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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey

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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
20182019201820192018201920182019

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED

Total unemployed

6,3146,0012,9762,8192,5782,435759746

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs

2,9902,7861,7061,5481,1731,132111106

On temporary layoff

8528234724573323244942

Not on temporary layoff

2,1381,9631,2341,0918418076264

Permanent job losers

1,4551,3438267365955693437

Persons who completed temporary jobs

6836204083552462382826

Job leavers

7948143814183613445252

Reentrants

1,9281,810759708912836256265

New entrants

602591130144132123340323

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION

Total unemployed

100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs

47.446.457.354.945.546.514.714.2

On temporary layoff

13.513.715.916.212.913.36.45.6

Not on temporary layoff

33.932.741.438.732.633.28.28.6

Job leavers

12.613.612.814.814.014.16.87.0

Reentrants

30.530.225.525.135.434.333.735.5

New entrants

9.59.84.45.15.15.144.843.3

UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE
CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs

1.81.72.11.81.61.51.91.8

Job leavers

0.50.50.50.50.50.50.90.9

Reentrants

1.21.10.90.81.21.14.34.5

New entrants

0.40.40.20.20.20.25.85.5

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

 

Last Modified Date: January 22, 2020