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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 October 2023
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

6,098 100.0 34.5 28.3 37.2 16.0 21.2

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs

2,744 100.0 38.3 29.5 32.2 15.2 16.9

On temporary layoff

572 100.0 71.6 20.3 8.1 4.0 4.1

Not on temporary layoff

2,172 100.0 29.6 31.9 38.5 18.2 20.3

Permanent job losers

1,617 100.0 28.3 31.4 40.3 19.2 21.1

Persons who completed temporary jobs

555 100.0 33.4 33.4 33.2 15.3 17.9

Job leavers

823 100.0 40.3 25.9 33.9 16.0 17.8

Reentrants

1,895 100.0 28.0 28.5 43.5 15.6 27.9

New entrants

636 100.0 29.9 25.8 44.3 20.3 23.9

Men, 20 years and over

2,879 100.0 32.4 28.7 38.9 15.3 23.6

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs

1,559 100.0 35.9 31.2 32.9 13.2 19.7

On temporary layoff

310 100.0 68.6 23.8 7.5 3.7 3.8

Not on temporary layoff

1,249 100.0 27.8 33.0 39.2 15.5 23.6

Permanent job losers

907 100.0 27.1 31.1 41.8 17.4 24.4

Persons who completed temporary jobs

343 100.0 29.6 38.2 32.2 10.6 21.5

Job leavers

430 100.0 38.0 28.1 33.9 16.0 17.8

Reentrants

740 100.0 22.4 25.7 51.8 17.9 33.9

New entrants

150 100.0 29.1 18.8 52.2 23.1 29.1

Women, 20 years and over

2,390 100.0 34.0 27.8 38.2 16.7 21.6

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs

1,064 100.0 37.1 29.9 33.0 19.0 14.0

On temporary layoff

193 100.0 66.2 21.8 11.9 5.9 6.0

Not on temporary layoff

870 100.0 30.7 31.6 37.7 21.9 15.8

Permanent job losers

680 100.0 28.8 32.8 38.5 21.3 17.2

Persons who completed temporary jobs

191 100.0 37.5 27.6 34.9 23.9 11.0

Job leavers

342 100.0 42.5 22.0 35.5 15.4 20.1

Reentrants

861 100.0 28.1 29.0 42.8 14.7 28.1

New entrants

123 100.0 23.5 17.7 58.8 13.8 45.0

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

830 100.0 43.4 28.3 28.3 16.3 11.9

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs

121 100.0 80.2 4.2 15.6 8.8 6.8

On temporary layoff

69 100.0 - - - - -

Not on temporary layoff

52 100.0 - - - - -

Permanent job losers

31 100.0 - - - - -

Persons who completed temporary jobs

21 100.0 - - - - -

Job leavers

52 100.0 - - - - -

Reentrants

295 100.0 41.7 33.6 24.8 12.6 12.2

New entrants

362 100.0 32.4 31.5 36.1 21.4 14.7

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: November 03, 2023