Table A-11. Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-11. Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment
[Numbers in thousands]
Reason Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted
Aug.
2011		 July
2012		 Aug.
2012		 Aug.
2011		 Apr.
2012		 May
2012		 June
2012		 July
2012		 Aug.
2012

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs

 7,897 7,151 6,820 8,120 6,852 6,989 7,207 7,123 7,003

On temporary layoff

 1,136 1,525 1,147 1,237 1,083 1,106 1,331 1,417 1,246

Not on temporary layoff

 6,762 5,626 5,673 6,883 5,768 5,883 5,875 5,705 5,757

Permanent job losers

 5,399 4,377 4,444 5,476 4,529 4,553 4,560 4,387 4,484

Persons who completed temporary jobs

 1,362 1,248 1,229 1,407 1,239 1,330 1,315 1,319 1,273

Job leavers

 1,056 897 1,018 973 997 891 936 878 942

Reentrants

 3,644 3,579 3,445 3,519 3,341 3,439 3,227 3,380 3,318

New entrants

 1,411 1,773 1,413 1,249 1,384 1,367 1,331 1,311 1,277

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs

 56.4 53.4 53.7 58.6 54.5 55.1 56.7 56.1 55.8

On temporary layoff

 8.1 11.4 9.0 8.9 8.6 8.7 10.5 11.2 9.9

Not on temporary layoff

 48.3 42.0 44.7 49.7 45.9 46.4 46.3 45.0 45.9

Job leavers

 7.5 6.7 8.0 7.0 7.9 7.0 7.4 6.9 7.5

Reentrants

 26.0 26.7 27.1 25.4 26.6 27.1 25.4 26.6 26.5

New entrants

 10.1 13.2 11.1 9.0 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

 5.1 4.6 4.4 5.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.6 4.5

Job leavers

 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6

Reentrants

 2.4 2.3 2.2 2.3 2.2 2.2 2.1 2.2 2.1

New entrants

 0.9 1.1 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8

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

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Last Modified Date: September 07, 2012