HOUSEHOLD DATA ANNUAL AVERAGES 27. Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment, sex, and age
[Numbers in thousands]
Reason |
Total, 16 years and over |
Men, 20 years and over |
Women, 20 years and over |
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years |
2016 |
2017 |
2016 |
2017 |
2016 |
2017 |
2016 |
2017 |
NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED |
|
Total unemployed |
7,751 |
6,982 |
3,675 |
3,287 |
3,151 |
2,868 |
925 |
827 |
Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs |
3,740 |
3,434 |
2,165 |
1,970 |
1,461 |
1,348 |
113 |
116 |
On temporary layoff |
966 |
956 |
537 |
531 |
383 |
378 |
45 |
47 |
Not on temporary layoff |
2,774 |
2,479 |
1,628 |
1,439 |
1,078 |
970 |
68 |
70 |
Permanent job losers |
1,965 |
1,768 |
1,148 |
1,013 |
780 |
715 |
37 |
40 |
Persons who completed temporary jobs |
809 |
711 |
480 |
426 |
298 |
255 |
31 |
30 |
Job leavers |
858 |
778 |
388 |
359 |
417 |
375 |
53 |
44 |
Reentrants |
2,330 |
2,079 |
936 |
815 |
1,087 |
996 |
307 |
267 |
New entrants |
823 |
690 |
185 |
142 |
186 |
149 |
453 |
399 |
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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 |
48.2 |
49.2 |
58.9 |
59.9 |
46.4 |
47.0 |
12.2 |
14.1 |
On temporary layoff |
12.5 |
13.7 |
14.6 |
16.2 |
12.2 |
13.2 |
4.9 |
5.7 |
Not on temporary layoff |
35.8 |
35.5 |
44.3 |
43.8 |
34.2 |
33.8 |
7.3 |
8.4 |
Job leavers |
11.1 |
11.1 |
10.6 |
10.9 |
13.2 |
13.1 |
5.7 |
5.3 |
Reentrants |
30.1 |
29.8 |
25.5 |
24.8 |
34.5 |
34.7 |
33.2 |
32.3 |
New entrants |
10.6 |
9.9 |
5.0 |
4.3 |
5.9 |
5.2 |
48.9 |
48.3 |
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UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE |
|
Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs |
2.3 |
2.1 |
2.6 |
2.4 |
2.0 |
1.9 |
1.9 |
2.0 |
Job leavers |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
0.9 |
0.7 |
Reentrants |
1.5 |
1.3 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
1.4 |
5.2 |
4.5 |
New entrants |
0.5 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
7.7 |
6.8 |
NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.
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Last Modified Date: January 16, 2019
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