Table A-11.Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment






HOUSEHOLD DATA
 Table A-11.  Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment Numbers in thousands





	Reason
	Not seasonally adjusted
	Seasonally adjusted




	Jan.
2009		
	Dec.
2009		
	Jan.
2010		
	Jan.
2009		
	Sept.
2009		
	Oct.
2009		
	Nov.
2009		
	Dec.
2009		
	Jan.
2010		








	
NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED

				





	
Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs

	8,633
	9,822
	10,574
	7,251
	10,236
	10,261
	9,965
	9,701
	9,323





	
On temporary layoff

	2,251
	1,683
	2,192
	1,468
	1,918
	1,671
	1,548
	1,558
	1,454





	
Not on temporary layoff

	6,382
	8,140
	8,382
	5,784
	8,318
	8,590
	8,418
	8,143
	7,869





	
Permanent job losers

	4,923
	6,718
	6,732
	4,649
	6,858
	6,922
	6,920
	6,773
	6,424





	
Persons who completed temporary jobs

	1,460
	1,422
	1,650
	1,277
	1,429
	1,569
	1,439
	1,448
	1,445





	
Job leavers

	920
	860
	926
	912
	869
	909
	929
	932
	914





	
Reentrants

	2,791
	3,012
	3,625
	2,792
	3,255
	3,461
	3,221
	3,334
	3,585





	
New entrants

	665
	1,046
	1,022
	792
	1,134
	1,114
	1,270
	1,270
	1,235





	




	
PERCENT DISTRIBUTION

				





	
Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs

	66.4
	66.6
	65.5
	61.7
	66.1
	65.2
	64.8
	63.7
	61.9





	
On temporary layoff

	17.3
	11.4
	13.6
	12.5
	12.4
	10.6
	10.1
	10.2
	9.7





	
Not on temporary layoff

	49.1
	55.2
	51.9
	49.2
	53.7
	54.6
	54.7
	53.4
	52.3





	
Job leavers

	7.1
	5.8
	5.7
	7.8
	5.6
	5.8
	6.0
	6.1
	6.1





	
Reentrants

	21.5
	20.4
	22.4
	23.8
	21.0
	22.0
	20.9
	21.9
	23.8





	
New entrants

	5.1
	7.1
	6.3
	6.7
	7.3
	7.1
	8.3
	8.3
	8.2





	




	
UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE
CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE

				





	
Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs

	5.6
	6.4
	6.9
	4.7
	6.6
	6.7
	6.5
	6.3
	6.1





	
Job leavers

	0.6
	0.6
	0.6
	0.6
	0.6
	0.6
	0.6
	0.6
	0.6





	
Reentrants

	1.8
	2.0
	2.4
	1.8
	2.1
	2.2
	2.1
	2.2
	2.3





	
New entrants

	0.4
	0.7
	0.7
	0.5
	0.7
	0.7
	0.8
	0.8
	0.8









	

		NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

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