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	May 2024	May 2025	May 2024	May 2025	May 2024	May 2025	May 2024	May 2025
NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED
Total unemployed	4,145	4,627	1,327	1,313	339	435	1,492	1,632
Job losers and people who completed temporary jobs	1,904	2,097	548	636	169	161	675	809
On temporary layoff	420	427	79	85	10	19	190	211
Not on temporary layoff	1,484	1,670	470	551	159	142	485	598
Permanent job losers	1,120	1,313	330	408	132	108	346	411
People who completed temporary jobs	365	357	140	143	27	34	139	188
Job leavers	495	492	144	82	14	45	144	114
Reentrants	1,378	1,554	494	488	74	158	482	480
New entrants	369	484	140	106	82	71	191	229

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	45.9	45.3	41.3	48.5	49.8	37.0	45.3	49.6
On temporary layoff	10.1	9.2	5.9	6.5	2.9	4.4	12.8	12.9
Not on temporary layoff	35.8	36.1	35.4	41.9	46.9	32.6	32.5	36.7
Job leavers	11.9	10.6	10.8	6.2	4.2	10.4	9.6	7.0
Reentrants	33.2	33.6	37.2	37.2	21.8	36.3	32.3	29.4
New entrants	8.9	10.5	10.6	8.1	24.2	16.3	12.8	14.0

UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE
Job losers and people who completed temporary jobs	1.5	1.6	2.5	2.9	1.4	1.3	2.1	2.4
Job leavers	0.4	0.4	0.7	0.4	0.1	0.4	0.4	0.3
Reentrants	1.1	1.2	2.2	2.2	0.6	1.2	1.5	1.4
New entrants	0.3	0.4	0.6	0.5	0.7	0.6	0.6	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: June 06, 2025