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high 22.30 · low 4.00 · now 11.40 · 8 recessions shaded 2026
C16 · HOW LONG THE JOBLESS STAY JOBLESS
Median duration of unemployment
11.40
STALE ROBUST DRS 95 monthly as of 2026-08-01
This tile is stale: the value shown is the last one the source published, never a fabricated current number.
The full history
How it is read
- What it measures
- how long the jobless stay jobless
- Confidence
- ROBUST : a primary official series, mechanically reported.
- Reliability (DRS)
- DRS 95
Where it comes from
FRED ↗ Every number on this site is reproducible from this primary source.
What it read at past stress points
| Lehman, Sep 2008 | 10.20 | · CALM |
|---|---|---|
| Q4-2018 selloff | 9.60 | · CALM |
| Curve inversion, Aug 2019 | 8.70 | · CALM |
| COVID crash, Mar 2020 | 6.00 | · CALM |
Questions it helps answer
- Work : Is the labor market holding, and how broadly?