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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
HOUSEHOLD DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
QUARTERLY AVERAGES
E-9. Unemployed people by reason for unemployment, seasonally adjusted [Numbers in thousands]
Reason 2023 2024 2025 2026
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED

Job losers and people who completed temporary jobs

 2,762 2,805 2,835 3,074 3,110 3,201 3,363 3,335 3,301 3,406 3,461 - 3,506

On temporary layoff

 796 771 780 895 828 837 954 817 825 873 891 - 880

Not on temporary layoff

 1,966 2,035 2,055 2,179 2,282 2,364 2,409 2,518 2,476 2,533 2,570 - 2,626

Permanent job losers

 1,414 1,481 1,455 1,590 1,661 1,712 1,685 1,805 1,765 1,906 1,946 - 1,975

People who completed temporary jobs

 552 554 600 589 620 653 724 712 711 627 624 - 650

Job leavers

 870 786 818 815 774 755 841 866 898 795 810 - 934

Reentrants

 1,775 1,798 1,941 1,799 1,917 2,039 2,123 2,115 2,176 2,230 2,279 - 2,248

New entrants

 519 537 556 611 621 647 663 654 695 722 862 - 772


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

Job losers and people who completed temporary jobs

 46.6 47.3 46.1 48.8 48.4 48.2 48.1 47.8 46.7 47.6 46.7 - 47.0

On temporary layoff

 13.4 13.0 12.7 14.2 12.9 12.6 13.6 11.7 11.7 12.2 12.0 - 11.8

Not on temporary layoff

 33.2 34.3 33.4 34.6 35.5 35.6 34.5 36.1 35.0 35.4 34.7 - 35.2

Job leavers

 14.7 13.3 13.3 12.9 12.1 11.4 12.0 12.4 12.7 11.1 10.9 - 12.5

Reentrants

 30.0 30.3 31.6 28.6 29.8 30.7 30.4 30.3 30.8 31.2 30.7 - 30.1

New entrants

 8.8 9.1 9.0 9.7 9.7 9.7 9.5 9.4 9.8 10.1 11.6 - 10.3


UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF
THE CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE

Job losers and people who completed temporary jobs

 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.9 2.0 2.0 1.9 2.0 2.0 - 2.1

Job leavers

 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 - 0.5

Reentrants

 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 - 1.3

New entrants

 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 - 0.5

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. Data for October 2025 were not collected due to the federal government shutdown; therefore, reliable estimates for the fourth quarter of 2025 could not be produced.

 

Last Modified Date: April 03, 2026