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Average duration of unemployment in the United States from 1990 to 2016 (in weeks)

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Duration in weeks
'9012
'9113.7
'9217.7
'9318
'9418.8
'9516.6
'9616.7
'9715.8
'9814.5
'9913.4
'0012.6
'0113.1
'0216.6
'0319.2
'0419.6
'0518.4
'0616.8
'0716.8
'0817.9
'0924.4
'1033
'1139.3
'1239.4
'1336.5
'1433.7
'1529.2
'1627.5
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This statistic displays the average duration of unemployment in the USA. In 1990, the average duration of unemployment was 12 weeks. The duration increased to 27.5 weeks in 2016. 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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Full-time employees - unadjusted monthly number in the U.S. August 2017
Full-time employees - unadjusted monthly number in the U.S. August 2017
State unemployment rate in the U.S. July 2017
State unemployment rate in the U.S. July 2017
Unemployment rate in the U.S. 1990-2016
Unemployment rate in the U.S. 1990-2016
U.S. underemployment rate - April 2017
U.S. underemployment rate - April 2017
U.S. youth unemployment rate: August 2017, seasonally adjusted
U.S. youth unemployment rate: August 2017, seasonally adjusted
Number of full-time employees in the U.S. 1990-2016
Number of full-time employees in the U.S. 1990-2016

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