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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 2024 2025
May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED

Job losers and people who completed temporary jobs

3,213 3,187 3,545 3,321 3,233 3,363 3,394 3,251 3,235 3,316 3,313 3,455 3,457

On temporary layoff

836 817 1,109 865 885 820 787 862 835 817 811 867 874

Not on temporary layoff

2,378 2,370 2,436 2,456 2,348 2,543 2,607 2,389 2,400 2,499 2,502 2,588 2,583

Permanent job losers

1,757 1,651 1,691 1,689 1,690 1,822 1,871 1,707 1,708 1,748 1,810 1,918 1,916

People who completed temporary jobs

620 719 745 767 659 721 736 682 693 751 692 670 668

Job leavers

720 754 855 845 819 802 854 947 912 918 870 855 704

Reentrants

2,060 2,103 2,161 2,133 2,051 2,151 2,182 2,031 2,124 2,208 2,176 2,235 2,288

New entrants

646 701 648 708 656 608 690 655 659 662 739 701 725


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 people who completed temporary jobs

48.4 47.3 49.2 47.4 47.8 48.6 47.7 47.2 46.7 46.7 46.7 47.7 48.2

On temporary layoff

12.6 12.1 15.4 12.3 13.1 11.8 11.1 12.5 12.0 11.5 11.4 12.0 12.2

Not on temporary layoff

35.8 35.1 33.8 35.1 34.7 36.7 36.6 34.7 34.6 35.2 35.3 35.7 36.0

Job leavers

10.8 11.2 11.9 12.1 12.1 11.6 12.0 13.8 13.2 12.9 12.3 11.8 9.8

Reentrants

31.0 31.2 30.0 30.4 30.3 31.1 30.6 29.5 30.7 31.1 30.7 30.8 31.9

New entrants

9.7 10.4 9.0 10.1 9.7 8.8 9.7 9.5 9.5 9.3 10.4 9.7 10.1


UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF
THE CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE

Job losers and people who completed temporary jobs

1.9 1.9 2.1 2.0 1.9 2.0 2.0 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 2.0 2.0

Job leavers

0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4

Reentrants

1.2 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3

New entrants

0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 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: June 06, 2025