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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
HOUSEHOLD DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
A-32. Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment, sex, and age
[Numbers in thousands]
Reason Total,
16 years
and over
Men,
20 years
and over
Women,
20 years
and over
Both sexes,
16 to 19
years
Mar.
2024
Mar.
2025
Mar.
2024
Mar.
2025
Mar.
2024
Mar.
2025
Mar.
2024
Mar.
2025

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED

Total unemployed

6,604 7,242 3,199 3,650 2,642 2,754 764 837

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs

3,295 3,552 1,919 2,182 1,224 1,252 153 118

On temporary layoff

938 960 604 644 288 282 46 34

Not on temporary layoff

2,357 2,593 1,315 1,538 936 970 107 85

Permanent job losers

1,719 1,870 970 1,129 667 695 82 45

Persons who completed temporary jobs

639 723 345 409 269 274 25 40

Job leavers

811 858 318 396 448 425 44 37

Reentrants

1,916 2,155 804 904 847 928 265 324

New entrants

582 677 158 169 122 150 302 358

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION

Total unemployed

100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs

49.9 49.1 60.0 59.8 46.3 45.4 20.0 14.1

On temporary layoff

14.2 13.3 18.9 17.6 10.9 10.2 6.0 4.0

Not on temporary layoff

35.7 35.8 41.1 42.1 35.4 35.2 14.0 10.1

Job leavers

12.3 11.8 10.0 10.8 17.0 15.4 5.8 4.4

Reentrants

29.0 29.8 25.1 24.8 32.1 33.7 34.6 38.7

New entrants

8.8 9.3 4.9 4.6 4.6 5.4 39.6 42.8

UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE
CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs

2.0 2.1 2.2 2.5 1.6 1.6 2.4 1.9

Job leavers

0.5 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.6

Reentrants

1.1 1.3 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.2 4.2 5.1

New entrants

0.3 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 4.8 5.6

NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

 

Last Modified Date: April 04, 2025