Table 12. Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment, sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 2008 annual averages : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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Labor Force Characteristics by Race and Ethnicity, 2008

Table 12. Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment, sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 2008 annual averages
Reason for unemployment	Total	White	Black or African American	Asian	Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

Total, 16 years and over (In thousands)	8,924	6,509	1,788	285	1,678
Percent	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs	53.7	54.9	50.6	48.9	55.8
On temporary layoff	13.2	14.9	7.9	6.6	15.3
Not on temporary layoff	40.5	40.1	42.7	42.3	40.5
Permanent job losers	29.9	29.9	30.1	33.7	26.2
Persons who completed temporary jobs	10.6	10.1	12.6	8.6	14.3
Job leavers	10.0	10.4	8.2	11.7	8.6
Reentrants	27.7	26.7	31.2	27.9	25.8
New entrants	8.6	8.0	9.9	11.4	9.8

Men, 16 years and over (In thousands)	5,033	3,727	949	160	1,007
Percent	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs	60.7	62.5	55.1	57.5	65.2
On temporary layoff	15.9	18.0	9.2	6.9	18.7
Not on temporary layoff	44.8	44.5	45.9	51.2	46.6
Permanent job losers	32.3	32.2	32.1	42.5	29.0
Persons who completed temporary jobs	12.5	12.4	13.9	8.8	17.6
Job leavers	9.1	9.3	7.8	11.3	8.0
Reentrants	22.4	21.2	26.8	20.6	19.3
New entrants	7.8	6.9	10.3	10.6	7.4

Women, 16 years and over (In thousands)	3,891	2,782	839	125	672
Percent	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs	44.6	44.8	45.4	37.6	41.7
On temporary layoff	9.7	10.7	6.6	6.4	10.3
Not on temporary layoff	34.9	34.0	39.0	31.2	31.4
Permanent job losers	26.8	26.9	27.8	22.4	22.0
Persons who completed temporary jobs	8.1	7.2	11.2	8.0	9.4
Job leavers	11.3	11.8	8.8	12.0	9.4
Reentrants	34.6	34.0	36.4	37.6	35.7
New entrants	9.6	9.4	9.4	12.8	13.2
NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups (white, black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals because data are not presented for all races. Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. SOURCE: Current Population Survey, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Last Modified Date: December 4, 2009