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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 June 2026
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

7,476 100.0 38.2 23.5 38.3 13.3 25.0

Job losers and people who completed temporary jobs

3,262 100.0 38.0 22.6 39.4 15.8 23.6

On temporary layoff

802 100.0 76.0 15.8 8.2 5.0 3.2

Not on temporary layoff

2,460 100.0 25.6 24.9 49.6 19.4 30.2

Permanent job losers

1,755 100.0 21.2 26.0 52.8 20.2 32.6

People who completed temporary jobs

705 100.0 36.4 22.1 41.4 17.2 24.2

Job leavers

749 100.0 34.1 26.7 39.2 16.0 23.2

Reentrants

2,422 100.0 33.8 24.7 41.5 11.6 30.0

New entrants

1,043 100.0 52.3 21.0 26.7 7.9 18.9

Men, 20 years and over

3,231 100.0 31.2 24.1 44.7 14.8 30.0

Job losers and people who completed temporary jobs

1,712 100.0 32.7 24.4 42.9 16.5 26.4

On temporary layoff

354 100.0 70.1 17.1 12.9 8.1 4.8

Not on temporary layoff

1,358 100.0 22.9 26.3 50.8 18.7 32.0

Permanent job losers

929 100.0 17.3 25.2 57.5 21.4 36.1

People who completed temporary jobs

428 100.0 35.1 28.7 36.2 13.0 23.3

Job leavers

393 100.0 23.1 32.0 44.9 14.4 30.5

Reentrants

929 100.0 31.3 21.9 46.8 12.2 34.6

New entrants

197 100.0 33.2 16.4 50.4 12.3 38.1

Women, 20 years and over

2,987 100.0 36.7 22.8 40.5 14.6 25.9

Job losers and people who completed temporary jobs

1,436 100.0 41.4 21.2 37.4 15.6 21.8

On temporary layoff

391 100.0 81.5 15.0 3.5 1.3 2.2

Not on temporary layoff

1,046 100.0 26.4 23.6 50.0 20.9 29.1

Permanent job losers

784 100.0 23.2 27.2 49.6 19.9 29.7

People who completed temporary jobs

262 100.0 35.9 12.7 51.3 24.2 27.2

Job leavers

309 100.0 42.6 21.1 36.3 18.8 17.6

Reentrants

1,087 100.0 28.0 25.0 47.1 13.7 33.4

New entrants

154 100.0 43.3 25.9 30.7 3.0 27.8

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

1,258 100.0 59.9 23.5 16.6 6.7 9.9

Job losers and people who completed temporary jobs

114 100.0 74.3 14.3 11.4 7.5 3.9

On temporary layoff

57 100.0 - - - - -

Not on temporary layoff

56 100.0 - - - - -

Permanent job losers

41 100.0 - - - - -

People who completed temporary jobs

15 100.0 - - - - -

Job leavers

47 100.0 - - - - -

Reentrants

406 100.0 54.9 30.4 14.7 4.3 10.3

New entrants

691 100.0 59.7 21.2 19.1 7.7 11.4

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: July 02, 2026