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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES
27. Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment, sex, and age

[Numbers in thousands]
ReasonTotal,
16 years
and over
Men,
20 years
and over
Women,
20 years
and over
Both sexes,
16 to 19
years
20152016201520162015201620152016

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED

Total unemployed

8,2967,7513,9593,6753,3713,151966925

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs

4,0633,7402,3612,1651,5701,461132113

On temporary layoff

9749665635373623835045

Not on temporary layoff

3,0892,7741,7981,6281,2081,0788368

Permanent job losers

2,1781,9651,2401,1488887805037

Persons who completed temporary jobs

9108095584803202983231

Job leavers

8198583793883894175153

Reentrants

2,5352,3301,0149361,2201,087301307

New entrants

879823206185192186481453

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION

Total unemployed

100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs

49.048.259.658.946.646.413.712.2

On temporary layoff

11.712.514.214.610.712.25.24.9

Not on temporary layoff

37.235.845.444.335.834.28.57.3

Job leavers

9.911.19.610.611.613.25.35.7

Reentrants

30.630.125.625.536.234.531.233.2

New entrants

10.610.65.25.05.75.949.848.9

UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE
CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs

2.62.32.92.62.22.02.31.9

Job leavers

0.50.50.50.50.60.60.90.9

Reentrants

1.61.51.31.11.71.55.35.2

New entrants

0.60.50.30.20.30.38.47.7

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

 

Last Modified Date: February 8, 2017