Long Term Unemployment Rate in the United States increased to 1.13 percent in August from 1.07 percent in July of 2025. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - United States Long Term Unemployment Rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

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Unemployment Rate in the United States increased to 4.30 percent in August from 4.20 percent in July of 2025. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - United States Unemployment Rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

In 1990, the unemployment rate of the United States stood at 5.6 percent. Since then there have been many significant fluctuations to this number - the 2008 financial crisis left millions of people without work, as did the COVID-19 pandemic. By the end of 2022 and throughout 2023, the unemployment rate came to 3.6 percent, the lowest rate seen for decades. However, 2024 saw an increase up to four percent. For monthly updates on unemployment in the United States visit either the monthly national unemployment rate here, or the monthly state unemployment rate here. Both are seasonally adjusted. UnemploymentUnemployment is defined as a situation when an employed person is laid off, fired or quits his work and is still actively looking for a job. Unemployment can be found even in the healthiest economies, and many economists consider an unemployment rate at or below five percent to mean there is 'full employment' within an economy. If former employed persons go back to school or leave the job to take care of children they are no longer part of the active labor force and therefore not counted among the unemployed. Unemployment can also be the effect of events that are not part of the normal dynamics of an economy. Layoffs can be the result of technological progress, for example when robots replace workers in automobile production. Sometimes unemployment is caused by job outsourcing, due to the fact that employers often search for cheap labor around the globe and not only domestically. In 2022, the tech sector in the U.S. experienced significant lay-offs amid growing economic uncertainty. In the fourth quarter of 2022, more than 70,000 workers were laid off, despite low unemployment nationwide. The unemployment rate in the United States varies from state to state. In 2021, California had the highest number of unemployed persons with 1.38 million out of work.

Graph and download economic data for Longer Run FOMC Summary of Economic Projections for the Civilian Unemployment Rate, Median (UNRATEMDLR) from 2015-06-17 to 2025-09-17 about projection, civilian, median, unemployment, rate, and USA.

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In 2023, there were over 1.1 million people unemployed for 27 weeks or longer, amounting to 19.36 percent of all unemployed in the U.S. Among all unemployed, aged between 25 and 34 years, about 19.93 percent of people were unemployed for 27 weeks or longer.

In 2023, about 23.51 percent of unemployed Black or African American individuals had been jobless for at least 27 weeks. This was slightly higher amongst Asian individuals, at 23.55 percent. See the monthly unemployment rate in the U.S. here.

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The seasonally-adjusted national unemployment rate is measured on a monthly basis in the United States. In June 2025, the national unemployment rate was at 4.1 percent. Seasonal adjustment is a statistical method of removing the seasonal component of a time series that is used when analyzing non-seasonal trends.

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.

Long Term Unemployment Rate in Spain decreased to 3.50 percent in the second quarter of 2025 from 3.70 percent in the first quarter of 2025. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Spain Long Term Unemployment Rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

Graph and download economic data for Of Total Unemployed, Percent Unemployed 27 Weeks & over (LNS13025703) from Jan 1948 to Aug 2025 about 27 weeks +, civilian, 16 years +, percent, household survey, unemployment, and USA.

Definition: The long-term unemployed are those who have been looking for work for 12 months or more. Extremely long-term unemployed are unemployed people who have been looking for a job for 24 months or more. The long-term unemployment rate reflects the percentage of long-term unemployed aged 15 to under 65 in the labour force (employed and unemployed) of the corresponding age. For the definition of the unemployed according to the ILO concept, see Indicator 11.1. Note: Not all unemployed people provide information on the duration of the job search. Only those unemployed persons who have provided information on the duration of the job search are shown here. Note on the revision of the results for 2011 and 2012: The extrapolation framework for the microcensus has been changed: Up to the 2010 survey year, the extrapolation is based on the updated results of the 1987 census, and from 2011 on the updated results of the 2011 census. With the update for the 2013 survey year, the results for 2011 and 2012 were revised accordingly. Data source: IT.NRW, Microcensus

This table shows the percentage of unemployed who were jobless for 27 weeks or longer in the United States in 2014, by state. In 2014, about 40 percent of the unemployed in Florida had been jobless for 27 weeks or longer.

In 2024, the long-term unemployment rate was *** percent in France. Long-term means that a person has not been employed for at least 12 months. Since 2004, this rate has varied between *** and *** percent. And since 2016, it has been decreasing in France.

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In 2024, about ** percent of unemployed Australians were unemployed for at least 12 months. This was an increase from the previous year. The highest unemployment rate in the country was seen in 2000, which saw a long-term unemployment rate of ***** percent.

Between 2018 and 2024, the share of people aged between 15 and 74 without employment for one year or more decreased. As of June 2024, the long-term unemployment rate reached 3.6 percent. Substantial regional differences exist within the country's unemployment rate. In particular, Campania, Calabria, and Sicily registered the largest unemployed population. On the contrary, most of the regions recording the lowest unemployment rates are in the North. For instance, in Trentino-South Tyrol the share of unemployed people was less than four percent in 2023.

Long Term Unemployment Rate in Greece decreased to 4.90 percent in the second quarter of 2025 from 5.30 percent in the first quarter of 2025. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Greece Long Term Unemployment Rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.