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. 2024	Aug. 2025	Aug. 2024	Aug. 2025	Aug. 2024	Aug. 2025	Aug. 2024	Aug. 2025
NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED
Total unemployed	5,094	5,020	1,427	1,811	508	475	1,856	1,882
Job losers and people who completed temporary jobs	2,439	2,335	623	812	207	213	877	846
On temporary layoff	735	714	109	156	26	33	237	268
Not on temporary layoff	1,704	1,621	514	656	181	180	640	579
Permanent job losers	1,231	1,258	336	500	131	132	405	395
People who completed temporary jobs	473	363	179	156	50	48	235	184
Job leavers	665	596	154	141	72	42	175	182
Reentrants	1,470	1,508	490	628	144	166	490	559
New entrants	519	580	159	231	85	55	314	295

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	47.9	46.5	43.7	44.8	40.7	44.7	47.3	45.0
On temporary layoff	14.4	14.2	7.7	8.6	5.1	7.0	12.7	14.2
Not on temporary layoff	33.5	32.3	36.0	36.2	35.6	37.8	34.5	30.7
Job leavers	13.1	11.9	10.8	7.8	14.2	8.8	9.4	9.7
Reentrants	28.9	30.0	34.4	34.6	28.4	34.9	26.4	29.7
New entrants	10.2	11.6	11.1	12.7	16.8	11.6	16.9	15.7

UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE
Job losers and people who completed temporary jobs	1.9	1.8	2.8	3.6	1.7	1.7	2.6	2.4
Job leavers	0.5	0.5	0.7	0.6	0.6	0.3	0.5	0.5
Reentrants	1.1	1.2	2.2	2.8	1.2	1.3	1.5	1.6
New entrants	0.4	0.5	0.7	1.0	0.7	0.4	0.9	0.9
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 05, 2025