HOUSEHOLD DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
QUARTERLY AVERAGES
E-9. Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment, seasonally adjusted
[Numbers in thousands]
Reason 2010 2011 2012 2013
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs

 9,504 9,232 9,098 9,044 8,400 8,244 8,054 7,663 7,167 6,990 6,843 6,458 6,496

On temporary layoff

 1,558 1,407 1,338 1,357 1,244 1,249 1,207 1,209 1,178 1,182 1,265 1,080 1,113

Not on temporary layoff

 7,946 7,825 7,760 7,688 7,156 6,995 6,848 6,454 5,989 5,808 5,579 5,377 5,383

Permanent job losers

 6,560 6,477 6,367 6,161 5,758 5,584 5,451 5,103 4,718 4,515 4,370 4,162 4,098

Persons who completed temporary jobs

 1,386 1,347 1,392 1,527 1,398 1,411 1,397 1,351 1,271 1,293 1,209 1,215 1,285

Job leavers

 890 934 865 872 898 948 971 1,004 1,026 942 929 973 974

Reentrants

 3,562 3,486 3,388 3,440 3,333 3,433 3,460 3,371 3,302 3,343 3,334 3,410 3,343

New entrants

 1,182 1,186 1,232 1,286 1,316 1,251 1,303 1,282 1,354 1,342 1,274 1,306 1,294


PERCENT DISTRIBUTION

Total unemployed

 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs

 62.8 62.2 62.4 61.8 60.2 59.4 58.4 57.5 55.8 55.4 55.3 53.2 53.7

On temporary layoff

 10.3 9.5 9.2 9.3 8.9 9.0 8.8 9.1 9.2 9.4 10.2 8.9 9.2

Not on temporary layoff

 52.5 52.7 53.2 52.5 51.3 50.4 49.7 48.5 46.6 46.0 45.1 44.3 44.5

Job leavers

 5.9 6.3 5.9 6.0 6.4 6.8 7.0 7.5 8.0 7.5 7.5 8.0 8.0

Reentrants

 23.5 23.5 23.2 23.5 23.9 24.7 25.1 25.3 25.7 26.5 26.9 28.1 27.6

New entrants

 7.8 8.0 8.5 8.8 9.4 9.0 9.4 9.6 10.5 10.6 10.3 10.8 10.7


UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF
THE CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs

 6.2 6.0 5.9 5.9 5.5 5.4 5.2 5.0 4.6 4.5 4.4 4.2 4.2

Job leavers

 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6

Reentrants

 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.3 2.2 2.1 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2

New entrants

 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8

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

 

Last Modified Date: April 05, 2013