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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 2023 2024
Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct.

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs

3,120 3,058 3,058 3,028 3,216 3,042 3,241 3,220 3,176 3,490 3,328 3,233 3,400

On temporary layoff

904 889 917 876 827 779 871 836 813 1,062 872 894 846

Not on temporary layoff

2,217 2,169 2,140 2,151 2,389 2,263 2,370 2,384 2,362 2,427 2,456 2,340 2,554

Permanent job losers

1,636 1,589 1,543 1,556 1,730 1,655 1,756 1,764 1,643 1,682 1,688 1,682 1,835

Persons who completed temporary jobs

581 580 597 595 659 607 615 620 719 746 768 658 719

Job leavers

801 821 833 794 711 823 785 717 752 855 845 818 801

Reentrants

1,869 1,771 1,741 1,834 1,946 1,920 1,929 2,046 2,094 2,160 2,132 2,046 2,154

New entrants

603 582 609 550 611 678 574 630 708 650 718 662 602


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

48.8 49.1 49.0 48.8 49.6 47.1 49.6 48.7 47.2 48.8 47.4 47.8 48.9

On temporary layoff

14.1 14.3 14.7 14.1 12.8 12.1 13.3 12.6 12.1 14.8 12.4 13.2 12.2

Not on temporary layoff

34.7 34.8 34.3 34.7 36.8 35.0 36.3 36.0 35.1 33.9 35.0 34.6 36.7

Job leavers

12.5 13.2 13.4 12.8 11.0 12.7 12.0 10.8 11.2 11.9 12.0 12.1 11.5

Reentrants

29.2 28.4 27.9 29.5 30.0 29.7 29.5 30.9 31.1 30.2 30.4 30.3 31.0

New entrants

9.4 9.3 9.8 8.9 9.4 10.5 8.8 9.5 10.5 9.1 10.2 9.8 8.6


UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF
THE CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs

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

Job leavers

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

Reentrants

1.1 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.3

New entrants

0.4 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.4 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: November 01, 2024