Table A-11. Unemployed people by reason for unemployment

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-11. Unemployed people by reason for unemployment [Numbers in thousands]
Reason	Not seasonally adjusted			Seasonally adjusted
Reason	Feb. 2025	Jan. 2026	Feb. 2026	Feb. 2025	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025	Jan. 2026	Feb. 2026
NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED
Job losers and people who completed temporary jobs	3,794	4,109	4,090	3,327	-	3,560	3,473	3,495	3,620
On temporary layoff	1,113	1,299	1,221	819	-	1,002	929	839	925
Not on temporary layoff	2,680	2,810	2,869	2,508	-	2,558	2,544	2,657	2,694
Permanent job losers	1,831	2,044	2,110	1,759	-	1,936	1,969	2,008	2,037
People who completed temporary jobs	849	766	759	749	-	623	575	649	658
Job leavers	918	1,038	870	915	-	861	832	1,038	867
Reentrants	2,255	2,130	2,363	2,212	-	2,600	2,337	2,168	2,320
New entrants	605	664	729	673	-	774	840	796	805

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION
Job losers and people who completed temporary jobs	50.1	51.7	50.8	46.7	-	45.7	46.4	46.6	47.6
On temporary layoff	14.7	16.4	15.2	11.5	-	12.8	12.4	11.2	12.2
Not on temporary layoff	35.4	35.4	35.6	35.2	-	32.8	34.0	35.4	35.4
Job leavers	12.1	13.1	10.8	12.8	-	11.0	11.1	13.8	11.4
Reentrants	29.8	26.8	29.4	31.0	-	33.3	31.2	28.9	30.5
New entrants	8.0	8.4	9.0	9.4	-	9.9	11.2	10.6	10.6

UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE
Job losers and people who completed temporary jobs	2.2	2.4	2.4	2.0	-	2.1	2.0	2.1	2.1
Job leavers	0.5	0.6	0.5	0.5	-	0.5	0.5	0.6	0.5
Reentrants	1.3	1.3	1.4	1.3	-	1.5	1.4	1.3	1.4
New entrants	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	-	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5
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. January 2026 estimates were revised to incorporate updated population estimates. For additional information, see https://www.bls.gov/cps/documentation.htm#pop. Data for October 2025 were not collected due to the federal government shutdown.

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Last Modified Date: March 06, 2026