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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 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

6,465 100.0 32.9 34.7 32.3 14.8 17.5

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs

3,249 100.0 36.1 36.1 27.8 14.3 13.5

On temporary layoff

1,117 100.0 43.9 39.5 16.6 13.0 3.6

Not on temporary layoff

2,132 100.0 32.1 34.2 33.7 15.0 18.7

Permanent job losers

1,482 100.0 32.6 32.2 35.2 17.1 18.1

Persons who completed temporary jobs

650 100.0 30.8 39.0 30.2 10.1 20.1

Job leavers

892 100.0 40.2 27.8 32.0 16.8 15.2

Reentrants

1,862 100.0 25.6 35.4 39.0 14.8 24.2

New entrants

462 100.0 26.0 36.2 37.8 14.9 22.9

Men, 20 years and over

3,315 100.0 28.9 36.7 34.4 16.4 18.0

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs

2,026 100.0 33.5 38.4 28.1 14.8 13.3

On temporary layoff

787 100.0 37.2 44.3 18.4 15.4 3.1

Not on temporary layoff

1,239 100.0 31.2 34.6 34.3 14.4 19.8

Permanent job losers

875 100.0 31.8 31.9 36.4 16.1 20.3

Persons who completed temporary jobs

364 100.0 29.7 41.1 29.2 10.5 18.7

Job leavers

340 100.0 31.1 26.0 42.9 25.5 17.4

Reentrants

824 100.0 18.1 36.3 45.7 17.2 28.5

New entrants

125 100.0 18.6 41.9 39.5 13.3 26.2

Women, 20 years and over

2,470 100.0 36.3 33.3 30.3 13.0 17.4

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs

1,086 100.0 39.1 32.8 28.2 13.5 14.7

On temporary layoff

288 100.0 61.9 27.3 10.8 6.5 4.3

Not on temporary layoff

798 100.0 30.8 34.8 34.4 16.0 18.4

Permanent job losers

543 100.0 32.2 32.7 35.1 18.5 16.6

Persons who completed temporary jobs

255 100.0 27.9 39.1 33.0 10.8 22.2

Job leavers

484 100.0 44.7 29.5 25.9 12.1 13.7

Reentrants

792 100.0 29.7 36.3 34.1 12.4 21.7

New entrants

108 100.0 20.2 34.8 45.0 15.5 29.5

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

680 100.0 40.5 30.3 29.2 13.6 15.5

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs

137 100.0 51.5 28.2 20.3 12.7 7.6

On temporary layoff

42 100.0 - - - - -

Not on temporary layoff

95 100.0 53.9 25.8 20.3 13.0 7.3

Permanent job losers

64 100.0 - - - - -

Persons who completed temporary jobs

31 100.0 - - - - -

Job leavers

68 100.0 - - - - -

Reentrants

247 100.0 37.8 29.9 32.3 14.5 17.9

New entrants

228 100.0 32.9 33.7 33.4 15.4 18.0

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 10, 2023