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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
Aug.
2022
July
2023
Aug.
2023
Aug.
2022
Apr.
2023
May
2023
June
2023
July
2023
Aug.
2023

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs

2,871 2,801 3,053 2,693 2,642 2,960 2,900 2,620 2,914

On temporary layoff

866 873 870 796 709 767 842 667 789

Not on temporary layoff

2,005 1,928 2,183 1,898 1,933 2,193 2,058 1,953 2,125

Permanent job losers

1,427 1,381 1,600 1,314 1,445 1,588 1,493 1,372 1,538

Persons who completed temporary jobs

578 547 583 584 488 605 565 581 587

Job leavers

983 891 876 897 790 765 794 852 801

Reentrants

1,891 1,989 2,014 1,833 1,761 1,821 1,745 1,853 1,930

New entrants

511 691 680 451 531 508 558 503 597

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs

45.9 44.0 46.1 45.8 46.2 48.9 48.4 44.9 46.7

On temporary layoff

13.8 13.7 13.1 13.5 12.4 12.7 14.0 11.4 12.6

Not on temporary layoff

32.0 30.3 33.0 32.3 33.8 36.2 34.3 33.5 34.0

Job leavers

15.7 14.0 13.2 15.3 13.8 12.6 13.2 14.6 12.8

Reentrants

30.2 31.2 30.4 31.2 30.8 30.1 29.1 31.8 30.9

New entrants

8.2 10.8 10.3 7.7 9.3 8.4 9.3 8.6 9.6

UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE
CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs

1.7 1.7 1.8 1.6 1.6 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.7

Job leavers

0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5

Reentrants

1.1 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.2

New entrants

0.3 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4

NOTE: Detail for the seasonally adjusted data shown in this table will not necessarily add to total unemployed in table A-1 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: September 01, 2023