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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES
27. Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment, sex, and age

[Numbers in thousands]
ReasonTotal,
16 years
and over
Men,
20 years
and over
Women,
20 years
and over
Both sexes,
16 to 19
years
20162017201620172016201720162017

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED

Total unemployed

7,7516,9823,6753,2873,1512,868925827

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs

3,7403,4342,1651,9701,4611,348113116

On temporary layoff

9669565375313833784547

Not on temporary layoff

2,7742,4791,6281,4391,0789706870

Permanent job losers

1,9651,7681,1481,0137807153740

Persons who completed temporary jobs

8097114804262982553130

Job leavers

8587783883594173755344

Reentrants

2,3302,0799368151,087996307267

New entrants

823690185142186149453399

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION

Total unemployed

100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs

48.249.258.959.946.447.012.214.1

On temporary layoff

12.513.714.616.212.213.24.95.7

Not on temporary layoff

35.835.544.343.834.233.87.38.4

Job leavers

11.111.110.610.913.213.15.75.3

Reentrants

30.129.825.524.834.534.733.232.3

New entrants

10.69.95.04.35.95.248.948.3

UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE
CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs

2.32.12.62.42.01.91.92.0

Job leavers

0.50.50.50.40.60.50.90.7

Reentrants

1.51.31.11.01.51.45.24.5

New entrants

0.50.40.20.20.30.27.76.8

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

 

Last Modified Date: January 16, 2019