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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 2022 2023 2024 2025
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs

 3,007 2,727 2,651 2,678 2,754 2,811 2,839 3,074 3,099 3,208 3,367 3,336 3,288

On temporary layoff

 859 825 827 806 792 771 779 899 823 838 953 823 821

Not on temporary layoff

 2,148 1,902 1,824 1,872 1,962 2,040 2,059 2,174 2,276 2,371 2,414 2,513 2,467

Permanent job losers

 1,529 1,341 1,250 1,317 1,408 1,487 1,459 1,586 1,654 1,719 1,690 1,800 1,755

Persons who completed temporary jobs

 619 562 573 555 554 553 600 589 622 651 724 713 712

Job leavers

 900 801 882 837 872 784 817 817 776 753 839 868 900

Reentrants

 1,984 1,941 1,807 1,823 1,778 1,797 1,936 1,802 1,920 2,037 2,115 2,121 2,169

New entrants

 449 498 458 519 519 535 561 609 621 643 671 651 687


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

 47.4 45.7 45.7 45.7 46.5 47.4 46.1 48.8 48.3 48.3 48.1 47.8 46.7

On temporary layoff

 13.6 13.8 14.3 13.8 13.4 13.0 12.7 14.3 12.8 12.6 13.6 11.8 11.7

Not on temporary layoff

 33.9 31.9 31.5 32.0 33.1 34.4 33.5 34.5 35.5 35.7 34.5 36.0 35.0

Job leavers

 14.2 13.4 15.2 14.3 14.7 13.2 13.3 13.0 12.1 11.3 12.0 12.4 12.8

Reentrants

 31.3 32.5 31.2 31.1 30.0 30.3 31.5 28.6 29.9 30.7 30.3 30.4 30.8

New entrants

 7.1 8.3 7.9 8.9 8.8 9.0 9.1 9.7 9.7 9.7 9.6 9.3 9.8


UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF
THE CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs

 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.8 1.8 1.9 2.0 2.0 1.9

Job leavers

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

Reentrants

 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.3

New entrants

 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 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: April 04, 2025