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Table A-11. Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-11. Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment
[Numbers in thousands]
Reason Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted
Feb.
2023
Jan.
2024
Feb.
2024
Feb.
2023
Oct.
2023
Nov.
2023
Dec.
2023
Jan.
2024
Feb.
2024

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs

3,249 3,680 3,691 2,766 3,120 3,058 3,058 3,028 3,216

On temporary layoff

1,117 1,345 1,123 807 904 889 917 876 827

Not on temporary layoff

2,132 2,335 2,568 1,959 2,217 2,169 2,140 2,151 2,389

Permanent job losers

1,482 1,621 1,812 1,403 1,636 1,589 1,543 1,556 1,730

Persons who completed temporary jobs

650 713 756 556 581 580 597 595 659

Job leavers

892 791 712 888 801 821 833 794 711

Reentrants

1,862 1,851 1,991 1,844 1,869 1,771 1,741 1,834 1,946

New entrants

462 456 576 521 603 582 609 550 611

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs

50.3 54.3 53.0 46.0 48.8 49.1 49.0 48.8 49.6

On temporary layoff

17.3 19.8 16.1 13.4 14.1 14.3 14.7 14.1 12.8

Not on temporary layoff

33.0 34.4 36.8 32.5 34.7 34.8 34.3 34.7 36.8

Job leavers

13.8 11.7 10.2 14.8 12.5 13.2 13.4 12.8 11.0

Reentrants

28.8 27.3 28.6 30.6 29.2 28.4 27.9 29.5 30.0

New entrants

7.1 6.7 8.3 8.7 9.4 9.3 9.8 8.9 9.4

UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE
CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs

2.0 2.2 2.2 1.7 1.9 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.9

Job leavers

0.5 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4

Reentrants

1.1 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.2

New entrants

0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.4

NOTE: Detail for the seasonally adjusted data shown in this table will not necessarily add to total unemployed in table A-1 because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

Last Modified Date: March 08, 2024