In August 2021, the average unemployment benefit collection duration in the United States reached a peak, amounting to 23.02 weeks. As the labor market weakens, average duration increases and as the labor market strengthens the average duration declines.
Average duration of persons collecting unemployment benefits in the United States in 2021
(in weeks)
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US Department of Labor. (July 7, 2022). Average duration of persons collecting unemployment benefits in the United States in 2021 (in weeks) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/284850/average-duration-of-unemployment-benefit-collection-in-the-us-2013/
US Department of Labor. "Average duration of persons collecting unemployment benefits in the United States in 2021 (in weeks)." Chart. July 7, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/284850/average-duration-of-unemployment-benefit-collection-in-the-us-2013/
US Department of Labor. (2022). Average duration of persons collecting unemployment benefits in the United States in 2021 (in weeks). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/284850/average-duration-of-unemployment-benefit-collection-in-the-us-2013/
US Department of Labor. "Average Duration of Persons Collecting Unemployment Benefits in The United States in 2021 (in Weeks)." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Jul 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/284850/average-duration-of-unemployment-benefit-collection-in-the-us-2013/
US Department of Labor, Average duration of persons collecting unemployment benefits in the United States in 2021 (in weeks) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/284850/average-duration-of-unemployment-benefit-collection-in-the-us-2013/ (last visited December 13, 2024)
Average duration of persons collecting unemployment benefits in the United States in 2021 (in weeks) [Graph], US Department of Labor, July 7, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/284850/average-duration-of-unemployment-benefit-collection-in-the-us-2013/
