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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
HOUSEHOLD DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
QUARTERLY AVERAGES
E-9. Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment, seasonally adjusted [Numbers in thousands]
Reason 2021 2022 2023 2024
3rd 4th 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd 3rd

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs

 4,509 3,362 2,995 2,738 2,650 2,681 2,739 2,822 2,839 3,079 3,095 3,212 3,350

On temporary layoff

 1,211 887 854 829 827 809 784 774 783 903 828 840 943

Not on temporary layoff

 3,297 2,475 2,142 1,910 1,822 1,872 1,956 2,048 2,056 2,175 2,268 2,372 2,408

Permanent job losers

 2,569 1,899 1,523 1,347 1,247 1,320 1,402 1,494 1,454 1,589 1,647 1,721 1,684

Persons who completed temporary jobs

 729 576 619 563 575 552 553 554 602 586 621 651 724

Job leavers

 849 803 899 799 883 839 871 782 818 818 776 751 839

Reentrants

 2,315 2,115 1,982 1,946 1,811 1,816 1,776 1,802 1,941 1,793 1,900 2,023 2,113

New entrants

 504 483 449 502 459 517 518 535 571 598 613 637 677


PERCENT DISTRIBUTION

Total unemployed

 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs

 55.1 49.7 47.4 45.8 45.7 45.8 46.4 47.5 46.0 49.0 48.5 48.5 48.0

On temporary layoff

 14.8 13.1 13.5 13.8 14.3 13.8 13.3 13.0 12.7 14.4 13.0 12.7 13.5

Not on temporary layoff

 40.3 36.6 33.9 31.9 31.4 32.0 33.1 34.5 33.3 34.6 35.5 35.8 34.5

Job leavers

 10.4 11.9 14.2 13.3 15.2 14.3 14.8 13.2 13.3 13.0 12.2 11.3 12.0

Reentrants

 28.3 31.3 31.3 32.5 31.2 31.0 30.1 30.3 31.5 28.5 29.8 30.5 30.3

New entrants

 6.2 7.1 7.1 8.4 7.9 8.8 8.8 9.0 9.3 9.5 9.6 9.6 9.7


UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF
THE CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs

 2.8 2.1 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.7 1.8 1.8 1.9 2.0

Job leavers

 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.5

Reentrants

 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.3

New entrants

 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4

NOTE: Detail for the data shown in this table will not necessarily add to total unemployed 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