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
Aug.
2018		 July
2019		 Aug.
2019		 Aug.
2018		 Apr.
2019		 May
2019		 June
2019		 July
2019		 Aug.
2019

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs

 2,885 2,986 2,906 2,868 2,651 2,664 2,736 2,798 2,876

On temporary layoff

 893 1,050 863 855 717 869 801 836 817

Not on temporary layoff

 1,992 1,935 2,042 2,013 1,934 1,795 1,935 1,963 2,059

Permanent job losers

 1,337 1,362 1,389 1,351 1,302 1,289 1,358 1,361 1,397

Persons who completed temporary jobs

 655 573 653 663 632 506 577 602 661

Job leavers

 967 877 865 866 737 803 888 833 781

Reentrants

 1,869 1,881 1,801 1,864 1,926 1,870 1,868 1,810 1,801

New entrants

 649 813 631 586 530 599 541 595 574

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs

 45.3 45.5 46.8 46.4 45.4 44.9 45.3 46.4 47.7

On temporary layoff

 14.0 16.0 13.9 13.8 12.3 14.6 13.3 13.8 13.6

Not on temporary layoff

 31.3 29.5 32.9 32.6 33.1 30.2 32.1 32.5 34.1

Job leavers

 15.2 13.4 13.9 14.0 12.6 13.5 14.7 13.8 12.9

Reentrants

 29.3 28.7 29.0 30.1 33.0 31.5 31.0 30.0 29.9

New entrants

 10.2 12.4 10.2 9.5 9.1 10.1 9.0 9.9 9.5

UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE
CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs

 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.7 1.8

Job leavers

 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5

Reentrants

 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1

New entrants

 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.4

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

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Last Modified Date: September 06, 2019