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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 age2016
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

7,751100.030.528.740.814.925.9

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs

3,740100.032.928.838.415.123.3

On temporary layoff

966100.054.632.313.19.04.1

Not on temporary layoff

2,774100.025.327.547.217.130.0

Permanent job losers

1,965100.023.327.049.817.732.0

Persons who completed temporary jobs

809100.030.228.940.915.725.2

Job leavers

858100.033.632.434.014.219.7

Reentrants

2,330100.026.427.146.615.431.2

New entrants

823100.028.029.342.714.028.7

Men, 20 years and over

3,675100.028.427.444.215.328.9

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs

2,165100.031.528.440.115.724.4

On temporary layoff

537100.052.532.415.110.74.4

Not on temporary layoff

1,628100.024.627.148.317.331.0

Permanent job losers

1,148100.022.525.951.617.933.6

Persons who completed temporary jobs

480100.029.629.840.615.824.8

Job leavers

388100.031.231.337.514.523.0

Reentrants

936100.022.524.652.914.838.1

New entrants

185100.015.922.162.014.947.1

Women, 20 years and over

3,151100.029.629.241.215.226.0

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs

1,461100.032.829.637.614.622.9

On temporary layoff

383100.055.533.611.07.43.6

Not on temporary layoff

1,078100.024.828.147.117.229.8

Permanent job losers

780100.023.228.448.417.830.6

Persons who completed temporary jobs

298100.029.127.343.615.727.8

Job leavers

417100.032.633.633.814.918.8

Reentrants

1,087100.025.627.746.716.130.7

New entrants

186100.020.524.954.615.539.1

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

925100.041.732.425.912.713.2

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs

113100.058.326.115.68.66.9

On temporary layoff

45100.072.120.47.53.83.7

Not on temporary layoff

68100.049.229.920.911.89.1

Permanent job losers

37100.048.129.522.410.412.1

Persons who completed temporary jobs

31100.0-----

Job leavers

53100.059.031.39.77.32.4

Reentrants

307100.040.832.526.714.712.0

New entrants

453100.036.134.129.913.016.9

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 8, 2017