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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
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HOUSEHOLD DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
A-34. Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment, sex, age, and duration of unemployment
[Percent distribution]
Reason, sex, and age July 2018
Total unemployed Duration of unemployment
Thousands of
persons
Percent Less than
5 weeks
5 to 14
weeks
15 weeks and over
Total 15 to 26
weeks
27 weeks
and over

Total, 16 years and over

6,730 100.0 33.4 32.5 34.1 12.2 22.0

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs

3,164 100.0 36.3 32.7 31.0 11.6 19.4

On temporary layoff

1,080 100.0 54.2 40.9 4.9 4.0 0.9

Not on temporary layoff

2,084 100.0 27.0 28.5 44.5 15.6 29.0

Permanent job losers

1,438 100.0 23.1 30.8 46.1 14.7 31.5

Persons who completed temporary jobs

646 100.0 35.8 23.3 40.9 17.6 23.4

Job leavers

869 100.0 38.4 33.1 28.5 12.3 16.2

Reentrants

1,893 100.0 27.6 28.3 44.1 14.1 29.9

New entrants

803 100.0 30.1 40.7 29.2 9.5 19.7

Men, 20 years and over

2,734 100.0 28.8 29.4 41.8 15.3 26.5

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs

1,496 100.0 32.3 28.8 38.9 15.4 23.4

On temporary layoff

374 100.0 59.1 34.1 6.8 6.0 0.8

Not on temporary layoff

1,122 100.0 23.4 27.1 49.5 18.6 30.9

Permanent job losers

739 100.0 19.0 30.4 50.7 17.0 33.7

Persons who completed temporary jobs

383 100.0 31.9 20.8 47.4 21.7 25.6

Job leavers

391 100.0 33.8 32.8 33.4 12.0 21.4

Reentrants

706 100.0 20.2 28.1 51.7 18.3 33.3

New entrants

142 100.0 20.5 32.9 46.5 7.8 38.7

Women, 20 years and over

3,028 100.0 33.0 34.7 32.2 10.5 21.8

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs

1,551 100.0 37.6 37.8 24.6 7.9 16.7

On temporary layoff

645 100.0 49.4 47.2 3.3 2.3 1.1

Not on temporary layoff

906 100.0 29.2 31.0 39.7 11.8 27.9

Permanent job losers

664 100.0 25.4 32.3 42.3 11.6 30.7

Persons who completed temporary jobs

242 100.0 39.9 27.5 32.6 12.5 20.2

Job leavers

405 100.0 35.2 36.9 27.9 14.8 13.1

Reentrants

928 100.0 27.5 28.0 44.5 11.7 32.8

New entrants

145 100.0 13.2 39.3 47.4 17.9 29.6

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

967 100.0 47.6 33.9 18.5 8.5 9.9

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs

118 100.0 69.7 15.0 15.3 12.1 3.2

On temporary layoff

62 100.0 - - - - -

Not on temporary layoff

56 100.0 - - - - -

Permanent job losers

36 100.0 - - - - -

Persons who completed temporary jobs

21 100.0 - - - - -

Job leavers

74 100.0 - - - - -

Reentrants

259 100.0 48.3 29.9 21.7 11.4 10.3

New entrants

516 100.0 37.5 43.2 19.3 7.5 11.8

NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. Dash indicates no data or data that do not meet publication criteria (values not shown where base is less than 75,000).

 

Last Modified Date: April 18, 2023