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 |
Sept.
2023 |
Aug.
2024 |
Sept.
2024 |
Sept.
2023 |
May
2024 |
June
2024 |
July
2024 |
Aug.
2024 |
Sept.
2024 |
NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED |
|
Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs |
2,522 |
3,431 |
2,879 |
2,869 |
3,220 |
3,176 |
3,490 |
3,328 |
3,233 |
On temporary layoff |
478 |
922 |
557 |
813 |
836 |
813 |
1,062 |
872 |
894 |
Not on temporary layoff |
2,044 |
2,510 |
2,322 |
2,056 |
2,384 |
2,362 |
2,427 |
2,456 |
2,340 |
Permanent job losers |
1,409 |
1,743 |
1,667 |
1,421 |
1,764 |
1,643 |
1,682 |
1,688 |
1,682 |
Persons who completed temporary jobs |
634 |
766 |
655 |
636 |
620 |
719 |
746 |
768 |
658 |
Job leavers |
859 |
923 |
884 |
797 |
717 |
752 |
855 |
845 |
818 |
Reentrants |
2,114 |
2,239 |
2,131 |
2,024 |
2,046 |
2,094 |
2,160 |
2,132 |
2,046 |
New entrants |
553 |
821 |
630 |
586 |
630 |
708 |
650 |
718 |
662 |
|
PERCENT DISTRIBUTION |
|
Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs |
41.7 |
46.3 |
44.1 |
45.7 |
48.7 |
47.2 |
48.8 |
47.4 |
47.8 |
On temporary layoff |
7.9 |
12.4 |
8.5 |
13.0 |
12.6 |
12.1 |
14.8 |
12.4 |
13.2 |
Not on temporary layoff |
33.8 |
33.8 |
35.6 |
32.8 |
36.0 |
35.1 |
33.9 |
35.0 |
34.6 |
Job leavers |
14.2 |
12.4 |
13.6 |
12.7 |
10.8 |
11.2 |
11.9 |
12.0 |
12.1 |
Reentrants |
34.9 |
30.2 |
32.7 |
32.3 |
30.9 |
31.1 |
30.2 |
30.4 |
30.3 |
New entrants |
9.1 |
11.1 |
9.7 |
9.3 |
9.5 |
10.5 |
9.1 |
10.2 |
9.8 |
|
UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE
CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE |
|
Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs |
1.5 |
2.0 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
1.9 |
1.9 |
2.1 |
2.0 |
1.9 |
Job leavers |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
Reentrants |
1.3 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
1.2 |
New entrants |
0.3 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
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: October 04, 2024
United States Department of Labor
