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The total number of unemployed people was essentially unchanged at 5.9 million in June 2022. The number of permanent job losers (those who are not on temporary layoff) was 1.3 million, the lowest since October 2019. The number of permanent job losers in June 2022 was down from 3.7 million in October 2020.
Month | Total unemployed | New entrants | Persons who completed temporary jobs | Job leavers | Reentrants | Permanent job losers | On temporary layoff |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jun 2017 |
6,873,000 | 663,000 | 769,000 | 801,000 | 1,979,000 | 1,708,000 | 914,000 |
Jul 2017 |
6,892,000 | 678,000 | 663,000 | 743,000 | 2,089,000 | 1,682,000 | 1,010,000 |
Aug 2017 |
7,082,000 | 641,000 | 703,000 | 802,000 | 2,118,000 | 1,747,000 | 1,011,000 |
Sep 2017 |
6,854,000 | 656,000 | 685,000 | 749,000 | 2,099,000 | 1,744,000 | 902,000 |
Oct 2017 |
6,700,000 | 617,000 | 677,000 | 742,000 | 2,037,000 | 1,667,000 | 909,000 |
Nov 2017 |
6,774,000 | 703,000 | 639,000 | 766,000 | 2,076,000 | 1,579,000 | 987,000 |
Dec 2017 |
6,632,000 | 611,000 | 675,000 | 720,000 | 2,003,000 | 1,640,000 | 946,000 |
Jan 2018 |
6,505,000 | 642,000 | 685,000 | 718,000 | 1,964,000 | 1,684,000 | 849,000 |
Feb 2018 |
6,586,000 | 682,000 | 650,000 | 773,000 | 1,930,000 | 1,706,000 | 869,000 |
Mar 2018 |
6,457,000 | 624,000 | 644,000 | 866,000 | 1,902,000 | 1,620,000 | 848,000 |
Apr 2018 |
6,448,000 | 661,000 | 732,000 | 803,000 | 2,035,000 | 1,469,000 | 862,000 |
May 2018 |
6,188,000 | 577,000 | 645,000 | 850,000 | 1,890,000 | 1,438,000 | 807,000 |
Jun 2018 |
6,446,000 | 545,000 | 683,000 | 798,000 | 2,019,000 | 1,443,000 | 947,000 |
Jul 2018 |
6,173,000 | 561,000 | 683,000 | 834,000 | 1,793,000 | 1,424,000 | 856,000 |
Aug 2018 |
6,167,000 | 573,000 | 661,000 | 887,000 | 1,841,000 | 1,303,000 | 844,000 |
Sep 2018 |
6,065,000 | 572,000 | 732,000 | 738,000 | 1,919,000 | 1,241,000 | 834,000 |
Oct 2018 |
6,230,000 | 590,000 | 713,000 | 725,000 | 1,956,000 | 1,319,000 | 855,000 |
Nov 2018 |
6,132,000 | 581,000 | 679,000 | 707,000 | 1,933,000 | 1,343,000 | 878,000 |
Dec 2018 |
6,379,000 | 620,000 | 690,000 | 830,000 | 1,985,000 | 1,462,000 | 780,000 |
Jan 2019 |
6,458,000 | 608,000 | 706,000 | 808,000 | 1,948,000 | 1,449,000 | 945,000 |
Feb 2019 |
6,122,000 | 614,000 | 710,000 | 839,000 | 1,872,000 | 1,354,000 | 793,000 |
Mar 2019 |
6,166,000 | 627,000 | 571,000 | 777,000 | 1,956,000 | 1,386,000 | 876,000 |
Apr 2019 |
5,898,000 | 596,000 | 677,000 | 723,000 | 1,962,000 | 1,339,000 | 722,000 |
May 2019 |
5,935,000 | 603,000 | 523,000 | 822,000 | 1,849,000 | 1,297,000 | 858,000 |
Jun 2019 |
5,906,000 | 487,000 | 583,000 | 896,000 | 1,806,000 | 1,316,000 | 847,000 |
Jul 2019 |
5,984,000 | 586,000 | 610,000 | 841,000 | 1,775,000 | 1,354,000 | 820,000 |
Aug 2019 |
5,993,000 | 556,000 | 659,000 | 793,000 | 1,771,000 | 1,342,000 | 806,000 |
Sep 2019 |
5,766,000 | 651,000 | 534,000 | 834,000 | 1,678,000 | 1,246,000 | 744,000 |
Oct 2019 |
5,980,000 | 604,000 | 683,000 | 835,000 | 1,731,000 | 1,260,000 | 816,000 |
Nov 2019 |
5,930,000 | 578,000 | 609,000 | 768,000 | 1,702,000 | 1,384,000 | 822,000 |
Dec 2019 |
5,861,000 | 573,000 | 575,000 | 830,000 | 1,673,000 | 1,381,000 | 827,000 |
Jan 2020 |
5,826,000 | 556,000 | 638,000 | 833,000 | 1,860,000 | 1,320,000 | 623,000 |
Feb 2020 |
5,717,000 | 497,000 | 627,000 | 765,000 | 1,800,000 | 1,295,000 | 780,000 |
Mar 2020 |
7,165,000 | 543,000 | 631,000 | 708,000 | 1,750,000 | 1,527,000 | 2,076,000 |
Apr 2020 |
23,038,000 | 418,000 | 609,000 | 549,000 | 1,490,000 | 1,951,000 | 18,017,000 |
May 2020 |
20,940,000 | 537,000 | 660,000 | 545,000 | 1,636,000 | 2,339,000 | 15,292,000 |
Jun 2020 |
17,616,000 | 570,000 | 812,000 | 560,000 | 2,286,000 | 2,745,000 | 10,614,000 |
Jul 2020 |
16,288,000 | 526,000 | 809,000 | 589,000 | 2,298,000 | 2,908,000 | 9,208,000 |
Aug 2020 |
13,532,000 | 544,000 | 749,000 | 616,000 | 2,057,000 | 3,331,000 | 6,140,000 |
Sep 2020 |
12,584,000 | 533,000 | 757,000 | 808,000 | 2,120,000 | 3,655,000 | 4,584,000 |
Oct 2020 |
11,115,000 | 517,000 | 862,000 | 765,000 | 2,028,000 | 3,679,000 | 3,220,000 |
Nov 2020 |
10,777,000 | 570,000 | 978,000 | 688,000 | 1,985,000 | 3,655,000 | 2,809,000 |
Dec 2020 |
10,789,000 | 508,000 | 790,000 | 756,000 | 2,249,000 | 3,467,000 | 3,091,000 |
Jan 2021 |
10,180,000 | 545,000 | 750,000 | 653,000 | 1,998,000 | 3,487,000 | 2,726,000 |
Feb 2021 |
9,992,000 | 573,000 | 862,000 | 706,000 | 2,138,000 | 3,483,000 | 2,264,000 |
Mar 2021 |
9,691,000 | 503,000 | 756,000 | 768,000 | 2,248,000 | 3,443,000 | 2,063,000 |
Apr 2021 |
9,719,000 | 595,000 | 764,000 | 818,000 | 2,132,000 | 3,432,000 | 2,074,000 |
May 2021 |
9,251,000 | 526,000 | 773,000 | 783,000 | 2,174,000 | 3,228,000 | 1,820,000 |
Jun 2021 |
9,502,000 | 499,000 | 787,000 | 945,000 | 2,283,000 | 3,128,000 | 1,813,000 |
Jul 2021 |
8,671,000 | 468,000 | 789,000 | 927,000 | 2,289,000 | 2,905,000 | 1,212,000 |
Aug 2021 |
8,339,000 | 514,000 | 725,000 | 830,000 | 2,446,000 | 2,509,000 | 1,206,000 |
Sep 2021 |
7,666,000 | 491,000 | 676,000 | 792,000 | 2,275,000 | 2,243,000 | 1,083,000 |
Oct 2021 |
7,375,000 | 537,000 | 557,000 | 845,000 | 2,206,000 | 2,102,000 | 1,041,000 |
Nov 2021 |
6,802,000 | 452,000 | 589,000 | 837,000 | 2,154,000 | 1,905,000 | 875,000 |
Dec 2021 |
6,319,000 | 513,000 | 580,000 | 724,000 | 2,038,000 | 1,703,000 | 812,000 |
Jan 2022 |
6,513,000 | 433,000 | 632,000 | 952,000 | 1,959,000 | 1,630,000 | 959,000 |
Feb 2022 |
6,270,000 | 417,000 | 573,000 | 963,000 | 1,947,000 | 1,583,000 | 888,000 |
Mar 2022 |
5,952,000 | 463,000 | 652,000 | 787,000 | 1,985,000 | 1,392,000 | 787,000 |
Apr 2022 |
5,941,000 | 515,000 | 601,000 | 793,000 | 1,882,000 | 1,386,000 | 853,000 |
May 2022 |
5,950,000 | 535,000 | 541,000 | 764,000 | 1,943,000 | 1,386,000 | 810,000 |
Jun 2022 |
5,912,000 | 464,000 | 545,000 | 832,000 | 1,990,000 | 1,273,000 | 827,000 |
In June 2022, the number of job losers on temporary layoff was 827,000, making up about 14 percent of the total unemployed. The recent peak for the number of job losers on temporary layoff was in April 2020, at 18.0 million.
The number of unemployed job leavers was 832,000 in June 2022, little different from its pre-pandemic level in February 2020.
These data are from the Current Population Survey and are seasonally adjusted. See "The Employment Situation — June 2022" to learn more. Also see charts of Employment Situation data.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, Number of permanent job losers at 1.3 million in June 2022 at https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2022/number-of-permanent-job-losers-at-1-3-million-in-june-2022.htm (visited October 31, 2024).