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

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED

Job losers and people who completed temporary jobs

 3,327 3,322 3,455 3,459 3,306 3,412 3,447 3,524 - 3,560 3,473 3,495 3,620

On temporary layoff

 819 818 873 879 867 940 890 844 - 1,002 929 839 925

Not on temporary layoff

 2,508 2,503 2,582 2,580 2,438 2,472 2,558 2,680 - 2,558 2,544 2,657 2,694

Permanent job losers

 1,759 1,813 1,913 1,913 1,892 1,894 1,931 2,012 - 1,936 1,969 2,008 2,037

People who completed temporary jobs

 749 691 668 666 546 578 627 668 - 623 575 649 658

Job leavers

 915 869 854 706 825 785 785 860 - 861 832 1,038 867

Reentrants

 2,212 2,182 2,240 2,291 2,160 2,199 2,302 2,336 - 2,600 2,337 2,168 2,320

New entrants

 673 743 709 734 723 982 792 813 - 774 840 796 805


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

 46.7 46.7 47.6 48.1 47.1 46.2 47.1 46.8 - 45.7 46.4 46.6 47.6

On temporary layoff

 11.5 11.5 12.0 12.2 12.4 12.7 12.1 11.2 - 12.8 12.4 11.2 12.2

Not on temporary layoff

 35.2 35.2 35.6 35.9 34.8 33.5 34.9 35.6 - 32.8 34.0 35.4 35.4

Job leavers

 12.8 12.2 11.8 9.8 11.8 10.6 10.7 11.4 - 11.0 11.1 13.8 11.4

Reentrants

 31.0 30.7 30.9 31.9 30.8 29.8 31.4 31.0 - 33.3 31.2 28.9 30.5

New entrants

 9.4 10.4 9.8 10.2 10.3 13.3 10.8 10.8 - 9.9 11.2 10.6 10.6


UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF
THE CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE

Job losers and people who completed temporary jobs

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

Job leavers

 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 - 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.5

Reentrants

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

New entrants

 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.6 0.5 0.5 - 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5

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. January 2026 estimates were revised to incorporate updated population estimates. For additional information, see https://www.bls.gov/cps/documentation.htm#pop. Data for October 2025 were not collected due to the federal government shutdown.

 

Last Modified Date: March 06, 2026