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	Aug. 2025	Aug. 2026	Aug. 2025	Aug. 2026	Aug. 2025	Aug. 2026	Aug. 2025	Aug. 2026
NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED
Total unemployed	5,020	4,846	1,811	1,397	475	452	1,882	1,782
Job losers and people who completed temporary jobs	2,335	2,275	812	606	213	194	846	724
On temporary layoff	714	705	156	81	33	12	268	175
Not on temporary layoff	1,621	1,570	656	525	180	182	579	549
Permanent job losers	1,258	1,212	500	393	132	123	395	409
People who completed temporary jobs	363	358	156	131	48	58	184	141
Job leavers	596	670	141	216	42	52	182	270
Reentrants	1,508	1,421	628	463	166	130	559	528
New entrants	580	480	231	113	55	77	295	260

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	46.5	46.9	44.8	43.3	44.7	42.8	45.0	40.7
On temporary layoff	14.2	14.6	8.6	5.8	7.0	2.7	14.2	9.8
Not on temporary layoff	32.3	32.4	36.2	37.6	37.8	40.1	30.7	30.8
Job leavers	11.9	13.8	7.8	15.5	8.8	11.4	9.7	15.1
Reentrants	30.0	29.3	34.6	33.1	34.9	28.8	29.7	29.6
New entrants	11.6	9.9	12.7	8.1	11.6	17.0	15.7	14.6

UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE
Job losers and people who completed temporary jobs	1.8	1.8	3.6	2.8	1.7	1.4	2.4	2.0
Job leavers	0.5	0.5	0.6	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.5	0.8
Reentrants	1.2	1.1	2.8	2.1	1.3	1.0	1.6	1.5
New entrants	0.5	0.4	1.0	0.5	0.4	0.6	0.9	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: September 04, 2026