Long Term Unemployment Rate in the United States increased to 0.87 percent in June from 0.80 percent in May of 2019. Long Term Unemployment Rate in the United States averaged 1.02 percent from 1950 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 4.40 percent in April of 2010 and a record low of 0.08 percent in May of 1953.

Long Term Unemployment Rate in the United States is expected to be 0.90 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. Looking forward, we estimate Long Term Unemployment Rate in the United States to stand at 0.80 in 12 months time. In the long-term, the United States Long Term Unemployment Rate is projected to trend around 1.10 percent in 2020, according to our econometric models.

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United States Labour Last Previous Highest Lowest Unit
Unemployment Rate 3.70 3.60 10.80 2.50 percent [+]
Non Farm Payrolls 224.00 72.00 1118.00 -1959.00 Thousand [+]
Nonfarm Payrolls Private 191.00 83.00 1092.00 -1766.00 Thousand [+]
Government Payrolls 33.00 -11.00 427.00 -260.00 Thousand [+]
Manufacturing Payrolls 17.00 3.00 655.00 -1715.00 Thousand [+]
Initial Jobless Claims 216.00 208.00 695.00 162.00 Thousand [+]
Continuing Jobless Claims 1686.00 1728.00 6635.00 988.00 Thousand [+]
ADP Employment Change 102.00 41.00 360.00 -706.00 Thousand [+]
Employed Persons 157005.00 156758.00 157005.00 57635.00 Thousand [+]
Unemployed Persons 5975.00 5888.00 15352.00 1596.00 Thousand [+]
Average Hourly Earnings 0.20 0.30 0.60 -0.20 percent [+]
Average Weekly Hours 34.40 34.40 34.60 33.70 Hours [+]
Labor Force Participation Rate 62.90 62.80 67.30 58.10 percent [+]
Long Term Unemployment Rate 0.87 0.80 4.40 0.08 percent [+]
Youth Unemployment Rate 8.10 8.50 19.50 7.80 percent [+]
Labour Costs 108.71 109.16 109.61 17.00 Index Points [+]
Productivity 106.96 106.06 106.96 26.02 Index Points [+]
Job Vacancies 7230.00 7739.00 7884.00 2157.00 Thousand [+]
Job Offers 7323.00 7372.00 7626.00 2264.00 Thousand [+]
Challenger Job Cuts 41977.00 58577.00 248475.00 15100.00 Persons [+]
Wages 23.43 23.39 23.43 2.50 USD/Hour [+]
Wages in Manufacturing 22.03 22.04 22.04 1.27 USD/Hour [+]
Wage Growth 3.59 3.56 13.78 -5.88 percent [+]
Minimum Wages 7.25 7.25 7.25 0.25 USD/Hour [+]
Employment Cost Index 0.70 0.70 1.60 0.20 percent [+]
Population 327.17 325.15 327.17 76.09 Million [+]
Retirement Age Women 66.00 66.00 66.00 66.00 [+]
Retirement Age Men 66.00 66.00 66.00 66.00 [+]
Employment Rate 60.60 60.60 64.70 55.00 percent [+]
Full Time Employment 130148.00 129695.00 130159.00 64640.00 Thousand [+]
Part Time Employment 26807.00 26981.00 28134.00 10086.00 Thousand [+]
Living Wage Family 2380.00 2270.00 2380.00 2160.00 USD/Month [+]
Living Wage Individual 1660.00 1560.00 1660.00 1450.00 USD/Month [+]
Wages Low Skilled 1960.00 1760.00 2340.00 1760.00 USD/Month [+]
Wages High Skilled 4520.00 4330.00 4950.00 4330.00 USD/Month [+]


United States Long Term Unemployment Rate

Long Term Unemployment Rate in the United States refers to the unemployment rate for a period longer than 27 weeks. This page provides the latest reported value for - United States Long Term Unemployment Rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. United States Long Term Unemployment Rate - actual data, historical chart and calendar of releases - was last updated on July of 2019.

Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
0.87 0.80 4.40 0.08 1950 - 2019 percent Monthly




Country Last Previous
Italy 6.00 Mar/19
Spain 5.60 Mar/19
Euro Area 3.50 Mar/19
France 3.30 Mar/19
Turkey 2.90 Mar/19
Switzerland 1.70 Mar/19
Germany 1.30 Mar/19
Netherlands 1.20 Mar/19
United Kingdom 1.00 Mar/19
United States 0.87 Jun/19


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