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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey

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HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES
29. Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment, sex, age, and duration of unemployment
[Percent distribution]
Reason, sex, and age2019
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

6,001100.034.829.835.414.321.1

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs

2,786100.037.930.132.014.317.7

On temporary layoff

823100.057.630.811.68.13.6

Not on temporary layoff

1,963100.029.729.840.516.923.6

Permanent job losers

1,343100.027.429.243.317.625.7

Persons who completed temporary jobs

620100.034.730.934.415.319.2

Job leavers

814100.035.830.233.914.419.5

Reentrants

1,810100.029.928.941.214.526.6

New entrants

591100.033.130.736.113.822.4

Men, 20 years and over

2,819100.032.129.038.914.824.1

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs

1,548100.036.729.833.514.519.1

On temporary layoff

457100.055.031.013.910.03.9

Not on temporary layoff

1,091100.029.029.341.716.325.4

Permanent job losers

736100.027.229.243.716.427.2

Persons who completed temporary jobs

355100.032.729.637.616.021.6

Job leavers

418100.032.329.837.915.022.9

Reentrants

708100.024.226.948.915.733.2

New entrants

144100.021.527.451.113.637.6

Women, 20 years and over

2,435100.034.430.035.714.720.9

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs

1,132100.038.030.431.514.816.7

On temporary layoff

324100.059.731.88.55.72.8

Not on temporary layoff

807100.029.329.940.818.422.3

Permanent job losers

569100.026.529.044.519.924.6

Persons who completed temporary jobs

238100.036.132.131.815.116.8

Job leavers

344100.037.031.331.714.417.2

Reentrants

836100.029.929.440.714.526.2

New entrants

123100.023.825.450.816.734.1

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

746100.046.132.621.411.210.2

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs

106100.055.629.614.86.48.3

On temporary layoff

42100.068.520.411.15.45.7

Not on temporary layoff

64100.047.135.717.27.110.0

Permanent job losers

37100.046.134.919.07.111.9

Persons who completed temporary jobs

26100.0-----

Job leavers

52100.056.326.717.09.67.4

Reentrants

265100.045.432.821.911.610.3

New entrants

323100.041.934.323.912.811.1

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: January 22, 2020