In 2023, there were over 1.1 million people unemployed for 27 weeks or longer, amounting to 19.36 percent of all unemployed in the U.S. Among all unemployed, aged between 25 and 34 years, about 19.93 percent of people were unemployed for 27 weeks or longer.
Percentage of unemployed who were jobless for 27 weeks or longer in the U.S. in 2023, by age group
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Percentage of long-term unemployed among all unemployed
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (January 26, 2024). Percentage of unemployed who were jobless for 27 weeks or longer in the U.S. in 2023, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, 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 2023, by age group." Chart. January 26, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. 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. (2024). Percentage of unemployed who were jobless for 27 weeks or longer in the U.S. in 2023, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. 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 2023, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Jan 2024, 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 2023, 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 December 21, 2024)
Percentage of unemployed who were jobless for 27 weeks or longer in the U.S. in 2023, by age group [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, January 26, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/218653/long-term-unemployment-as-a-percentage-of-the-total-unemployed-in-the-us-by-age/
