In 1990, the average duration of unemployment in the United States was 12 weeks. The duration increased to 22.6 weeks in 2022, which was a decrease from the previous year.
Average duration of unemployment in the United States from 1990 to 2022 (in weeks)
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (January 25, 2023). Average duration of unemployment in the United States from 1990 to 2022 (in weeks) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 08, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/217837/average-duration-of-unemployment-in-the-in-the-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Average duration of unemployment in the United States from 1990 to 2022 (in weeks)." Chart. January 25, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 08, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/217837/average-duration-of-unemployment-in-the-in-the-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2023). Average duration of unemployment in the United States from 1990 to 2022 (in weeks). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 08, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/217837/average-duration-of-unemployment-in-the-in-the-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Average Duration of Unemployment in The United States from 1990 to 2022 (in Weeks)." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Jan 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/217837/average-duration-of-unemployment-in-the-in-the-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Average duration of unemployment in the United States from 1990 to 2022 (in weeks) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/217837/average-duration-of-unemployment-in-the-in-the-us/ (last visited June 08, 2023)
Average duration of unemployment in the United States from 1990 to 2022 (in weeks) [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, January 25, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/217837/average-duration-of-unemployment-in-the-in-the-us/