BLS: 26% of the Unemployed Had Been Out of Work 27 Weeks or Longer in December 2025
January 21, 2026
January 21, 2026
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document on Jan. 20, 2026, from Economics Daily:
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26.0 percent of the unemployed had been out of work 27 weeks or longer in December 2025
Both the unemployment rate, at 4.4 percent, and the number of unemployed people, at 7.5 million, changed little in December 2025. The long-term unemployed (those jobless for 27 weeks or more) accounted for 26 . . .
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26.0 percent of the unemployed had been out of work 27 weeks or longer in December 2025
Both the unemployment rate, at 4.4 percent, and the number of unemployed people, at 7.5 million, changed little in December 2025. The long-term unemployed (those jobless for 27 weeks or more) accounted for 26 . . .