A-33. Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

HOUSEHOLD DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
A-33. Unemployed people by reason for unemployment, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity [Numbers in thousands]
Reason	White		Black or African American		Asian		Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Reason	Mar. 2025	Mar. 2026	Mar. 2025	Mar. 2026	Mar. 2025	Mar. 2026	Mar. 2025	Mar. 2026
NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED
Total unemployed	4,908	4,580	1,380	1,562	430	495	1,806	1,765
Job losers and people who completed temporary jobs	2,435	2,356	692	729	180	269	1,005	813
On temporary layoff	775	771	107	139	25	24	271	304
Not on temporary layoff	1,660	1,585	585	590	155	246	733	509
Permanent job losers	1,200	1,177	407	406	121	207	482	317
People who completed temporary jobs	459	408	179	184	33	39	252	193
Job leavers	591	569	122	163	50	50	140	176
Reentrants	1,448	1,289	451	555	113	135	488	552
New entrants	434	367	114	115	87	41	173	224

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION
Total unemployed	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Job losers and people who completed temporary jobs	49.6	51.4	50.2	46.7	41.9	54.4	55.6	46.1
On temporary layoff	15.8	16.8	7.8	8.9	5.9	4.8	15.0	17.2
Not on temporary layoff	33.8	34.6	42.4	37.8	35.9	49.7	40.6	28.9
Job leavers	12.0	12.4	8.9	10.4	11.6	10.1	7.8	10.0
Reentrants	29.5	28.1	32.7	35.6	26.3	27.3	27.0	31.3
New entrants	8.8	8.0	8.3	7.3	20.2	8.2	9.6	12.7

UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE
Job losers and people who completed temporary jobs	1.9	1.9	3.1	3.3	1.4	1.9	2.9	2.3
Job leavers	0.5	0.5	0.6	0.7	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.5
Reentrants	1.1	1.0	2.0	2.5	0.9	1.0	1.4	1.6
New entrants	0.3	0.3	0.5	0.5	0.7	0.3	0.5	0.6
NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups (White, Black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals because data are not presented for all races. People whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

Last Modified Date: April 03, 2026