HOUSEHOLD DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
A-33. Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
[Numbers in thousands]
| Reason |
White |
Black or
African
American |
Asian |
Hispanic
or Latino
ethnicity |
Apr.
2020 |
Apr.
2021 |
Apr.
2020 |
Apr.
2021 |
Apr.
2020 |
Apr.
2021 |
Apr.
2020 |
Apr.
2021 |
NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED |
|
Total unemployed |
16,713 |
6,180 |
3,177 |
1,932 |
1,418 |
571 |
5,126 |
2,189 |
Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs |
15,317 |
4,180 |
2,689 |
1,224 |
1,312 |
371 |
4,671 |
1,499 |
On temporary layoff |
13,490 |
1,398 |
2,335 |
294 |
1,146 |
140 |
4,026 |
515 |
Not on temporary layoff |
1,827 |
2,782 |
354 |
930 |
166 |
231 |
645 |
984 |
Permanent job losers |
1,470 |
2,330 |
257 |
750 |
110 |
189 |
487 |
812 |
Persons who completed temporary jobs |
357 |
452 |
97 |
180 |
56 |
42 |
158 |
172 |
Job leavers |
351 |
553 |
88 |
158 |
33 |
22 |
93 |
153 |
Reentrants |
852 |
1,168 |
366 |
450 |
55 |
155 |
284 |
395 |
New entrants |
192 |
279 |
34 |
101 |
17 |
24 |
77 |
141 |
|
PERCENT DISTRIBUTION |
|
Total unemployed |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs |
91.6 |
67.6 |
84.6 |
63.3 |
92.6 |
64.9 |
91.1 |
68.5 |
On temporary layoff |
80.7 |
22.6 |
73.5 |
15.2 |
80.9 |
24.5 |
78.5 |
23.5 |
Not on temporary layoff |
10.9 |
45.0 |
11.2 |
48.1 |
11.7 |
40.4 |
12.6 |
44.9 |
Job leavers |
2.1 |
9.0 |
2.8 |
8.2 |
2.3 |
3.8 |
1.8 |
7.0 |
Reentrants |
5.1 |
18.9 |
11.5 |
23.3 |
3.9 |
27.1 |
5.5 |
18.1 |
New entrants |
1.2 |
4.5 |
1.1 |
5.2 |
1.2 |
4.2 |
1.5 |
6.4 |
|
UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE
CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE |
|
Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs |
12.7 |
3.4 |
13.8 |
6.0 |
13.3 |
3.6 |
16.8 |
5.1 |
Job leavers |
0.3 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
Reentrants |
0.7 |
0.9 |
1.9 |
2.2 |
0.6 |
1.5 |
1.0 |
1.4 |
New entrants |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
|
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. Persons 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 07, 2021
|
United States Department of Labor
