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
Apr.
2012		 Mar.
2013		 Apr.
2013		 Apr.
2012		 Dec.
2012		 Jan.
2013		 Feb.
2013		 Mar.
2013		 Apr.
2013

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs

 6,555 6,638 6,079 6,880 6,408 6,637 6,522 6,329 6,410

On temporary layoff

 1,009 1,312 1,080 1,108 1,085 1,155 1,078 1,107 1,170

Not on temporary layoff

 5,546 5,325 4,998 5,772 5,323 5,483 5,443 5,223 5,240

Permanent job losers

 4,397 4,029 3,840 4,526 4,075 4,208 4,128 3,959 3,976

Persons who completed temporary jobs

 1,149 1,296 1,158 1,245 1,248 1,275 1,315 1,264 1,264

Job leavers

 962 947 836 989 983 981 956 986 864

Reentrants

 3,184 3,061 2,966 3,336 3,587 3,515 3,340 3,176 3,151

New entrants

 1,210 1,169 1,133 1,362 1,291 1,287 1,279 1,316 1,280

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs

 55.0 56.2 55.2 54.7 52.2 53.4 53.9 53.6 54.8

On temporary layoff

 8.5 11.1 9.8 8.8 8.8 9.3 8.9 9.4 10.0

Not on temporary layoff

 46.6 45.1 45.4 45.9 43.4 44.1 45.0 44.2 44.8

Job leavers

 8.1 8.0 7.6 7.9 8.0 7.9 7.9 8.4 7.4

Reentrants

 26.7 25.9 26.9 26.5 29.2 28.3 27.6 26.9 26.9

New entrants

 10.2 9.9 10.3 10.8 10.5 10.4 10.6 11.1 10.9

UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE
CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs

 4.3 4.3 3.9 4.5 4.1 4.3 4.2 4.1 4.1

Job leavers

 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6

Reentrants

 2.1 2.0 1.9 2.2 2.3 2.3 2.1 2.0 2.0

New entrants

 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8

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

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Last Modified Date: May 03, 2013