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
Dec.
2017		 Nov.
2018		 Dec.
2018		 Dec.
2017		 Aug.
2018		 Sept.
2018		 Oct.
2018		 Nov.
2018		 Dec.
2018

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs

 3,298 2,598 2,947 3,249 2,868 2,796 2,858 2,842 2,903

On temporary layoff

 1,010 699 834 923 855 812 793 804 762

Not on temporary layoff

 2,288 1,899 2,113 2,326 2,013 1,984 2,066 2,038 2,141

Permanent job losers

 1,604 1,242 1,415 1,627 1,351 1,257 1,365 1,337 1,432

Persons who completed temporary jobs

 684 657 698 699 663 727 701 701 710

Job leavers

 673 699 775 726 866 739 731 697 839

Reentrants

 1,827 1,829 1,810 1,985 1,864 1,889 1,914 1,880 1,958

New entrants

 480 524 496 568 586 588 605 577 588

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs

 52.5 46.0 48.9 49.8 46.4 46.5 46.8 47.4 46.2

On temporary layoff

 16.1 12.4 13.8 14.1 13.8 13.5 13.0 13.4 12.1

Not on temporary layoff

 36.4 33.6 35.0 35.6 32.6 33.0 33.8 34.0 34.1

Job leavers

 10.7 12.4 12.9 11.1 14.0 12.3 12.0 11.6 13.3

Reentrants

 29.1 32.4 30.0 30.4 30.1 31.4 31.3 31.4 31.1

New entrants

 7.7 9.3 8.2 8.7 9.5 9.8 9.9 9.6 9.3

UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE
CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs

 2.1 1.6 1.8 2.0 1.8 1.7 1.8 1.7 1.8

Job leavers

 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.5

Reentrants

 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2

New entrants

 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4

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

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Last Modified Date: January 04, 2019