This statistic shows the median number of weeks of unemployment for people who became employed in the U.S. from 2007 to 2014. In 2014, unemployed people had to search for about 8 weeks until they found a job.
Median number of weeks of unemployment for people who became employed in the U.S. from 2007 to 2014
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (March 31, 2015). Median number of weeks of unemployment for people who became employed in the U.S. from 2007 to 2014 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 21, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/441370/duration-of-successful-job-search-in-the-us/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Median number of weeks of unemployment for people who became employed in the U.S. from 2007 to 2014." Chart. March 31, 2015. Statista. Accessed January 21, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/441370/duration-of-successful-job-search-in-the-us/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2015). Median number of weeks of unemployment for people who became employed in the U.S. from 2007 to 2014. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 21, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/441370/duration-of-successful-job-search-in-the-us/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Median Number of Weeks of Unemployment for People Who Became Employed in The U.S. from 2007 to 2014." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Mar 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/441370/duration-of-successful-job-search-in-the-us/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Median number of weeks of unemployment for people who became employed in the U.S. from 2007 to 2014 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/441370/duration-of-successful-job-search-in-the-us/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed (last visited January 21, 2025)
Median number of weeks of unemployment for people who became employed in the U.S. from 2007 to 2014 [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, March 31, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/441370/duration-of-successful-job-search-in-the-us/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
