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Number of permanent job losers at 1.3 million in June 2022
July 13, 2022
The total number of unemployed people was essentially unchanged at 5.9 million in June 2022. The number of permanent job losers (those who are not on temporary layoff) was 1.3 million, the lowest since October 2019. The number of permanent job losers in June 2022 was down from 3.7 million in October 2020.
Number of unemployed people by reason for unemployment, June 2017–June 2022
Month
Total unemployed
New entrants
Persons who completed temporary jobs
Job leavers
Reentrants
Permanent job losers
On temporary layoff
Jun 2017
6,873,000
663,000
769,000
801,000
1,979,000
1,708,000
914,000
Jul 2017
6,892,000
678,000
663,000
743,000
2,089,000
1,682,000
1,010,000
Aug 2017
7,082,000
641,000
703,000
802,000
2,118,000
1,747,000
1,011,000
Sep 2017
6,854,000
656,000
685,000
749,000
2,099,000
1,744,000
902,000
Oct 2017
6,700,000
617,000
677,000
742,000
2,037,000
1,667,000
909,000
Nov 2017
6,774,000
703,000
639,000
766,000
2,076,000
1,579,000
987,000
Dec 2017
6,632,000
611,000
675,000
720,000
2,003,000
1,640,000
946,000
Jan 2018
6,505,000
642,000
685,000
718,000
1,964,000
1,684,000
849,000
Feb 2018
6,586,000
682,000
650,000
773,000
1,930,000
1,706,000
869,000
Mar 2018
6,457,000
624,000
644,000
866,000
1,902,000
1,620,000
848,000
Apr 2018
6,448,000
661,000
732,000
803,000
2,035,000
1,469,000
862,000
May 2018
6,188,000
577,000
645,000
850,000
1,890,000
1,438,000
807,000
Jun 2018
6,446,000
545,000
683,000
798,000
2,019,000
1,443,000
947,000
Jul 2018
6,173,000
561,000
683,000
834,000
1,793,000
1,424,000
856,000
Aug 2018
6,167,000
573,000
661,000
887,000
1,841,000
1,303,000
844,000
Sep 2018
6,065,000
572,000
732,000
738,000
1,919,000
1,241,000
834,000
Oct 2018
6,230,000
590,000
713,000
725,000
1,956,000
1,319,000
855,000
Nov 2018
6,132,000
581,000
679,000
707,000
1,933,000
1,343,000
878,000
Dec 2018
6,379,000
620,000
690,000
830,000
1,985,000
1,462,000
780,000
Jan 2019
6,458,000
608,000
706,000
808,000
1,948,000
1,449,000
945,000
Feb 2019
6,122,000
614,000
710,000
839,000
1,872,000
1,354,000
793,000
Mar 2019
6,166,000
627,000
571,000
777,000
1,956,000
1,386,000
876,000
Apr 2019
5,898,000
596,000
677,000
723,000
1,962,000
1,339,000
722,000
May 2019
5,935,000
603,000
523,000
822,000
1,849,000
1,297,000
858,000
Jun 2019
5,906,000
487,000
583,000
896,000
1,806,000
1,316,000
847,000
Jul 2019
5,984,000
586,000
610,000
841,000
1,775,000
1,354,000
820,000
Aug 2019
5,993,000
556,000
659,000
793,000
1,771,000
1,342,000
806,000
Sep 2019
5,766,000
651,000
534,000
834,000
1,678,000
1,246,000
744,000
Oct 2019
5,980,000
604,000
683,000
835,000
1,731,000
1,260,000
816,000
Nov 2019
5,930,000
578,000
609,000
768,000
1,702,000
1,384,000
822,000
Dec 2019
5,861,000
573,000
575,000
830,000
1,673,000
1,381,000
827,000
Jan 2020
5,826,000
556,000
638,000
833,000
1,860,000
1,320,000
623,000
Feb 2020
5,717,000
497,000
627,000
765,000
1,800,000
1,295,000
780,000
Mar 2020
7,165,000
543,000
631,000
708,000
1,750,000
1,527,000
2,076,000
Apr 2020
23,038,000
418,000
609,000
549,000
1,490,000
1,951,000
18,017,000
May 2020
20,940,000
537,000
660,000
545,000
1,636,000
2,339,000
15,292,000
Jun 2020
17,616,000
570,000
812,000
560,000
2,286,000
2,745,000
10,614,000
Jul 2020
16,288,000
526,000
809,000
589,000
2,298,000
2,908,000
9,208,000
Aug 2020
13,532,000
544,000
749,000
616,000
2,057,000
3,331,000
6,140,000
Sep 2020
12,584,000
533,000
757,000
808,000
2,120,000
3,655,000
4,584,000
Oct 2020
11,115,000
517,000
862,000
765,000
2,028,000
3,679,000
3,220,000
Nov 2020
10,777,000
570,000
978,000
688,000
1,985,000
3,655,000
2,809,000
Dec 2020
10,789,000
508,000
790,000
756,000
2,249,000
3,467,000
3,091,000
Jan 2021
10,180,000
545,000
750,000
653,000
1,998,000
3,487,000
2,726,000
Feb 2021
9,992,000
573,000
862,000
706,000
2,138,000
3,483,000
2,264,000
Mar 2021
9,691,000
503,000
756,000
768,000
2,248,000
3,443,000
2,063,000
Apr 2021
9,719,000
595,000
764,000
818,000
2,132,000
3,432,000
2,074,000
May 2021
9,251,000
526,000
773,000
783,000
2,174,000
3,228,000
1,820,000
Jun 2021
9,502,000
499,000
787,000
945,000
2,283,000
3,128,000
1,813,000
Jul 2021
8,671,000
468,000
789,000
927,000
2,289,000
2,905,000
1,212,000
Aug 2021
8,339,000
514,000
725,000
830,000
2,446,000
2,509,000
1,206,000
Sep 2021
7,666,000
491,000
676,000
792,000
2,275,000
2,243,000
1,083,000
Oct 2021
7,375,000
537,000
557,000
845,000
2,206,000
2,102,000
1,041,000
Nov 2021
6,802,000
452,000
589,000
837,000
2,154,000
1,905,000
875,000
Dec 2021
6,319,000
513,000
580,000
724,000
2,038,000
1,703,000
812,000
Jan 2022
6,513,000
433,000
632,000
952,000
1,959,000
1,630,000
959,000
Feb 2022
6,270,000
417,000
573,000
963,000
1,947,000
1,583,000
888,000
Mar 2022
5,952,000
463,000
652,000
787,000
1,985,000
1,392,000
787,000
Apr 2022
5,941,000
515,000
601,000
793,000
1,882,000
1,386,000
853,000
May 2022
5,950,000
535,000
541,000
764,000
1,943,000
1,386,000
810,000
Jun 2022
5,912,000
464,000
545,000
832,000
1,990,000
1,273,000
827,000
In June 2022, the number of job losers on temporary layoff was 827,000, making up about 14 percent of the total unemployed. The recent peak for the number of job losers on temporary layoff was in April 2020, at 18.0 million.
The number of unemployed job leavers was 832,000 in June 2022, little different from its pre-pandemic level in February 2020.
United States Department of Labor
