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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 2022 2023
Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb.

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs

3,004 2,840 2,850 2,732 2,633 2,616 2,693 2,530 2,695 2,761 2,629 2,529 2,752

On temporary layoff

879 784 857 815 832 802 796 772 853 806 814 734 816

Not on temporary layoff

2,125 2,057 1,993 1,916 1,802 1,814 1,898 1,758 1,842 1,956 1,815 1,795 1,935

Permanent job losers

1,551 1,405 1,393 1,375 1,256 1,225 1,314 1,202 1,267 1,351 1,339 1,257 1,380

Persons who completed temporary jobs

574 652 600 541 546 589 584 555 575 605 476 538 555

Job leavers

964 789 794 766 833 843 897 904 861 829 825 884 891

Reentrants

1,971 1,992 1,856 1,944 1,979 1,822 1,833 1,834 1,873 1,798 1,767 1,817 1,847

New entrants

429 472 516 530 466 465 451 460 494 558 497 531 515


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

47.2 46.6 47.4 45.7 44.5 45.5 45.8 44.2 45.5 46.4 46.0 43.9 45.8

On temporary layoff

13.8 12.9 14.2 13.6 14.1 14.0 13.5 13.5 14.4 13.5 14.2 12.7 13.6

Not on temporary layoff

33.4 33.8 33.1 32.1 30.5 31.6 32.3 30.7 31.1 32.9 31.7 31.2 32.2

Job leavers

15.1 12.9 13.2 12.8 14.1 14.7 15.3 15.8 14.5 13.9 14.4 15.3 14.8

Reentrants

30.9 32.7 30.9 32.6 33.5 31.7 31.2 32.0 31.6 30.2 30.9 31.5 30.8

New entrants

6.7 7.7 8.6 8.9 7.9 8.1 7.7 8.0 8.3 9.4 8.7 9.2 8.6


UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF
THE CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs

1.8 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.7

Job leavers

0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5

Reentrants

1.2 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1

New entrants

0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3

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 10, 2023