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

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs

 2,790 2,703 2,946 2,869 3,120 3,058 3,058 3,028 3,216 3,042 3,241 3,220 3,176

On temporary layoff

 781 723 813 813 904 889 917 876 827 779 871 836 813

Not on temporary layoff

 2,009 1,980 2,132 2,056 2,217 2,169 2,140 2,151 2,389 2,263 2,370 2,384 2,362

Permanent job losers

 1,443 1,398 1,545 1,421 1,636 1,589 1,543 1,556 1,730 1,655 1,756 1,764 1,643

Persons who completed temporary jobs

 566 582 588 636 581 580 597 595 659 607 615 620 719

Job leavers

 796 854 804 797 801 821 833 794 711 823 785 717 752

Reentrants

 1,776 1,868 1,931 2,024 1,869 1,771 1,741 1,834 1,946 1,920 1,929 2,046 2,094

New entrants

 559 534 592 586 603 582 609 550 611 678 574 630 708


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

 47.1 45.4 47.0 45.7 48.8 49.1 49.0 48.8 49.6 47.1 49.6 48.7 47.2

On temporary layoff

 13.2 12.1 13.0 13.0 14.1 14.3 14.7 14.1 12.8 12.1 13.3 12.6 12.1

Not on temporary layoff

 33.9 33.2 34.0 32.8 34.7 34.8 34.3 34.7 36.8 35.0 36.3 36.0 35.1

Job leavers

 13.4 14.3 12.8 12.7 12.5 13.2 13.4 12.8 11.0 12.7 12.0 10.8 11.2

Reentrants

 30.0 31.3 30.8 32.3 29.2 28.4 27.9 29.5 30.0 29.7 29.5 30.9 31.1

New entrants

 9.4 9.0 9.4 9.3 9.4 9.3 9.8 8.9 9.4 10.5 8.8 9.5 10.5


UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF
THE CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs

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

Job leavers

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

Reentrants

 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.2

New entrants

 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.3 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: July 05, 2024