[Chart data] The unemployment rate for adult men (9.8 percent ... was essentially unchanged. The number of long-term unemployed (those jobless for 27 weeks and over), at 6.1 million, was little ...

[Chart data—TXT] Unemployment rates rose in May for adult ... This group has increased by 5.8 million since the start of the recession. The number of long-term unemployed (those jobless for 27 weeks ...

The number of Americans collecting unemployment benefits rose to 1.9 million last week, the highest level since November 2021, according to data released by the Labor Department on Thursday.

Fiscal contractions raise both short-term and long-term unemployment, as shown in Chart 3, but the impact is much greater on the latter. Long-term unemployment refers to spells of unemployment lasting ...

The unemployment rate for women ages 55+ was unchanged at 3 percent. In December, 21.8 percent of jobseekers ages 55+ were long-term unemployed, compared to 22.9 percent of jobseekers ages 16 to 54.

We explore the extent to which composition, duration dependence, and labor force non-participation can account for the sharp increase in the incidence of long-term unemployment (LTU) during the Great ...