This statistic displays the average duration of unemployment in the United States from 1990 to 2019, in weeks. In 1990, the average duration of unemployment was 12 weeks. The duration increased to 21.6 weeks in 2019. For monthly updates on unemployment in the United States, check either the monthly national unemployment rate here, or the monthly state unemployment rate here.
Average duration of unemployment in the United States from 1990 to 2019
(in weeks)
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (January 22, 2020). Average duration of unemployment in the United States from 1990 to 2019 (in weeks) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 31, 2020, 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 2019 (in weeks)." Chart. January 22, 2020. Statista. Accessed May 31, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/217837/average-duration-of-unemployment-in-the-in-the-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2020). Average duration of unemployment in the United States from 1990 to 2019 (in weeks). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 31, 2020. 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 2019 (in Weeks)." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Jan 2020, 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 2019 (in weeks) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/217837/average-duration-of-unemployment-in-the-in-the-us/ (last visited May 31, 2020)
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