[DSD_DUR@DF_AVD_DUR] Average duration of unemployment
Updated by provider on June 6, 2025 (5:53 PM).
This table contains data on the average duration of unemployment (reported in number of months) by sex and standardised age groups (15-19, 15-24, 20-24, 25-54, 55+, total).
Detailed notes and sources can be found in LFS_NOTES_SOURCES. In order to facilitate analysis and comparisons over time, historical data for OECD members have been provided over as long a period as possible, often even before a country became a member of the Organisation. Information on the membership dates of all OECD countries can be found at OECD Ratification Dates.[AUS] Australia
[CAN] Canada
[CHE] Switzerland
[COL] Colombia
[CRI] Costa Rica
[CZE] Czechia
[EU19OECD] European Union (19 countries) in OECD
[EU22OECD] European Union (22 countries) in OECD
[EU27] European Union (27 countries)
[FIN] Finland
[FRA] France
[HUN] Hungary
[MEX] Mexico
[OECD]
[PER] Peru
[POL] Poland
[SVK] Slovak Republic
[USA] United States
[UNEMP] Unemployment
[MH] Months
[F] Female
[M] Male
[_T] Total
[Y15T19] From 15 to 19 years
[Y15T24] From 15 to 24 years
[Y20T24] From 20 to 24 years
[Y25T54] From 25 to 54 years
[Y_GE55] 55 years or over
[_T] Total
[_Z] Not applicable
[A] Annual
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Reference area [REF_AREA] (18)
Measure [MEASURE] (1)
Unit of measure [UNIT_MEASURE] (1)
Sex [SEX] (3)
Age [AGE] (6)
Unemployment duration [DURATION] (1)
Frequency of observation [FREQ] (1)
This dataset has 303 series:
[AUS.UNEMP.MH.F.Y15T19._Z.A] Australia – Unemployment – Months – Female – From 15 to 19 years – Not applicable – Annual
- from
- 1978=5.01
- to
- 2024=4.4
- min:
- 3.56
- max:
- 6.498
- avg:
- 5.124
- σ:
- 0.723
[AUS.UNEMP.MH.F.Y15T24._Z.A] Australia – Unemployment – Months – Female – From 15 to 24 years – Not applicable – Annual
- from
- 1978=5.273
- to
- 2024=5.363
- min:
- 4.248
- max:
- 7.883
- avg:
- 6.149
- σ:
- 0.91
[AUS.UNEMP.MH.F.Y20T24._Z.A] Australia – Unemployment – Months – Female – From 20 to 24 years – Not applicable – Annual
- from
- 1978=5.766
- to
- 2024=6.8
- min:
- 4.51
- max:
- 10.039
- avg:
- 7.559
- σ:
- 1.39
[AUS.UNEMP.MH.F.Y25T54._Z.A] Australia – Unemployment – Months – Female – From 25 to 54 years – Not applicable – Annual
- from
- 1978=5.285
- to
- 2024=10.171
- min:
- 5.285
- max:
- 13.101
- avg:
- 9.077
- σ:
- 1.757
[AUS.UNEMP.MH.F.Y_GE55._Z.A] Australia – Unemployment – Months – Female – 55 years or over – Not applicable – Annual
- from
- 1978=5.783
- to
- 2024=20.43
- min:
- 5.783
- max:
- 24.938
- avg:
- 15.866
- σ:
- 3.713
[AUS.UNEMP.MH.F._T._Z.A] Australia – Unemployment – Months – Female – Total – Not applicable – Annual
- from
- 1978=5.29
- to
- 2024=9.924
- min:
- 5.29
- max:
- 11.77
- avg:
- 8.459
- σ:
- 1.574
[AUS.UNEMP.MH.M.Y15T19._Z.A] Australia – Unemployment – Months – Male – From 15 to 19 years – Not applicable – Annual
- from
- 1978=4.232
- to
- 2024=5.02
- min:
- 3.77
- max:
- 6.529
- avg:
- 5.22
- σ:
- 0.698
[AUS.UNEMP.MH.M.Y15T24._Z.A] Australia – Unemployment – Months – Male – From 15 to 24 years – Not applicable – Annual
- from
- 1978=4.443
- to
- 2024=6.789
- min:
- 4.443
- max:
- 8.467
- avg:
- 6.78
- σ:
- 1.134
[AUS.UNEMP.MH.M.Y20T24._Z.A] Australia – Unemployment – Months – Male – From 20 to 24 years – Not applicable – Annual
- from
- 1978=4.752
- to
- 2024=9.24
- min:
- 4.752
- max:
- 10.693
- avg:
- 8.54
- σ:
- 1.763
[AUS.UNEMP.MH.M.Y25T54._Z.A] Australia – Unemployment – Months – Male – From 25 to 54 years – Not applicable – Annual
- from
- 1978=6.189
- to
- 2024=12.245
- min:
- 6.189
- max:
- 15.314
- avg:
- 11.537
- σ:
- 2.506
Series code | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
[AUS.UNEMP.MH.F.Y15T19._Z.A] | 5.01 | 5.638 | 5.647 | 5.469 | 5.251 | 6.498 | 6.436 | 6.319 | 5.721 | 6.13 | 5.723 | 4.726 | 4.531 | 4.19 | 4.27 | 4.67 | 4.7 | 4.55 | 5.07 | 5.4 | 5.02 | 5.13 | 5.4 | 5.18 | 5.29 | 4.82 | 3.85 | 3.56 | 4.4 |
[AUS.UNEMP.MH.F.Y15T24._Z.A] | 5.27346078748303 | 5.88445519648241 | 6.16406709951133 | 6.54105618995664 | 5.95220019973314 | 7.62966172767771 | 7.88326904744391 | 7.67374047654587 | 6.74060282215284 | 6.98531560806743 | 7.11009888802604 | 5.89791701306139 | 5.6722861435389 | 4.318 | 4.933 | 5.132 | 5.174 | 5.644 | 6.394 | 6.059 | 6.291 | 6.443 | 6.803 | 6.826 | 6.514 | 6.941 | 5.842 | 4.248 | 5.363 |
[AUS.UNEMP.MH.F.Y20T24._Z.A] | 5.766 | 6.38 | 7.094 | 8.406 | 7.067 | 9.361 | 10.039 | 9.689 | 8.37 | 8.376 | 9.105 | 7.677 | 7.258 | 4.51 | 5.91 | 5.78 | 5.76 | 6.89 | 8.02 | 6.85 | 7.81 | 7.96 | 8.36 | 9.03 | 7.73 | 9.33 | 8.57 | 5.3 | 6.8 |
[AUS.UNEMP.MH.F.Y25T54._Z.A] | 5.28499569072786 | 5.78723971898332 | 6.50413670291314 | 6.4324018509307 | 7.00226294880444 | 8.50231905955909 | 9.28014070956624 | 8.99072823743844 | 9.00813715446365 | 9.29401357976083 | 9.85282774150317 | 8.68047272139955 | 8.56435175329598 | 7.796 | 8.273 | 9.065 | 8.864 | 8.453 | 9.917 | 10.527 | 10.286 | 11.436 | 11.614 | 10.527 | 9.622 | 13.101 | 11.541 | 8.847 | 10.171 |
[AUS.UNEMP.MH.F.Y_GE55._Z.A] | 5.78340663998116 | 12.2566438059095 | 12.538792022792 | 11.9598616511693 | 14.2518406738869 | 12.4038477770949 | 15.3651142638037 | 15.0434920318725 | 14.864558215639 | 14.1608491815339 | 19.0298888116748 | 16.8513836720392 | 13.0018119791667 | 14.761 | 15.454 | 14.269 | 16.854 | 16.021 | 15.19 | 14.517 | 23.822 | 15.482 | 20.259 | 19.159 | 14.565 | 17.613 | 24.938 | 19.266 | 20.43 |
[AUS.UNEMP.MH.F._T._Z.A] | 5.28959097335105 | 5.96796847484317 | 6.43147439031265 | 6.59916969174987 | 6.55549651123097 | 8.10893328216071 | 8.66385954138986 | 8.44718640834889 | 7.99331198677575 | 8.24745433230788 | 8.7586487944063 | 7.58120692216024 | 7.30489966340633 | 7 | 7.45 | 7.965 | 8.131 | 8.039 | 9.119 | 9.321 | 10.191 | 10.112 | 10.936 | 10.237 | 9.201 | 11.77 | 11.326 | 8.65 | 9.924 |
[AUS.UNEMP.MH.M.Y15T19._Z.A] | 4.232 | 5.168 | 4.835 | 4.625 | 4.837 | 6.498 | 6.529 | 6.451 | 6.182 | 5.923 | 5.619 | 4.731 | 4.517 | 4.48 | 4.75 | 4.28 | 4.93 | 4.82 | 5.6 | 5.87 | 5.37 | 5.44 | 5.01 | 5.55 | 5.83 | 5.5 | 5.02 | 3.77 | 5.02 |
[AUS.UNEMP.MH.M.Y15T24._Z.A] | 4.44301628269073 | 5.49139067484876 | 5.46677112493292 | 5.47996099937298 | 5.55825552423859 | 7.44287605154089 | 8.2773556054683 | 8.46702849298236 | 7.7348593927419 | 8.08962832193885 | 7.61875671295282 | 7.0420657590222 | 5.88457189732272 | 4.946 | 5.667 | 5.562 | 5.93 | 6.29 | 7.462 | 7.788 | 7.981 | 7.526 | 7.345 | 7.944 | 7.7 | 7.789 | 7.244 | 5.655 | 6.789 |
[AUS.UNEMP.MH.M.Y20T24._Z.A] | 4.752 | 5.943 | 6.318 | 6.579 | 6.386 | 8.35 | 10.136 | 10.693 | 9.547 | 10.615 | 9.903 | 9.881 | 7.401 | 5.5 | 6.8 | 6.95 | 7.13 | 7.72 | 9.36 | 9.84 | 10.51 | 9.73 | 10.15 | 10.58 | 9.5 | 10.29 | 9.78 | 8.08 | 9.24 |
[AUS.UNEMP.MH.M.Y25T54._Z.A] | 6.18870368942436 | 7.33860658645782 | 8.75777530293479 | 9.20025957943925 | 8.75893979258534 | 9.89821024676331 | 12.68877682232 | 14.7971999700823 | 15.2838982642151 | 14.808708606121 | 15.2373078055674 | 15.3137152178211 | 12.2454492295463 | 8.43 | 10.099 | 10.322 | 9.674 | 9.233 | 10.29 | 11.447 | 11.416 | 13.361 | 13.949 | 13.504 | 10.523 | 13.446 | 13.679 | 12.424 | 12.245 |
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Reference area [REF_AREA] (18)
Measure [MEASURE] (1)
Unit of measure [UNIT_MEASURE] (1)
Sex [SEX] (3)
Age [AGE] (6)
Unemployment duration [DURATION] (1)
Frequency of observation [FREQ] (1)
This dataset has 303 series:
[AUS.UNEMP.MH.F.Y15T19._Z.A] Australia – Unemployment – Months – Female – From 15 to 19 years – Not applicable – Annual
- from
- 1978=5.01
- to
- 2024=4.4
- min:
- 3.56
- max:
- 6.498
- avg:
- 5.124
- σ:
- 0.723
[AUS.UNEMP.MH.F.Y15T24._Z.A] Australia – Unemployment – Months – Female – From 15 to 24 years – Not applicable – Annual
- from
- 1978=5.273
- to
- 2024=5.363
- min:
- 4.248
- max:
- 7.883
- avg:
- 6.149
- σ:
- 0.91
[AUS.UNEMP.MH.F.Y20T24._Z.A] Australia – Unemployment – Months – Female – From 20 to 24 years – Not applicable – Annual
- from
- 1978=5.766
- to
- 2024=6.8
- min:
- 4.51
- max:
- 10.039
- avg:
- 7.559
- σ:
- 1.39
[AUS.UNEMP.MH.F.Y25T54._Z.A] Australia – Unemployment – Months – Female – From 25 to 54 years – Not applicable – Annual
- from
- 1978=5.285
- to
- 2024=10.171
- min:
- 5.285
- max:
- 13.101
- avg:
- 9.077
- σ:
- 1.757
[AUS.UNEMP.MH.F.Y_GE55._Z.A] Australia – Unemployment – Months – Female – 55 years or over – Not applicable – Annual
- from
- 1978=5.783
- to
- 2024=20.43
- min:
- 5.783
- max:
- 24.938
- avg:
- 15.866
- σ:
- 3.713
[AUS.UNEMP.MH.F._T._Z.A] Australia – Unemployment – Months – Female – Total – Not applicable – Annual
- from
- 1978=5.29
- to
- 2024=9.924
- min:
- 5.29
- max:
- 11.77
- avg:
- 8.459
- σ:
- 1.574
[AUS.UNEMP.MH.M.Y15T19._Z.A] Australia – Unemployment – Months – Male – From 15 to 19 years – Not applicable – Annual
- from
- 1978=4.232
- to
- 2024=5.02
- min:
- 3.77
- max:
- 6.529
- avg:
- 5.22
- σ:
- 0.698
[AUS.UNEMP.MH.M.Y15T24._Z.A] Australia – Unemployment – Months – Male – From 15 to 24 years – Not applicable – Annual
- from
- 1978=4.443
- to
- 2024=6.789
- min:
- 4.443
- max:
- 8.467
- avg:
- 6.78
- σ:
- 1.134
[AUS.UNEMP.MH.M.Y20T24._Z.A] Australia – Unemployment – Months – Male – From 20 to 24 years – Not applicable – Annual
- from
- 1978=4.752
- to
- 2024=9.24
- min:
- 4.752
- max:
- 10.693
- avg:
- 8.54
- σ:
- 1.763
[AUS.UNEMP.MH.M.Y25T54._Z.A] Australia – Unemployment – Months – Male – From 25 to 54 years – Not applicable – Annual
- from
- 1978=6.189
- to
- 2024=12.245
- min:
- 6.189
- max:
- 15.314
- avg:
- 11.537
- σ:
- 2.506
Series code | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
[AUS.UNEMP.MH.F.Y15T19._Z.A] | 5.01 | 5.638 | 5.647 | 5.469 | 5.251 | 6.498 | 6.436 | 6.319 | 5.721 | 6.13 | 5.723 | 4.726 | 4.531 | 4.19 | 4.27 | 4.67 | 4.7 | 4.55 | 5.07 | 5.4 | 5.02 | 5.13 | 5.4 | 5.18 | 5.29 | 4.82 | 3.85 | 3.56 | 4.4 |
[AUS.UNEMP.MH.F.Y15T24._Z.A] | 5.27346078748303 | 5.88445519648241 | 6.16406709951133 | 6.54105618995664 | 5.95220019973314 | 7.62966172767771 | 7.88326904744391 | 7.67374047654587 | 6.74060282215284 | 6.98531560806743 | 7.11009888802604 | 5.89791701306139 | 5.6722861435389 | 4.318 | 4.933 | 5.132 | 5.174 | 5.644 | 6.394 | 6.059 | 6.291 | 6.443 | 6.803 | 6.826 | 6.514 | 6.941 | 5.842 | 4.248 | 5.363 |
[AUS.UNEMP.MH.F.Y20T24._Z.A] | 5.766 | 6.38 | 7.094 | 8.406 | 7.067 | 9.361 | 10.039 | 9.689 | 8.37 | 8.376 | 9.105 | 7.677 | 7.258 | 4.51 | 5.91 | 5.78 | 5.76 | 6.89 | 8.02 | 6.85 | 7.81 | 7.96 | 8.36 | 9.03 | 7.73 | 9.33 | 8.57 | 5.3 | 6.8 |
[AUS.UNEMP.MH.F.Y25T54._Z.A] | 5.28499569072786 | 5.78723971898332 | 6.50413670291314 | 6.4324018509307 | 7.00226294880444 | 8.50231905955909 | 9.28014070956624 | 8.99072823743844 | 9.00813715446365 | 9.29401357976083 | 9.85282774150317 | 8.68047272139955 | 8.56435175329598 | 7.796 | 8.273 | 9.065 | 8.864 | 8.453 | 9.917 | 10.527 | 10.286 | 11.436 | 11.614 | 10.527 | 9.622 | 13.101 | 11.541 | 8.847 | 10.171 |
[AUS.UNEMP.MH.F.Y_GE55._Z.A] | 5.78340663998116 | 12.2566438059095 | 12.538792022792 | 11.9598616511693 | 14.2518406738869 | 12.4038477770949 | 15.3651142638037 | 15.0434920318725 | 14.864558215639 | 14.1608491815339 | 19.0298888116748 | 16.8513836720392 | 13.0018119791667 | 14.761 | 15.454 | 14.269 | 16.854 | 16.021 | 15.19 | 14.517 | 23.822 | 15.482 | 20.259 | 19.159 | 14.565 | 17.613 | 24.938 | 19.266 | 20.43 |
[AUS.UNEMP.MH.F._T._Z.A] | 5.28959097335105 | 5.96796847484317 | 6.43147439031265 | 6.59916969174987 | 6.55549651123097 | 8.10893328216071 | 8.66385954138986 | 8.44718640834889 | 7.99331198677575 | 8.24745433230788 | 8.7586487944063 | 7.58120692216024 | 7.30489966340633 | 7 | 7.45 | 7.965 | 8.131 | 8.039 | 9.119 | 9.321 | 10.191 | 10.112 | 10.936 | 10.237 | 9.201 | 11.77 | 11.326 | 8.65 | 9.924 |
[AUS.UNEMP.MH.M.Y15T19._Z.A] | 4.232 | 5.168 | 4.835 | 4.625 | 4.837 | 6.498 | 6.529 | 6.451 | 6.182 | 5.923 | 5.619 | 4.731 | 4.517 | 4.48 | 4.75 | 4.28 | 4.93 | 4.82 | 5.6 | 5.87 | 5.37 | 5.44 | 5.01 | 5.55 | 5.83 | 5.5 | 5.02 | 3.77 | 5.02 |
[AUS.UNEMP.MH.M.Y15T24._Z.A] | 4.44301628269073 | 5.49139067484876 | 5.46677112493292 | 5.47996099937298 | 5.55825552423859 | 7.44287605154089 | 8.2773556054683 | 8.46702849298236 | 7.7348593927419 | 8.08962832193885 | 7.61875671295282 | 7.0420657590222 | 5.88457189732272 | 4.946 | 5.667 | 5.562 | 5.93 | 6.29 | 7.462 | 7.788 | 7.981 | 7.526 | 7.345 | 7.944 | 7.7 | 7.789 | 7.244 | 5.655 | 6.789 |
[AUS.UNEMP.MH.M.Y20T24._Z.A] | 4.752 | 5.943 | 6.318 | 6.579 | 6.386 | 8.35 | 10.136 | 10.693 | 9.547 | 10.615 | 9.903 | 9.881 | 7.401 | 5.5 | 6.8 | 6.95 | 7.13 | 7.72 | 9.36 | 9.84 | 10.51 | 9.73 | 10.15 | 10.58 | 9.5 | 10.29 | 9.78 | 8.08 | 9.24 |
[AUS.UNEMP.MH.M.Y25T54._Z.A] | 6.18870368942436 | 7.33860658645782 | 8.75777530293479 | 9.20025957943925 | 8.75893979258534 | 9.89821024676331 | 12.68877682232 | 14.7971999700823 | 15.2838982642151 | 14.808708606121 | 15.2373078055674 | 15.3137152178211 | 12.2454492295463 | 8.43 | 10.099 | 10.322 | 9.674 | 9.233 | 10.29 | 11.447 | 11.416 | 13.361 | 13.949 | 13.504 | 10.523 | 13.446 | 13.679 | 12.424 | 12.245 |
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