Table 8. Total displaced workers(1) by selected characteristics and employment status in January 2026

Table 8. Total displaced workers(1) by selected characteristics and employment status in January 2026
(Numbers in thousands)
Characteristic	Total	Percent distribution by employment status
Characteristic	Total	Total	Employed	Unemployed	Not in labor force
Workers who lost jobs
Total, 20 years and over	7,445	100.0	67.6	19.3	13.1
20 to 24 years	593	100.0	73.2	15.6	11.3
25 to 54 years	5,135	100.0	71.1	19.5	9.4
55 to 64 years	1,250	100.0	61.0	22.4	16.6
65 years and over	467	100.0	39.8	13.6	46.6
Men, 20 years and over	4,122	100.0	68.2	18.6	13.1
20 to 24 years	392	100.0	74.4	17.5	8.0
25 to 54 years	2,762	100.0	71.1	18.1	10.8
55 to 64 years	695	100.0	63.3	23.0	13.6
65 years and over	273	100.0	42.8	14.0	43.2
Women, 20 years and over	3,323	100.0	66.8	20.1	13.1
20 to 24 years	202	100.0	70.7	11.8	17.5
25 to 54 years	2,373	100.0	71.1	21.0	7.9
55 to 64 years	555	100.0	58.0	21.6	20.4
65 years and over	194	100.0	35.5	12.9	51.5
White	5,135	100.0	69.5	16.9	13.6
Black or African American	1,264	100.0	59.7	28.2	12.1
Asian	488	100.0	71.5	22.5	6.0
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity	1,544	100.0	66.0	18.3	15.7
Reason for job loss
Plant or company closed down or moved	2,112	100.0	73.1	12.4	14.5
Insufficient work	2,447	100.0	62.7	23.8	13.5
Position or shift abolished	2,886	100.0	67.8	20.4	11.8
Occupation of lost job(2)
Management, professional, and related occupations	2,998	100.0	71.3	17.9	10.8
Management, business, and financial operations occupations	1,621	100.0	71.0	19.9	9.1
Professional and related occupations	1,377	100.0	71.6	15.5	12.9
Service occupations	896	100.0	66.7	19.4	13.9
Sales and office occupations	1,226	100.0	68.7	21.9	9.5
Sales and related occupations	553	100.0	72.1	14.6	13.2
Office and administrative support occupations	673	100.0	65.8	27.8	6.4
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations	899	100.0	68.6	17.9	13.5
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	53	100.0	-	-	-
Construction and extraction occupations	519	100.0	70.1	19.3	10.6
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	326	100.0	69.2	15.3	15.5
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	1,152	100.0	60.0	21.2	18.8
Production occupations	551	100.0	61.8	18.6	19.6
Transportation and material moving occupations	601	100.0	58.3	23.6	18.1
Industry and class of worker of lost job(2)
Agriculture and related industries wage and salary workers	103	100.0	66.5	15.5	18.0
Nonagricultural industries wage and salary workers	6,947	100.0	68.6	18.9	12.5
Private nonagricultural wage and salary workers	6,609	100.0	68.9	19.1	12.0
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction	31	100.0	-	-	-
Construction	640	100.0	75.1	14.6	10.3
Manufacturing	1,083	100.0	66.0	18.3	15.7
Durable goods manufacturing	707	100.0	67.1	16.2	16.7
Nondurable goods manufacturing	376	100.0	64.0	22.4	13.7
Wholesale and retail trade	817	100.0	67.4	19.3	13.3
Transportation and utilities	372	100.0	63.7	16.4	19.9
Information	205	100.0	66.7	18.9	14.4
Financial activities	487	100.0	67.8	22.1	10.1
Professional and business services	1,274	100.0	66.9	25.8	7.3
Education and health services	816	100.0	74.6	16.0	9.4
Leisure and hospitality	556	100.0	67.6	18.2	14.2
Other services	328	100.0	76.1	12.8	11.1
Government wage and salary workers	337	100.0	62.8	16.3	20.9
(1) Data refer to all people (regardless of years of tenure on lost job) who had lost or left a job between January 2023 and December 2025 because of plant or company closings or moves, insufficient work, or the abolishment of their positions or shifts. (2) Total includes a small number of unpaid family workers and people who did not report occupation, industry or class of worker of lost job, not shown separately.
NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups (White, Black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals because data are not presented for all races. People whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. Dash indicates no data or data that do not meet publication criteria (values not shown where base is less than 75,000). The 2022 Census industry classification system, derived from the 2022 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), is reflected in industry data for displaced workers starting in January 2026. These data are not strictly comparable with earlier years.

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Last Modified Date: August 27, 2026