This statistic shows the percentage of unemployed who were jobless for 27 weeks or longer in the U.S. in 2020, by age group. In 2020, there were almost two million people unemployed for 27 weeks or longer, amounting to 15.4 percent of all unemployed in the U.S. Among all unemployed, aged between 25 to 34 years, about 16.04 percent people were unemployed for 27 weeks or longer.
Percentage of unemployed who were jobless for 27 weeks or longer in the U.S. in 2020, by age group
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Percentage of long-term unemployed among all unemployed
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (January 22, 2021). Percentage of unemployed who were jobless for 27 weeks or longer in the U.S. in 2020, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 29, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/218653/long-term-unemployment-as-a-percentage-of-the-total-unemployed-in-the-us-by-age/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Percentage of unemployed who were jobless for 27 weeks or longer in the U.S. in 2020, by age group." Chart. January 22, 2021. Statista. Accessed January 29, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/218653/long-term-unemployment-as-a-percentage-of-the-total-unemployed-in-the-us-by-age/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2021). Percentage of unemployed who were jobless for 27 weeks or longer in the U.S. in 2020, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 29, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/218653/long-term-unemployment-as-a-percentage-of-the-total-unemployed-in-the-us-by-age/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Percentage of Unemployed Who Were Jobless for 27 Weeks or Longer in The U.S. in 2020, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Jan 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/218653/long-term-unemployment-as-a-percentage-of-the-total-unemployed-in-the-us-by-age/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Percentage of unemployed who were jobless for 27 weeks or longer in the U.S. in 2020, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/218653/long-term-unemployment-as-a-percentage-of-the-total-unemployed-in-the-us-by-age/ (last visited January 29, 2022)
