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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
HOUSEHOLD DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
A-11. Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment, seasonally adjusted
[Numbers in thousands]
Reason 2024 2025
Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb.

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs

3,214 3,053 3,225 3,213 3,187 3,545 3,321 3,233 3,363 3,394 3,251 3,235 3,316

On temporary layoff

824 784 860 836 817 1,109 865 885 820 787 862 835 817

Not on temporary layoff

2,390 2,269 2,365 2,378 2,370 2,436 2,456 2,348 2,543 2,607 2,389 2,400 2,499

Permanent job losers

1,730 1,662 1,750 1,757 1,651 1,691 1,689 1,690 1,822 1,871 1,707 1,708 1,748

Persons who completed temporary jobs

660 607 615 620 719 745 767 659 721 736 682 693 751

Job leavers

712 823 785 720 754 855 845 819 802 854 947 912 918

Reentrants

1,964 1,938 1,949 2,060 2,103 2,161 2,133 2,051 2,151 2,182 2,031 2,124 2,208

New entrants

631 674 581 646 701 648 708 656 608 690 655 659 662


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

49.3 47.1 49.3 48.4 47.3 49.2 47.4 47.8 48.6 47.7 47.2 46.7 46.7

On temporary layoff

12.6 12.1 13.1 12.6 12.1 15.4 12.3 13.1 11.8 11.1 12.5 12.0 11.5

Not on temporary layoff

36.6 35.0 36.2 35.8 35.1 33.8 35.1 34.7 36.7 36.6 34.7 34.6 35.2

Job leavers

10.9 12.7 12.0 10.8 11.2 11.9 12.1 12.1 11.6 12.0 13.8 13.2 12.9

Reentrants

30.1 29.9 29.8 31.0 31.2 30.0 30.4 30.3 31.1 30.6 29.5 30.7 31.1

New entrants

9.7 10.4 8.9 9.7 10.4 9.0 10.1 9.7 8.8 9.7 9.5 9.5 9.3


UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF
THE CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs

1.9 1.8 1.9 1.9 1.9 2.1 2.0 1.9 2.0 2.0 1.9 1.9 1.9

Job leavers

0.4 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.5

Reentrants

1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.3

New entrants

0.4 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 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: March 07, 2025