Table A-8. Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment
HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-8. Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment (Numbers in thousands) Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted Reason Sept. Aug. Sept. Sept. May June July Aug. Sept. 2007 2008 2008 2007 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs.............................. 3,208 4,735 4,699 3,622 4,282 4,370 4,407 4,824 5,171 On temporary layoff........................ 613 1,126 904 963 1,113 1,077 1,037 1,266 1,407 Not on temporary layoff.................... 2,595 3,609 3,795 2,660 3,169 3,292 3,370 3,559 3,764 Permanent job losers..................... 1,831 2,656 2,814 (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) Persons who completed temporary jobs..... 764 953 980 (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) Job leavers.................................. 902 1,105 1,075 839 870 833 861 999 974 Reentrants................................... 2,190 2,729 2,624 2,154 2,460 2,498 2,705 2,652 2,555 New entrants................................. 652 909 801 685 828 748 811 820 822 PERCENT DISTRIBUTION Total unemployed............................. 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............................. 46.1 50.0 51.1 49.6 50.7 51.7 50.2 51.9 54.3 On temporary layoff....................... 8.8 11.9 9.8 13.2 13.2 12.7 11.8 13.6 14.8 Not on temporary layoff................... 37.3 38.1 41.3 36.4 37.5 39.0 38.4 38.3 39.5 Job leavers................................. 13.0 11.7 11.7 11.5 10.3 9.9 9.8 10.7 10.2 Reentrants.................................. 31.5 28.8 28.5 29.5 29.1 29.6 30.8 28.5 26.8 New entrants................................ 9.4 9.6 8.7 9.4 9.8 8.9 9.2 8.8 8.6 UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs............................. 2.1 3.0 3.0 2.4 2.8 2.8 2.9 3.1 3.3 Job leavers................................. .6 .7 .7 .5 .6 .5 .6 .6 .6 Reentrants.................................. 1.4 1.8 1.7 1.4 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.7 1.7 New entrants................................ .4 .6 .5 .4 .5 .5 .5 .5 .5 1 Data not available. NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.
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