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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES
29. Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment, sex, age, and duration of unemployment
[Percent distribution]
Reason, sex, and age 2013
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

11,460 100.0 22.5 24.1 53.4 15.8 37.6

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs

6,073 100.0 23.6 23.6 52.8 15.6 37.2

On temporary layoff

1,136 100.0 52.8 30.1 17.1 11.5 5.6

Not on temporary layoff

4,937 100.0 16.9 22.1 61.0 16.6 44.4

Permanent job losers

3,720 100.0 14.8 20.5 64.7 16.7 48.0

Persons who completed temporary jobs

1,218 100.0 23.3 26.8 49.9 16.4 33.5

Job leavers

932 100.0 25.3 26.5 48.2 16.6 31.6

Reentrants

3,207 100.0 19.3 22.9 57.8 15.6 42.2

New entrants

1,247 100.0 23.6 27.8 48.6 16.2 32.4

Men, 20 years and over

5,568 100.0 20.8 23.0 56.2 15.7 40.5

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs

3,582 100.0 22.7 23.8 53.5 15.6 37.9

On temporary layoff

694 100.0 49.2 31.3 19.6 13.3 6.2

Not on temporary layoff

2,888 100.0 16.3 22.1 61.7 16.1 45.6

Permanent job losers

2,140 100.0 14.3 20.5 65.2 16.1 49.1

Persons who completed temporary jobs

748 100.0 22.1 26.5 51.5 16.1 35.4

Job leavers

440 100.0 23.8 24.9 51.3 17.0 34.3

Reentrants

1,285 100.0 16.3 20.9 62.9 15.2 47.7

New entrants

261 100.0 13.3 18.6 68.1 17.0 51.1

Women, 20 years and over

4,565 100.0 21.4 22.8 55.8 16.0 39.9

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs

2,322 100.0 23.5 22.5 54.0 16.0 38.0

On temporary layoff

387 100.0 56.7 29.1 14.2 9.2 5.0

Not on temporary layoff

1,935 100.0 16.8 21.2 62.0 17.4 44.6

Permanent job losers

1,510 100.0 14.8 19.6 65.6 17.6 48.0

Persons who completed temporary jobs

424 100.0 24.0 26.7 49.3 16.7 32.6

Job leavers

439 100.0 24.5 26.9 48.6 16.7 31.9

Reentrants

1,536 100.0 18.3 22.1 59.6 15.8 43.8

New entrants

269 100.0 15.2 22.8 61.9 15.4 46.5

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

1,327 100.0 33.8 33.0 33.2 15.6 17.6

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs

170 100.0 46.3 32.3 21.4 12.0 9.4

On temporary layoff

55 100.0 72.0 22.1 5.9 3.7 2.1

Not on temporary layoff

115 100.0 34.1 37.2 28.7 15.9 12.8

Permanent job losers

69 100.0 31.5 39.8 28.7 14.8 13.9

Persons who completed temporary jobs

46 100.0 38.0 33.2 28.8 17.7 11.1

Job leavers

53 100.0 43.7 37.1 19.2 12.4 6.7

Reentrants

386 100.0 33.1 32.9 34.0 16.6 17.5

New entrants

718 100.0 30.5 33.0 36.5 16.2 20.3

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

 

Last Modified Date: February 26, 2014