Economic Update

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Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bureau of Economic Analysis, Federal Reserve (FRED/ALFRED), Energy Information Administration, Census Bureau, and the University of Michigan. Proprietary series (ADP, University of Michigan, National Association of Realtors) are shown as headline figures only.

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Unemployed 27+ weeks (share of unemployed)

Share of unemployed people who have been looking for 27 weeks or more. A useful guide for an emergency fund: when about a quarter of job seekers are still searching after six months, six months of expenses covers most cases.

27.1%

Sep 2026

+0.1 ppvs Aug+3.5 ppvs a year agoNo new data since last update

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics