The long-term unemployment rate is the number of persons unemployed for 27 weeks or longer as a percent of the labor force. To learn more, see How the Government Measures …

Through federal and state cooperation, unemployment insurance programs are designed to provide benefits to regularly employed members of the labor force who become involuntarily …

Nov 16, 2025 · The U.S. unemployment rate is a key indicator of the nation’s overall economic health. It has shifted over time in response to policy changes and historical events.

Most were jobless and looking, while others worked part time while looking for full-time work or stopped looking entirely. This table presents the employment status of respondents for all four …

Mar 1, 2016 · Near the end of 2009, up to 99 weeks were available in high-unemployment states through the UI program, the Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act of 2008 (EUC08) …

Crude estimates of average unemployment length for the two groups in November 2009 were 13 and 32 weeks.

Between the second quarter of 2008 and the second quarter of 2009, the number of unemployed increased by 6 million, swelling the ranks of the unemployed to more than 14 million, an …

009 (Goings 2009) but continued to be high through the end of 2010 (9.4% in December of 2010 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics 2011)). Though the media often focuses on the financial …

It is the percentage that expresses the proportion of unemployed in US compared to the total active population: United States unemployment rate = total unemployed United States / United …

Sep 21, 2025 · The 2000-2009 period experienced an average unemployment rate of 5.8 percent, heavily influenced by two significant recessions that bookended the decade. The dot-com …