HOUSEHOLD DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
QUARTERLY AVERAGES
HOUSEHOLD DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
QUARTERLY AVERAGES
E-9. Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment, seasonally adjusted
(Numbers in thousands)
2008
2009
2010
2011
Reason
II
III
IV
I
II
III
IV
I
II
III
IV
I
II
4,229
1,089
3,140
858
2,375
736
4,935
1,234
3,700
960
2,660
820
6,235
1,433
4,801
954
2,718
795
7,961
1,514
6,448
876
2,895
895
9,272
1,729
7,543
864
3,218
956
9,770
1,790
7,980
866
3,298
1,071
9,842
1,583
8,259
921
3,341
1,221
9,383
1,521
7,862
893
3,523
1,205
9,176
1,402
7,774
932
3,484
1,185
9,220
1,371
7,849
858
3,425
1,217
9,155
1,375
7,780
877
3,445
1,286
8,354
1,238
7,116
902
3,324
1,350
8,227
1,238
6,988
939
3,413
1,266
Total unemployed .......................................................... 100.0
Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs ..
51.6
On temporary layoff ........................................................
13.3
Not on temporary layoff ..................................................
38.3
Job leavers .......................................................................
10.5
Reentrants ........................................................................
29.0
New entrants ....................................................................
9.0
100.0
52.6
13.2
39.5
10.2
28.4
8.7
100.0
58.3
13.4
44.9
8.9
25.4
7.4
100.0
63.0
12.0
51.1
6.9
22.9
7.1
100.0
64.8
12.1
52.7
6.0
22.5
6.7
100.0
65.1
11.9
53.2
5.8
22.0
7.1
100.0
64.2
10.3
53.9
6.0
21.8
8.0
100.0
62.5
10.1
52.4
6.0
23.5
8.0
100.0
62.1
9.5
52.6
6.3
23.6
8.0
100.0
62.6
9.3
53.3
5.8
23.3
8.3
100.0
62.0
9.3
52.7
5.9
23.3
8.7
100.0
60.0
8.9
51.1
6.5
23.9
9.7
100.0
59.4
8.9
50.5
6.8
24.7
9.1
3.2
.6
1.7
.5
4.0
.6
1.8
.5
5.2
.6
1.9
.6
6.0
.6
2.1
.6
6.3
.6
2.1
.7
6.4
.6
2.2
.8
6.1
.6
2.3
.8
6.0
.6
2.3
.8
6.0
.6
2.2
.8
5.9
.6
2.2
.8
5.5
.6
2.2
.9
5.4
.6
2.2
.8
NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED
Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs ..
On temporary layoff ........................................................
Not on temporary layoff ..................................................
Job leavers .......................................................................
Reentrants ........................................................................
New entrants ....................................................................
PERCENT DISTRIBUTION
UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE
CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE
Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs ..
Job leavers .......................................................................
Reentrants ........................................................................
New entrants ....................................................................
2.7
.6
1.5
.5
NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.
HOUSEHOLD DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
QUARTERLY AVERAGES
HOUSEHOLD DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
QUARTERLY AVERAGES
E-10. Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment, seasonally adjusted
(Numbers in thousands)
2008
2009
2010
2011
Duration
II
III
IV
I
II
III
IV
I
II
III
IV
I
II
Less than 5 weeks ..................................
5 to 14 weeks .........................................
15 weeks and over .................................
15 to 26 weeks .....................................
27 weeks and over ...............................
2,839
2,670
2,784
1,275
1,509
3,010
2,895
3,398
1,541
1,857
3,247
3,293
4,182
1,811
2,371
3,433
3,875
5,334
2,367
2,968
3,240
4,161
7,044
3,010
4,035
3,012
3,786
8,058
2,892
5,166
2,967
3,522
8,845
2,945
5,900
2,766
3,312
8,905
2,589
6,317
2,745
3,066
8,906
2,219
6,687
2,821
3,344
8,566
2,248
6,317
2,736
3,316
8,741
2,407
6,334
2,506
3,008
8,249
2,140
6,108
2,810
2,924
8,051
1,942
6,110
Average (mean) duration, in weeks 1 .....
Median duration, in weeks ......................
16.9
8.8
17.8
9.8
19.5
10.3
20.3
11.5
22.8
14.9
25.7
16.6
28.5
19.8
30.7
20.0
34.1
23.3
33.6
20.9
34.0
21.8
37.7
21.5
39.3
21.7
100.0
34.2
32.2
33.6
15.4
18.2
100.0
32.4
31.1
36.5
16.6
20.0
100.0
30.3
30.7
39.0
16.9
22.1
100.0
27.2
30.6
42.2
18.7
23.5
100.0
22.4
28.8
48.8
20.8
27.9
100.0
20.3
25.5
54.2
19.5
34.8
100.0
19.3
23.0
57.7
19.2
38.5
100.0
18.5
22.1
59.4
17.3
42.2
100.0
18.7
20.8
60.5
15.1
45.4
100.0
19.1
22.7
58.2
15.3
42.9
100.0
18.5
22.4
59.1
16.3
42.8
100.0
18.2
21.9
59.9
15.6
44.4
100.0
20.4
21.2
58.4
14.1
44.3
NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED
PERCENT DISTRIBUTION
Total unemployed ...................................
Less than 5 weeks ................................
5 to 14 weeks .......................................
15 weeks and over ...............................
15 to 26 weeks ...................................
27 weeks and over .............................
1 Beginning in January 2011, this series reflects a change to the collection of data on unemployment duration. For more information, see www.bls.gov/cps/duration.htm.
NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.
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