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.
2017		 Feb.
2018		 Mar.
2018		 Mar.
2017		 Nov.
2017		 Dec.
2017		 Jan.
2018		 Feb.
2018		 Mar.
2018

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs

 3,812 3,716 3,375 3,516 3,149 3,254 3,273 3,279 3,146

On temporary layoff

 1,125 1,172 1,007 946 950 915 912 878 865

Not on temporary layoff

 2,686 2,544 2,368 2,570 2,200 2,339 2,361 2,401 2,281

Permanent job losers

 1,880 1,799 1,696 1,817 1,539 1,636 1,652 1,709 1,645

Persons who completed temporary jobs

 806 745 672 752 661 703 709 692 637

Job leavers

 778 774 850 793 739 715 716 780 864

Reentrants

 2,004 1,962 1,912 2,064 2,025 2,003 1,958 1,948 1,967

New entrants

 691 639 534 769 697 581 645 704 625

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs

 52.3 52.4 50.6 49.2 47.6 49.7 49.6 48.9 47.7

On temporary layoff

 15.5 16.5 15.1 13.2 14.4 14.0 13.8 13.1 13.1

Not on temporary layoff

 36.9 35.9 35.5 36.0 33.3 35.7 35.8 35.8 34.6

Job leavers

 10.7 10.9 12.7 11.1 11.2 10.9 10.9 11.6 13.1

Reentrants

 27.5 27.7 28.7 28.9 30.6 30.6 29.7 29.0 29.8

New entrants

 9.5 9.0 8.0 10.8 10.5 8.9 9.8 10.5 9.5

UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE
CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs

 2.4 2.3 2.1 2.2 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.9

Job leavers

 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5

Reentrants

 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2

New entrants

 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.5 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: April 06, 2018