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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES
29. Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment, sex, age, and duration of unemployment
[Percent distribution]
Reason, sex, and age2015
Total unemployedDuration of unemployment
Thousands
of persons
PercentLess than
5 weeks
5 to 14
weeks
15 weeks and over
Total15 to 26
weeks
27 weeks
and over

Total, 16 years and over

8,296100.028.927.743.315.328.1

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs

4,063100.031.228.040.815.325.5

On temporary layoff

974100.055.231.113.79.83.8

Not on temporary layoff

3,089100.023.627.149.317.032.3

Permanent job losers

2,178100.021.226.452.417.634.8

Persons who completed temporary jobs

910100.029.528.542.015.426.6

Job leavers

819100.032.430.736.914.822.1

Reentrants

2,535100.024.625.849.615.634.0

New entrants

879100.027.529.443.114.828.3

Men, 20 years and over

3,959100.026.826.247.115.531.6

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs

2,361100.030.127.142.815.827.0

On temporary layoff

563100.053.429.916.712.54.2

Not on temporary layoff

1,798100.022.826.251.016.934.1

Permanent job losers

1,240100.019.625.355.017.737.4

Persons who completed temporary jobs

558100.029.928.042.115.127.0

Job leavers

379100.029.529.441.215.126.1

Reentrants

1,014100.020.323.656.115.041.1

New entrants

206100.015.223.161.715.046.7

Women, 20 years and over

3,371100.028.328.243.515.428.1

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs

1,570100.030.829.739.614.924.7

On temporary layoff

362100.055.035.010.16.73.4

Not on temporary layoff

1,208100.023.528.148.417.331.1

Permanent job losers

888100.022.227.650.217.832.4

Persons who completed temporary jobs

320100.027.329.443.316.027.3

Job leavers

389100.033.131.335.615.620.0

Reentrants

1,220100.024.625.849.616.333.3

New entrants

192100.021.725.253.113.439.7

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

966100.039.932.627.514.013.5

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs

132100.055.725.718.610.18.5

On temporary layoff

50100.077.716.55.82.93.0

Not on temporary layoff

83100.042.431.326.314.511.8

Permanent job losers

50100.042.232.924.813.011.9

Persons who completed temporary jobs

32100.0-----

Job leavers

51100.048.936.514.67.47.2

Reentrants

301100.039.233.027.814.613.3

New entrants

481100.035.133.831.115.315.8

NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. Dash indicates no data or data that do not meet publication criteria (values not shown where base is less than 35,000).

 

Last Modified Date: February 10, 2016