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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
HOUSEHOLD DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
A-34. Unemployed people by reason for unemployment, sex, age, and duration of unemployment
[Percent distribution]
Reason, sex, and age August 2025
Total unemployed Duration of unemployment
Thousands of
people
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

7,747 100.0 32.0 31.1 36.9 11.9 25.0

Job losers and people who completed temporary jobs

3,556 100.0 33.3 33.0 33.7 12.5 21.2

On temporary layoff

943 100.0 45.9 46.4 7.7 4.8 2.9

Not on temporary layoff

2,613 100.0 28.8 28.2 43.1 15.3 27.8

Permanent job losers

1,987 100.0 27.0 28.5 44.4 17.1 27.3

People who completed temporary jobs

626 100.0 34.2 27.1 38.7 9.4 29.3

Job leavers

855 100.0 41.9 27.5 30.5 10.8 19.7

Reentrants

2,412 100.0 28.9 25.4 45.7 13.0 32.7

New entrants

924 100.0 25.7 41.9 32.5 8.0 24.5

Men, 20 years and over

3,498 100.0 30.7 28.8 40.5 12.1 28.5

Job losers and people who completed temporary jobs

1,882 100.0 33.2 29.8 36.9 12.1 24.8

On temporary layoff

382 100.0 62.8 31.1 6.1 2.9 3.3

Not on temporary layoff

1,500 100.0 25.7 29.5 44.8 14.4 30.3

Permanent job losers

1,179 100.0 26.3 27.9 45.9 15.5 30.4

People who completed temporary jobs

322 100.0 23.6 35.7 40.7 10.7 30.1

Job leavers

411 100.0 43.6 22.5 34.0 10.9 23.1

Reentrants

1,005 100.0 23.6 27.7 48.7 12.6 36.1

New entrants

201 100.0 16.4 36.6 47.0 11.8 35.2

Women, 20 years and over

3,336 100.0 31.5 31.9 36.6 13.0 23.6

Job losers and people who completed temporary jobs

1,586 100.0 31.7 37.8 30.5 13.5 17.0

On temporary layoff

525 100.0 31.5 59.7 8.7 6.5 2.2

Not on temporary layoff

1,061 100.0 31.8 26.9 41.2 16.9 24.3

Permanent job losers

780 100.0 28.1 29.8 42.0 19.9 22.1

People who completed temporary jobs

281 100.0 42.1 18.8 39.1 8.7 30.3

Job leavers

402 100.0 39.8 30.1 30.2 11.9 18.2

Reentrants

1,158 100.0 30.4 23.5 46.1 13.5 32.6

New entrants

190 100.0 18.9 37.9 43.2 8.2 34.9

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

913 100.0 38.6 37.1 24.3 7.3 17.0

Job losers and people who completed temporary jobs

87 100.0 63.7 13.7 22.6 3.6 19.1

On temporary layoff

36 100.0 - - - - -

Not on temporary layoff

51 100.0 - - - - -

Permanent job losers

28 100.0 - - - - -

People who completed temporary jobs

23 100.0 - - - - -

Job leavers

42 100.0 - - - - -

Reentrants

250 100.0 43.5 25.2 31.3 11.8 19.5

New entrants

533 100.0 31.5 45.3 23.2 6.4 16.8

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: September 05, 2025