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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
HOUSEHOLD DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
A-11. Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment, seasonally adjusted [Numbers in thousands]
Reason 2023 2024
Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar.

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs

 2,884 2,676 2,999 2,790 2,703 2,946 2,869 3,120 3,058 3,058 3,028 3,216 3,042

On temporary layoff

 781 760 782 781 723 813 813 904 889 917 876 827 779

Not on temporary layoff

 2,104 1,916 2,218 2,009 1,980 2,132 2,056 2,217 2,169 2,140 2,151 2,389 2,263

Permanent job losers

 1,539 1,426 1,612 1,443 1,398 1,545 1,421 1,636 1,589 1,543 1,556 1,730 1,655

Persons who completed temporary jobs

 565 490 605 566 582 588 636 581 580 597 595 659 607

Job leavers

 841 786 764 796 854 804 797 801 821 833 794 711 823

Reentrants

 1,683 1,778 1,851 1,776 1,868 1,931 2,024 1,869 1,771 1,741 1,834 1,946 1,920

New entrants

 506 519 527 559 534 592 586 603 582 609 550 611 678


PERCENT DISTRIBUTION

Total unemployed

 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs

 48.8 46.5 48.8 47.1 45.4 47.0 45.7 48.8 49.1 49.0 48.8 49.6 47.1

On temporary layoff

 13.2 13.2 12.7 13.2 12.1 13.0 13.0 14.1 14.3 14.7 14.1 12.8 12.1

Not on temporary layoff

 35.6 33.3 36.1 33.9 33.2 34.0 32.8 34.7 34.8 34.3 34.7 36.8 35.0

Job leavers

 14.2 13.6 12.4 13.4 14.3 12.8 12.7 12.5 13.2 13.4 12.8 11.0 12.7

Reentrants

 28.5 30.9 30.1 30.0 31.3 30.8 32.3 29.2 28.4 27.9 29.5 30.0 29.7

New entrants

 8.6 9.0 8.6 9.4 9.0 9.4 9.3 9.4 9.3 9.8 8.9 9.4 10.5


UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF
THE CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs

 1.7 1.6 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.8 1.7 1.9 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.9 1.8

Job leavers

 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.5

Reentrants

 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.1

New entrants

 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.4

NOTE: Detail for the data shown in this table will not necessarily add to total unemployed because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

 

Last Modified Date: April 05, 2024