21 | 2,246.0 | 1,763.0 | 1,200.0 | 1170 | 2276 |
| Aug 21 | 2,116.0 | 1,885.0 | 1,245.0 | 939 | 2185 |
| Sep 21 | 2,240.0 | 1,740.0 | 1,041.0 | 765 | 1917 |
| Oct 21 | 2,075.0 | 1,852.0 | 1,021.0 | 612 | 1715 |
| Nov 21 | 1,985.0 | 1,708.0 | 906.0 | 585 | 1571 |
| Dec 21 | 1,989.0 | 1,593.0 | 799.0 | 572 | 1416 |
| Jan 22 | 2,428.0 | 1,619.0 | 819.0 | 399 | 1284 |
| Feb 22 | 2,142.0 | 1,803.0 | 726.0 | 425 | 1266 |
| Mar 22 | 2,303.0 | 1,688.0 | 552.0 | 345 | 1084 |
| Apr 22 | 2,242.0 | 1,630.0 | 526.0 | 471 | 1003 |
| May 22 | 2,052.0 | 1,771.0 | 687.0 | 427 | 922 |
| Jun 22 | 2,259.0 | 1,576.0 | 777.0 | 467 | 870 |
| Jul 22 | 2,086.0 | 1,769.0 | 734.0 | 269 | 824 |
| Aug 22 | 2,227.0 | 1,797.0 | 887.0 | 356 | 809 |
| Sep 22 | 2,158.0 | 1,643.0 | 901.0 | 391 | 698 |
| Oct 22 | 2,215.0 | 1,774.0 | 817.0 | 403 | 766 |
| Nov 22 | 2,244.0 | 1,694.0 | 821.0 | 445 | 770 |
| Dec 22 | 2,233.0 | 1,639.0 | 826.0 | 428 | 641 |
| Jan 23 | 1,946.0 | 1,785.0 | 890.0 | 391 | 719 |
| Feb 23 | 2,289.0 | 1,845.0 | 805.0 | 409 | 648 |
| Mar 23 | 2,272.0 | 1,733.0 | 734.0 | 416 | 688 |
| Apr 23 | 1,866.0 | 1,915.0 | 679.0 | 456 | 700 |
| May 23 | 2,083.0 | 1,865.0 | 858.0 | 463 | 725 |
| Jun 23 | 2,068.0 | 1,889.0 | 917.0 | 424 | 681 |
| Jul 23 | 2,004.0 | 1,698.0 | 997.0 | 460 | 704 |
| Aug 23 | 2,221.0 | 1,877.0 | 1,002.0 | 523 | 773 |
| Sep 23 | 2,051.0 | 2,044.0 | 1,072.0 | 458 | 758 |
| Oct 23 | 2,268.0 | 1,836.0 | 1,081.0 | 497 | 785 |
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.