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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
HOUSEHOLD DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
A-11. Unemployed people by reason for unemployment, seasonally adjusted [Numbers in thousands]
Reason 2025 2026
Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug.

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED

Job losers and people who completed temporary jobs

 3,447 3,524 - 3,560 3,473 3,495 3,620 3,403 3,511 3,385 3,278 3,309 3,245

On temporary layoff

 890 844 - 1,002 929 839 925 877 917 778 768 921 839

Not on temporary layoff

 2,558 2,680 - 2,558 2,544 2,657 2,694 2,526 2,595 2,606 2,511 2,388 2,406

Permanent job losers

 1,931 2,012 - 1,936 1,969 2,008 2,037 1,881 1,909 1,927 1,769 1,715 1,777

People who completed temporary jobs

 627 668 - 623 575 649 658 645 686 680 741 673 629

Job leavers

 785 860 - 861 832 1,038 867 898 844 916 776 793 914

Reentrants

 2,302 2,336 - 2,600 2,337 2,168 2,320 2,254 2,282 2,209 2,237 2,123 2,137

New entrants

 792 813 - 774 840 796 805 714 805 818 772 761 702


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

 47.1 46.8 - 45.7 46.4 46.6 47.6 46.8 47.2 46.2 46.4 47.4 46.4

On temporary layoff

 12.1 11.2 - 12.8 12.4 11.2 12.2 12.1 12.3 10.6 10.9 13.2 12.0

Not on temporary layoff

 34.9 35.6 - 32.8 34.0 35.4 35.4 34.7 34.9 35.6 35.5 34.2 34.4

Job leavers

 10.7 11.4 - 11.0 11.1 13.8 11.4 12.4 11.3 12.5 11.0 11.3 13.1

Reentrants

 31.4 31.0 - 33.3 31.2 28.9 30.5 31.0 30.7 30.2 31.7 30.4 30.5

New entrants

 10.8 10.8 - 9.9 11.2 10.6 10.6 9.8 10.8 11.2 10.9 10.9 10.0


UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF
THE CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE

Job losers and people who completed temporary jobs

 2.0 2.1 - 2.1 2.0 2.1 2.1 2.0 2.1 2.0 1.9 2.0 1.9

Job leavers

 0.5 0.5 - 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5

Reentrants

 1.3 1.4 - 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3

New entrants

 0.5 0.5 - 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 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. Data for October 2025 were not collected due to the federal government shutdown.

 

Last Modified Date: September 04, 2026