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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
Mar.
2020		 Feb.
2021		 Mar.
2021		 Mar.
2020		 Nov.
2020		 Dec.
2020		 Jan.
2021		 Feb.
2021		 Mar.
2021

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs

 4,441 7,051 6,448 4,198 7,468 7,210 6,997 6,586 6,226

On temporary layoff

 2,223 2,546 2,202 2,047 2,762 3,039 2,746 2,229 2,026

Not on temporary layoff

 2,219 4,505 4,246 2,151 4,705 4,171 4,251 4,357 4,200

Permanent job losers

 1,559 3,547 3,462 1,517 3,718 3,370 3,503 3,497 3,432

Persons who completed temporary jobs

 660 958 784 634 987 802 749 860 768

Job leavers

 695 706 754 716 698 743 653 701 777

Reentrants

 1,784 2,183 2,295 1,772 1,968 2,250 1,963 2,124 2,253

New entrants

 449 546 407 526 551 509 542 582 497

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs

 60.3 67.2 65.1 58.2 69.9 67.3 68.9 65.9 63.8

On temporary layoff

 30.2 24.3 22.2 28.4 25.9 28.4 27.0 22.3 20.8

Not on temporary layoff

 30.1 43.0 42.9 29.8 44.0 38.9 41.9 43.6 43.1

Job leavers

 9.4 6.7 7.6 9.9 6.5 6.9 6.4 7.0 8.0

Reentrants

 24.2 20.8 23.2 24.6 18.4 21.0 19.3 21.3 23.1

New entrants

 6.1 5.2 4.1 7.3 5.2 4.7 5.3 5.8 5.1

UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE
CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs

 2.7 4.4 4.0 2.6 4.7 4.5 4.4 4.1 3.9

Job leavers

 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.5

Reentrants

 1.1 1.4 1.4 1.1 1.2 1.4 1.2 1.3 1.4

New entrants

 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3

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.

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Last Modified Date: April 02, 2021