Table A-11. Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-11. Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment
[Numbers in thousands]
Reason Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted
Aug.
2009		 July
2010		 Aug.
2010		 Aug.
2009		 Apr.
2010		 May
2010		 June
2010		 July
2010		 Aug.
2010

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs

 9,316 8,964 8,894 9,814 9,246 9,223 9,114 9,125 9,305

On temporary layoff

 1,526 1,281 1,359 1,704 1,359 1,478 1,424 1,268 1,480

Not on temporary layoff

 7,790 7,682 7,535 8,110 7,887 7,746 7,690 7,857 7,825

Permanent job losers

 6,406 6,383 6,214 6,654 6,494 6,410 6,404 6,518 6,480

Persons who completed temporary jobs

 1,384 1,300 1,321 1,408 1,393 1,336 1,287 1,339 1,345

Job leavers

 909 935 943 835 938 969 900 900 874

Reentrants

 3,386 3,591 3,492 3,294 3,739 3,453 3,308 3,393 3,411

New entrants

 1,212 1,647 1,430 1,096 1,231 1,206 1,140 1,188 1,259

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs

 62.8 59.2 60.3 65.3 61.0 62.1 63.0 62.5 62.7

On temporary layoff

 10.3 8.5 9.2 11.3 9.0 9.9 9.8 8.7 10.0

Not on temporary layoff

 52.6 50.8 51.1 53.9 52.0 52.2 53.2 53.8 52.7

Job leavers

 6.1 6.2 6.4 5.6 6.2 6.5 6.2 6.2 5.9

Reentrants

 22.8 23.7 23.7 21.9 24.7 23.3 22.9 23.2 23.0

New entrants

 8.2 10.9 9.7 7.3 8.1 8.1 7.9 8.1 8.5

UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE
CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs

 6.0 5.8 5.7 6.4 6.0 6.0 5.9 5.9 6.0

Job leavers

 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6

Reentrants

 2.2 2.3 2.3 2.1 2.4 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2

New entrants

 0.8 1.1 0.9 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.8

NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

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Last Modified Date: September 03, 2010