E-17. Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey

HOUSEHOLD DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
QUARTERLY AVERAGES
E-17. Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
[Numbers in thousands]
Reason	Total		White		Black or African American		Asian		Hispanic or Latino
Reason	4th 2012	4th 2013	4th 2012	4th 2013	4th 2012	4th 2013	4th 2012	4th 2013	4th 2012	4th 2013
NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED
Total unemployed	11,663	10,343	8,108	7,145	2,485	2,230	496	420	2,375	2,135
Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs	6,262	5,503	4,549	3,906	1,231	1,118	222	211	1,290	1,162
On temporary layoff	954	1,026	795	813	108	133	17	31	210	258
Not on temporary layoff	5,308	4,477	3,753	3,092	1,123	985	205	180	1,080	904
Permanent job losers	4,095	3,333	2,914	2,324	829	714	176	140	780	626
Persons who completed temporary jobs	1,213	1,144	839	768	294	271	29	40	300	278
Job leavers	970	853	720	643	150	139	33	23	164	134
Reentrants	3,241	2,907	2,118	1,919	783	688	164	133	627	553
New entrants	1,190	1,080	721	677	321	286	77	53	294	285

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION
Total unemployed	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	53.7	53.2	56.1	54.7	49.5	50.1	44.8	50.2	54.3	54.4
On temporary layoff	8.2	9.9	9.8	11.4	4.3	5.9	3.3	7.4	8.8	12.1
Not on temporary layoff	45.5	43.3	46.3	43.3	45.2	44.2	41.4	42.8	45.5	42.3
Job leavers	8.3	8.2	8.9	9.0	6.0	6.2	6.7	5.4	6.9	6.3
Reentrants	27.8	28.1	26.1	26.9	31.5	30.8	33.1	31.7	26.4	25.9
New entrants	10.2	10.4	8.9	9.5	12.9	12.8	15.5	12.6	12.4	13.3

UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE
Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs	4.0	3.6	3.7	3.2	6.6	6.1	2.7	2.4	5.3	4.7
Job leavers	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.5	0.8	0.8	0.4	0.3	0.7	0.5
Reentrants	2.1	1.9	1.7	1.6	4.2	3.7	2.0	1.5	2.6	2.2
New entrants	0.8	0.7	0.6	0.6	1.7	1.5	0.9	0.6	1.2	1.1
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. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

Last Modified Date: April 18, 2023