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	Apr. 2025	Apr. 2026	Apr. 2025	Apr. 2026	Apr. 2025	Apr. 2026	Apr. 2025	Apr. 2026
NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED
Total unemployed	4,537	4,214	1,287	1,449	354	410	1,680	1,671
Job losers and people who completed temporary jobs	2,276	2,007	631	751	143	184	873	746
On temporary layoff	595	487	62	143	3	33	231	248
Not on temporary layoff	1,681	1,519	569	607	140	150	642	498
Permanent job losers	1,297	1,139	378	427	123	131	416	354
People who completed temporary jobs	384	380	191	180	17	19	226	144
Job leavers	549	612	141	96	66	30	150	212
Reentrants	1,344	1,246	404	422	100	166	498	469
New entrants	367	349	111	180	44	30	159	244

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	50.2	47.6	49.0	51.8	40.5	44.8	51.9	44.6
On temporary layoff	13.1	11.6	4.8	9.9	0.9	8.1	13.7	14.8
Not on temporary layoff	37.1	36.1	44.2	41.9	39.6	36.7	38.2	29.8
Job leavers	12.1	14.5	11.0	6.7	18.8	7.4	9.0	12.7
Reentrants	29.6	29.6	31.4	29.1	28.2	40.6	29.6	28.1
New entrants	8.1	8.3	8.7	12.4	12.5	7.3	9.5	14.6

UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE
Job losers and people who completed temporary jobs	1.8	1.6	2.8	3.4	1.1	1.3	2.5	2.1
Job leavers	0.4	0.5	0.6	0.4	0.5	0.2	0.4	0.6
Reentrants	1.0	1.0	1.8	1.9	0.8	1.2	1.4	1.3
New entrants	0.3	0.3	0.5	0.8	0.4	0.2	0.5	0.7
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: May 08, 2026