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

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs

 2,695 2,761 2,629 2,529 2,752 2,949 2,642 2,960 2,900 2,620 2,914 2,858 3,059

On temporary layoff

 853 806 814 734 816 833 709 767 842 667 789 781 873

Not on temporary layoff

 1,842 1,956 1,815 1,795 1,935 2,117 1,933 2,193 2,058 1,953 2,125 2,077 2,186

Permanent job losers

 1,267 1,351 1,339 1,257 1,380 1,552 1,445 1,588 1,493 1,372 1,538 1,441 1,605

Persons who completed temporary jobs

 575 605 476 538 555 564 488 605 565 581 587 636 581

Job leavers

 861 829 825 884 891 845 790 765 794 852 801 797 800

Reentrants

 1,873 1,798 1,767 1,817 1,847 1,665 1,761 1,821 1,745 1,853 1,930 2,043 1,884

New entrants

 494 558 497 531 515 492 531 508 558 503 597 568 612


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

 45.5 46.4 46.0 43.9 45.8 49.6 46.2 48.9 48.4 44.9 46.7 45.6 48.1

On temporary layoff

 14.4 13.5 14.2 12.7 13.6 14.0 12.4 12.7 14.0 11.4 12.6 12.5 13.7

Not on temporary layoff

 31.1 32.9 31.7 31.2 32.2 35.6 33.8 36.2 34.3 33.5 34.0 33.2 34.4

Job leavers

 14.5 13.9 14.4 15.3 14.8 14.2 13.8 12.6 13.2 14.6 12.8 12.7 12.6

Reentrants

 31.6 30.2 30.9 31.5 30.8 28.0 30.8 30.1 29.1 31.8 30.9 32.6 29.6

New entrants

 8.3 9.4 8.7 9.2 8.6 8.3 9.3 8.4 9.3 8.6 9.6 9.1 9.6


UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF
THE CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs

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

Job leavers

 0.5 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

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

New entrants

 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3 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 03, 2023