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
Mar.
2018		 Feb.
2019		 Mar.
2019		 Mar.
2018		 Nov.
2018		 Dec.
2018		 Jan.
2019		 Feb.
2019		 Mar.
2019

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs

 3,375 3,300 3,098 3,107 2,842 2,903 3,082 2,857 2,837

On temporary layoff

 1,007 1,088 1,029 865 804 762 937 820 878

Not on temporary layoff

 2,368 2,212 2,069 2,242 2,038 2,141 2,144 2,037 1,960

Permanent job losers

 1,696 1,406 1,470 1,602 1,337 1,432 1,427 1,300 1,379

Persons who completed temporary jobs

 672 806 599 640 701 710 717 737 580

Job leavers

 850 840 763 860 697 839 805 840 779

Reentrants

 1,912 1,908 1,982 1,966 1,880 1,958 1,945 1,905 2,007

New entrants

 534 577 539 615 577 588 606 623 614

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs

 50.6 49.8 48.5 47.4 47.4 46.2 47.9 45.9 45.5

On temporary layoff

 15.1 16.4 16.1 13.2 13.4 12.1 14.6 13.2 14.1

Not on temporary layoff

 35.5 33.4 32.4 34.2 34.0 34.1 33.3 32.7 31.4

Job leavers

 12.7 12.7 12.0 13.1 11.6 13.3 12.5 13.5 12.5

Reentrants

 28.7 28.8 31.1 30.0 31.4 31.1 30.2 30.6 32.2

New entrants

 8.0 8.7 8.4 9.4 9.6 9.3 9.4 10.0 9.8

UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE
CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs

 2.1 2.0 1.9 1.9 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.8 1.7

Job leavers

 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5

Reentrants

 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2

New entrants

 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4

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

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Last Modified Date: April 05, 2019