In October 2024, the number of long-term unemployed (those jobless for 27 weeks or more) stood at about 1.61 million in the United States. Seasonal adjustment is a statistical method for removing the seasonal component of a time series that is used when analyzing non-seasonal trends.

This dataset provides values for LONG TERM UNEMPLOYMENT RATE reported in several countries. The data includes current values, previous releases, historical highs and record lows, release frequency, reported unit and currency.

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.

Long Term Unemployment Rate in Estonia decreased to 1.40 percent in the fourth quarter of 2024 from 2.10 percent in the third quarter of 2024. This dataset provides - Estonia Long Term Unemployment Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Graph and download economic data for Number Unemployed for 27 Weeks & over (UEMP27OV) from Jan 1948 to Feb 2025 about 27 weeks +, civilian, 16 years +, household survey, unemployment, and USA.

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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Long Term Unemployment Rate in Denmark increased to 0.90 percent in the fourth quarter of 2024 from 0.80 percent in the third quarter of 2024. This dataset provides - Denmark Long Term Unemployment Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

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

In 2023, the long-term unemployment rate was 1.8 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 1.8 and 3.1 percent. And since 2016, it has been decreasing in France.

Graph and download economic data for Noncyclical Rate of Unemployment (NROU) from Q1 1949 to Q4 2034 about NAIRU, long-term, projection, unemployment, rate, and USA.

Long Term Unemployment Rate in Finland decreased to 1.70 percent in the fourth quarter of 2024 from 1.90 percent in the third quarter of 2024. This dataset provides - Finland Long Term Unemployment Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

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 surged in the United States in the aftermath of the Global Financial Crisis (2007-2008) and Great Recession (2008-2009). The long-term unemployment rate did not fall below its pre-Great Recession levels until March 2020, which was caused by the surge in the numbers of regular unemployed persons in the U.S., not by a decrease in the absolute number of long-term unemployed. Long-term unemployment is defined as a worker who is seeking work having been unemployed for 27 weeks or longer. This is a serious problem in the United States as many long-term unemployed workers have low levels of educational attainment, have worked in declining industries in the past (such as some primary or manufacturing sectors), or come from minority groups. Active labor market policies are used to address these issues, with schemes such as training and job-sharing schemes aiming to improve the job prospects of the long-term unemployed. The question of whether automation and other structural changes to the economy are causing a secular increase in long-term unemployment is a key issue facing the U.S. in the 21st century.

Graph and download economic data for Percent of Civilian Labor Force Unemployed 15 Weeks and over (U-1) (U1RATE) from Jan 1948 to Feb 2025 about labor underutilization, civilian, 16 years +, labor force, labor, percent, household survey, unemployment, and USA.

In 2024, around 967,800 people in were long-term unemployed in Germany. This was an increase from 2023, in which roughly 906,300 people were long-term unemployed.

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.

Long Term Unemployment Rate in Sweden decreased to 1.70 percent in the fourth quarter of 2024 from 1.80 percent in the third quarter of 2024. This dataset provides - Sweden Long Term Unemployment Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Long Term Unemployment Rate in Slovakia remained unchanged at 3.40 percent in the fourth quarter of 2024 from 3.40 percent in the third quarter of 2024. This dataset provides - Slovakia Long Term Unemployment Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.