Average duration of unemployment in the U.S. 1990-2018
This statistic displays the average duration of unemployment in the United States from 1990 to 2018, in weeks. In 1990, the average duration of unemployment was 12 weeks. The duration increased to 22.7 weeks in 2018. For monthly updates on unemployment in the United States, check either the monthly national unemployment rate here, or the monthly state unemployment rate here.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (January 18, 2019). Average duration of unemployment in the United States from 1990 to 2018 (in weeks) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 23, 2019, 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 2018 (in weeks)." Chart. January 18, 2019. Statista. Accessed October 23, 2019. https://www.statista.com/statistics/217837/average-duration-of-unemployment-in-the-in-the-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2019). Average duration of unemployment in the United States from 1990 to 2018 (in weeks). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 23, 2019. 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 2018 (in Weeks)." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Jan 2019, 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 2018 (in weeks) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/217837/average-duration-of-unemployment-in-the-in-the-us/ (last visited October 23, 2019)