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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
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2015 Annual Averages ‐ Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment, sex, and age
| Reason | Total, 16 years and over | Men, 20 years and over | Women, 20 years and over | Both sexes, 16 to 19 years | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 2015 | 2014 | 2015 | 2014 | 2015 | 2014 | 2015 | |
| NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED | ||||||||
| Total unemployed | 9,617 | 8,296 | 4,585 | 3,959 | 3,926 | 3,371 | 1,106 | 966 |
| Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs | 4,878 | 4,063 | 2,839 | 2,361 | 1,899 | 1,570 | 140 | 132 |
| On temporary layoff | 1,007 | 974 | 583 | 563 | 367 | 362 | 57 | 50 |
| Not on temporary layoff | 3,871 | 3,089 | 2,255 | 1,798 | 1,533 | 1,208 | 83 | 83 |
| Permanent job losers | 2,812 | 2,178 | 1,617 | 1,240 | 1,147 | 888 | 48 | 50 |
| Persons who completed temporary jobs | 1,059 | 910 | 638 | 558 | 386 | 320 | 35 | 32 |
| Job leavers | 824 | 819 | 392 | 379 | 388 | 389 | 44 | 51 |
| Reentrants | 2,829 | 2,535 | 1,109 | 1,014 | 1,393 | 1,220 | 327 | 301 |
| New entrants | 1,086 | 879 | 245 | 206 | 245 | 192 | 595 | 481 |
| 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 | 50.7 | 49.0 | 61.9 | 59.6 | 48.4 | 46.6 | 12.7 | 13.7 |
| On temporary layoff | 10.5 | 11.7 | 12.7 | 14.2 | 9.3 | 10.7 | 5.1 | 5.2 |
| Not on temporary layoff | 40.3 | 37.2 | 49.2 | 45.4 | 39.0 | 35.8 | 7.5 | 8.5 |
| Job leavers | 8.6 | 9.9 | 8.5 | 9.6 | 9.9 | 11.6 | 3.9 | 5.3 |
| Reentrants | 29.4 | 30.6 | 24.2 | 25.6 | 35.5 | 36.2 | 29.6 | 31.2 |
| New entrants | 11.3 | 10.6 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 6.2 | 5.7 | 53.8 | 49.8 |
| UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE | ||||||||
| Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs | 3.1 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.3 |
| Job leavers | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.9 |
| Reentrants | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 5.8 | 5.3 |
| New entrants | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 10.5 | 8.4 |
| NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. | ||||||||
Last Modified Date: February 10, 2016