In 1990, the average duration of unemployment in the United States was 12 weeks. The duration increased to 21.6 weeks in 2024, which was an increase from the previous year. For monthly updates on unemployment in the United States, check either the monthly national unemployment rate here, or the monthly state unemployment rate here.

Graph and download economic data for Average Weeks Unemployed (UEMPMEAN) from Jan 1948 to Feb 2025 about 16 years +, household survey, unemployment, and USA.

Number of unemployed persons by duration of unemployment, gender and age group.

Russians who obtained basic general education needed just over half a year to find a job on average in 2023. To compare, the average unemployment duration of higher education graduates was almost one month shorter.

Unemployment by age and duration (seasonally adjusted). These estimates are sourced from the Labour Force Survey, a survey of households. These are official statistics in development.

Number of unemployed persons by duration of unemployment, gender and age group, annual.

Graph and download economic data for Median Weeks Unemployed (UEMPMED) from Jul 1967 to Feb 2025 about 16 years +, household survey, median, unemployment, and USA.

In 2022, the average length of unemployment in Sweden was 37.7 weeks. People between 55 and 74 years of age spent the longest time before finding a new job, 74 weeks on average. Those between 25 and 54 years spent around 44 weeks before finding a new job, whereas the equivalent number for the youngest age group was less then 12 weeks. In Sweden, the unemployment rate was highest among people from 15 to 19 years of age.

In August 2021, the average unemployment benefit collection duration in the United States reached a peak, amounting to 23.02 weeks. As the labor market weakens, average duration increases and as the labor market strengthens the average duration declines.

United States - Average Unemployed was 21.30000 Weeks in February of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Average Unemployed reached a record high of 40.70000 in July of 2011 and a record low of 7.10000 in September of 1953. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Average Unemployed - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on March of 2025.

This statistic shows the average duration of unemployment in Canada from 2000 to 2023. In 2023, unemployed Canadians had to look for work for 17.4 weeks on average before they became employed.

This dataset contains, by region and county, for each month from January 2002 to present, the number of New York State unemployment insurance average duration. Average Duration is the average number of unemployment insurance weeks beneficiaries receive within their benefit year. Data include only Regular Unemployment Insurance(UI) excluding Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees (UCFE), Unemployment Compensation for Ex-Service Members (UCX), Shared Work (SW), Self Employment Assistance Program (SEAP), 599.2 training, and federal extension programs. Data are provided for the10 labor market regions, and 62 counties.

As of the fourth quarter of 2024, there were around 960,000 people in the United Kingdom who had been unemployed for less than six months, compared with 273,000 unemployed for between 6 and 12 months, and 323,000 who were unemployed for more than a year.

Ukraine Unemployment: Period: Average data was reported at 12.000 Month in 2015. This records an increase from the previous number of 9.000 Month for 2014. Ukraine Unemployment: Period: Average data is updated yearly, averaging 13.000 Month from Dec 2000 (Median) to 2015, with 16 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 23.000 Month in 2001 and a record low of 9.000 Month in 2014. Ukraine Unemployment: Period: Average data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by State Statistics Service of Ukraine. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ukraine – Table UA.G012: Unemployment.

The unemployment rate in the World declined to 4.96 percent in 2023. Therefore, 2023 marks the lowest unemployment rate during the observed period. The unemployment rate of a country or region refers to the share of the total workforce that is currently without work, but actively searching for employment. It does not include economically inactive persons, such as children, retirees, or the long-term unemployed.

Average duration of unemployment and number of unemployed persons aged 15-74 (LFS) by born in Sweden/foreign born, sex, age, observations and quarter

Graph and download economic data for Unemployment Rate - 20 Yrs. & over (LNS14000024) from Jan 1948 to Feb 2025 about 20 years +, household survey, unemployment, rate, and USA.

This dataset contains statewide Unemployment Insurance Average Benefit Duration and Exhaustion Rate. Data is computed for a calendar year. Formulas are based on the USDL's UI Data Summary.

Unemployment Rate in Sweden decreased to 9.40 percent in February from 10.40 percent in January of 2025. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Sweden Unemployment Rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

Youth unemployment stood at 9.7 percent in February 2025. Seasonal adjustment is a statistical method for removing the seasonal component of a time series that is used when analyzing non-seasonal trends. The unemployment rate by state can be found here, and the annual national unemployment rate can be found here. Youth unemployment in the United States The United States Bureau of Labor Statistics track unemployment of persons between the ages of 16 and 24 years each month. In analyzing the data, the Bureau of Labor Statistics performed a seasonal adjustment—removing seasonal influences from the time series, such that one month’s rate of unemployment could be analyzed in comparison with another month’s rate of unemployment. During the period in question, youth unemployment ranged from a high of 9.9 percent in April 2021, to a low of 6.5 percent in April 2023. The national youth unemployment rate can be compared to the monthly national unemployment rate in the United States, although youth unemployment tends to be much higher due to higher rates of participation in education. In May 2023, U.S. unemployment was at 3.7 percent, compared with 7.4 percent amongst those 16 to 24 years old. Additionally, as of May 2023, Nevada had the highest state unemployment rate of all U.S. states, at 5.4 percent.