A-33. Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

HOUSEHOLD DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
A-33. Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity [Numbers in thousands]
Reason	White		Black or African American		Asian		Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Reason	May 2023	May 2024	May 2023	May 2024	May 2023	May 2024	May 2023	May 2024
NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED
Total unemployed	3,864	4,145	1,216	1,327	315	339	1,140	1,492
Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs	1,798	1,904	582	548	138	169	578	675
On temporary layoff	410	420	63	79	13	10	102	190
Not on temporary layoff	1,388	1,484	519	470	125	159	476	485
Permanent job losers	1,055	1,120	346	330	101	132	355	346
Persons who completed temporary jobs	333	365	173	140	24	27	122	139
Job leavers	534	495	114	144	25	14	107	144
Reentrants	1,205	1,378	421	494	115	74	333	482
New entrants	327	369	99	140	36	82	121	191

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION
Total unemployed	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs	46.5	45.9	47.9	41.3	43.9	49.8	50.7	45.3
On temporary layoff	10.6	10.1	5.2	5.9	4.2	2.9	8.9	12.8
Not on temporary layoff	35.9	35.8	42.7	35.4	39.7	46.9	41.8	32.5
Job leavers	13.8	11.9	9.4	10.8	8.1	4.2	9.4	9.6
Reentrants	31.2	33.2	34.6	37.2	36.7	21.8	29.2	32.3
New entrants	8.5	8.9	8.2	10.6	11.3	24.2	10.6	12.8

UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE
Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs	1.4	1.5	2.7	2.5	1.2	1.4	1.8	2.1
Job leavers	0.4	0.4	0.5	0.7	0.2	0.1	0.3	0.4
Reentrants	0.9	1.1	1.9	2.2	1.0	0.6	1.1	1.5
New entrants	0.3	0.3	0.5	0.6	0.3	0.7	0.4	0.6
NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups (White, Black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals because data are not presented for all races. Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

Last Modified Date: June 07, 2024