U.S. - long-term unemployment rate by region 2011

This statistic shows the long-term unemployment as a percentage of the total unemployed in the United States in 2011 by region. In 2011, 33,5 percent of the total unemployed in New England were unemployed for more than 52 weeks.

Long-term unemployment rate among the unemployed in the United States in 2011 by region

Characteristic	Long-term unemployment rate
South Atlantic	37.6%
East North Central	35.3%
Pacific	34.2%
New England	33.5%
Mountain	30%
Middle Atlantic	29.9%
West North Central	25.9%
East South Central	24.1%
West South Central	21.5%

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Release date

February 2012

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Region

United States

Survey time period

October to December 2011

Supplementary notes

Long-term unemployment: Unemployment for more than 52 weeks.
Long-term unemployment rate in the U.S. in total: 31,3%.
Pew uses quarterly data for its analysis, based on monthly Current Population Survey data.
Data is not seasonally adjusted.
Regions in detail:
Pacific: Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington.
Mountain: Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming.
West North Central: Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota.
East North Central: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin.
Middle Atlantic: Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania.
New England: Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont.
West South Central: Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas.
East South Central: Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, Tennessee.
South Atlantic: Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia.

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