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	Feb. 2025	Feb. 2026	Feb. 2025	Feb. 2026	Feb. 2025	Feb. 2026	Feb. 2025	Feb. 2026
NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED
Total unemployed	5,243	4,974	1,366	1,727	398	678	1,921	1,990
Job losers and people who completed temporary jobs	2,713	2,645	692	858	163	369	1,012	921
On temporary layoff	940	894	107	211	14	60	384	352
Not on temporary layoff	1,773	1,752	585	647	149	309	628	569
Permanent job losers	1,210	1,302	365	462	118	244	423	402
People who completed temporary jobs	563	450	220	184	31	65	205	167
Job leavers	617	559	178	129	41	84	202	194
Reentrants	1,536	1,327	381	583	126	184	543	637
New entrants	377	443	114	158	67	42	165	239

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	51.7	53.2	50.7	49.7	41.0	54.4	52.7	46.3
On temporary layoff	17.9	18.0	7.9	12.2	3.6	8.8	20.0	17.7
Not on temporary layoff	33.8	35.2	42.8	37.4	37.4	45.5	32.7	28.6
Job leavers	11.8	11.2	13.0	7.5	10.4	12.4	10.5	9.7
Reentrants	29.3	26.7	27.9	33.7	31.8	27.1	28.2	32.0
New entrants	7.2	8.9	8.4	9.1	16.9	6.2	8.6	12.0

UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE
Job losers and people who completed temporary jobs	2.1	2.1	3.1	3.9	1.3	2.7	3.0	2.6
Job leavers	0.5	0.5	0.8	0.6	0.3	0.6	0.6	0.5
Reentrants	1.2	1.1	1.7	2.6	1.0	1.3	1.6	1.8
New entrants	0.3	0.4	0.5	0.7	0.5	0.3	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: March 06, 2026