HOUSEHOLD DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
A-11. Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment, seasonally adjusted
[Numbers in thousands]
Reason 2011 2012
Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug.

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs

8,120 8,028 7,924 7,599 7,602 7,321 7,209 7,020 6,852 6,989 7,207 7,123 7,003

On temporary layoff

1,237 1,195 1,226 1,181 1,216 1,284 1,135 1,120 1,083 1,106 1,331 1,417 1,246

Not on temporary layoff

6,883 6,833 6,699 6,418 6,386 6,037 6,075 5,900 5,768 5,883 5,875 5,705 5,757

Permanent job losers

5,476 5,416 5,308 5,033 5,089 4,807 4,755 4,632 4,529 4,553 4,560 4,387 4,484

Persons who completed temporary jobs

1,407 1,417 1,391 1,385 1,296 1,230 1,320 1,268 1,239 1,330 1,315 1,319 1,273

Job leavers

973 972 1,068 1,005 953 939 1,031 1,117 997 891 936 878 942

Reentrants

3,519 3,484 3,387 3,355 3,399 3,325 3,361 3,269 3,341 3,439 3,227 3,380 3,318

New entrants

1,249 1,323 1,291 1,276 1,280 1,253 1,392 1,433 1,384 1,367 1,331 1,311 1,277


PERCENT DISTRIBUTION

Total unemployed

100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs

58.6 58.1 58.0 57.4 57.4 57.0 55.5 54.7 54.5 55.1 56.7 56.1 55.8

On temporary layoff

8.9 8.7 9.0 8.9 9.2 10.0 8.7 8.7 8.6 8.7 10.5 11.2 9.9

Not on temporary layoff

49.7 49.5 49.0 48.5 48.3 47.0 46.7 46.0 45.9 46.4 46.3 45.0 45.9

Job leavers

7.0 7.0 7.8 7.6 7.2 7.3 7.9 8.7 7.9 7.0 7.4 6.9 7.5

Reentrants

25.4 25.2 24.8 25.3 25.7 25.9 25.9 25.5 26.6 27.1 25.4 26.6 26.5

New entrants

9.0 9.6 9.4 9.6 9.7 9.8 10.7 11.2 11.0 10.8 10.5 10.3 10.2


UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE
CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs

5.3 5.2 5.1 4.9 4.9 4.7 4.7 4.5 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.6 4.5

Job leavers

0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6

Reentrants

2.3 2.3 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.1 2.2 2.2 2.1 2.2 2.1

New entrants

0.8 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8

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

 

Last Modified Date: September 07, 2012