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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
HOUSEHOLD DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
A-34. Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment, sex, age, and duration of unemployment
[Percent distribution]
Reason, sex, and age February 2025
Total unemployed Duration of unemployment
Thousands of
persons
Percent Less than
5 weeks
5 to 14
weeks
15 weeks and over
Total 15 to 26
weeks
27 weeks
and over

Total, 16 years and over

7,572 100.0 29.3 35.0 35.7 15.5 20.2

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs

3,794 100.0 29.0 39.4 31.6 15.1 16.4

On temporary layoff

1,113 100.0 42.9 44.5 12.6 9.8 2.8

Not on temporary layoff

2,680 100.0 23.3 37.3 39.4 17.4 22.1

Permanent job losers

1,831 100.0 25.7 34.2 40.1 16.9 23.2

Persons who completed temporary jobs

849 100.0 18.1 43.9 38.0 18.3 19.6

Job leavers

918 100.0 31.2 34.6 34.1 15.0 19.2

Reentrants

2,255 100.0 29.8 30.5 39.7 14.2 25.6

New entrants

605 100.0 26.0 24.9 49.1 23.4 25.7

Men, 20 years and over

3,796 100.0 26.7 36.8 36.4 15.7 20.7

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs

2,219 100.0 28.7 40.3 31.0 14.8 16.2

On temporary layoff

740 100.0 37.6 47.7 14.7 11.2 3.4

Not on temporary layoff

1,479 100.0 24.2 36.5 39.2 16.6 22.7

Permanent job losers

1,005 100.0 24.5 34.6 40.9 16.5 24.4

Persons who completed temporary jobs

474 100.0 23.6 40.7 35.7 16.7 19.0

Job leavers

499 100.0 25.3 35.2 39.6 16.4 23.2

Reentrants

930 100.0 23.7 31.9 44.4 16.6 27.8

New entrants

148 100.0 21.9 22.1 55.9 21.5 34.4

Women, 20 years and over

2,956 100.0 31.2 32.7 36.1 13.8 22.3

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs

1,432 100.0 29.4 37.2 33.4 15.8 17.7

On temporary layoff

308 100.0 54.4 36.7 8.9 6.9 2.0

Not on temporary layoff

1,124 100.0 22.5 37.3 40.2 18.2 22.0

Permanent job losers

780 100.0 27.0 33.8 39.1 17.4 21.8

Persons who completed temporary jobs

344 100.0 12.3 45.3 42.4 20.1 22.3

Job leavers

402 100.0 37.7 33.9 28.4 13.3 15.1

Reentrants

983 100.0 33.1 26.6 40.3 10.9 29.4

New entrants

139 100.0 17.1 26.1 56.7 14.8 41.9

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

820 100.0 34.1 35.0 30.9 20.6 10.3

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs

142 100.0 30.6 48.4 20.9 14.1 6.9

On temporary layoff

65 100.0 - - - - -

Not on temporary layoff

78 100.0 16.5 50.9 32.6 20.0 12.6

Permanent job losers

47 100.0 - - - - -

Persons who completed temporary jobs

31 100.0 - - - - -

Job leavers

17 100.0 - - - - -

Reentrants

341 100.0 36.7 38.1 25.2 16.8 8.4

New entrants

319 100.0 31.7 25.7 42.6 28.0 14.6

NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. Dash indicates no data or data that do not meet publication criteria (values not shown where base is less than 75,000).

 

Last Modified Date: March 07, 2025