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 |
Apr.
2023 |
Mar.
2024 |
Apr.
2024 |
Apr.
2023 |
Dec.
2023 |
Jan.
2024 |
Feb.
2024 |
Mar.
2024 |
Apr.
2024 |
NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED |
|
Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs |
2,391 |
3,295 |
2,973 |
2,676 |
3,058 |
3,028 |
3,216 |
3,042 |
3,241 |
On temporary layoff |
568 |
938 |
688 |
760 |
917 |
876 |
827 |
779 |
871 |
Not on temporary layoff |
1,824 |
2,357 |
2,286 |
1,916 |
2,140 |
2,151 |
2,389 |
2,263 |
2,370 |
Permanent job losers |
1,391 |
1,719 |
1,728 |
1,426 |
1,543 |
1,556 |
1,730 |
1,655 |
1,756 |
Persons who completed temporary jobs |
433 |
639 |
558 |
490 |
597 |
595 |
659 |
607 |
615 |
Job leavers |
746 |
811 |
744 |
786 |
833 |
794 |
711 |
823 |
785 |
Reentrants |
1,581 |
1,916 |
1,723 |
1,778 |
1,741 |
1,834 |
1,946 |
1,920 |
1,929 |
New entrants |
428 |
582 |
453 |
519 |
609 |
550 |
611 |
678 |
574 |
|
PERCENT DISTRIBUTION |
|
Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs |
46.5 |
49.9 |
50.5 |
46.5 |
49.0 |
48.8 |
49.6 |
47.1 |
49.6 |
On temporary layoff |
11.0 |
14.2 |
11.7 |
13.2 |
14.7 |
14.1 |
12.8 |
12.1 |
13.3 |
Not on temporary layoff |
35.4 |
35.7 |
38.8 |
33.3 |
34.3 |
34.7 |
36.8 |
35.0 |
36.3 |
Job leavers |
14.5 |
12.3 |
12.6 |
13.6 |
13.4 |
12.8 |
11.0 |
12.7 |
12.0 |
Reentrants |
30.7 |
29.0 |
29.2 |
30.9 |
27.9 |
29.5 |
30.0 |
29.7 |
29.5 |
New entrants |
8.3 |
8.8 |
7.7 |
9.0 |
9.8 |
8.9 |
9.4 |
10.5 |
8.8 |
|
UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE
CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE |
|
Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs |
1.4 |
2.0 |
1.8 |
1.6 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
1.9 |
1.8 |
1.9 |
Job leavers |
0.4 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
Reentrants |
1.0 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
1.1 |
1.2 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
New entrants |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
|
NOTE: Detail for the seasonally adjusted data shown in this table will not necessarily add to total unemployed in table A-1 because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.
|
Last Modified Date: May 03, 2024
United States Department of Labor
