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Table A-11. Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment:
Monthly, Seasonally Adjusted

   
    Jan 1967    
 
 
    Oct 2019
Name Oct 2019 Sep 2019 Oct 2018 Units
NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED
Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs 		2,674 2,572 2,858 Thous. of Persons
On temporary layoff 		762 731 793 Thous. of Persons
Not on temporary layoff 		1,912 1,841 2,066 Thous. of Persons
Permanent job losers 		1,259 1,308 1,365 Thous. of Persons
Persons who completed temporary jobs 		653 532 701 Thous. of Persons
Job leavers 		849 840 731 Thous. of Persons
Reentrants 		1,703 1,669 1,914 Thous. of Persons
New entrants 		627 677 605 Thous. of Persons
PERCENT DISTRIBUTION
Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs 		45.7 44.7 46.8 %
On temporary layoff 		13.0 12.7 13.0 %
Not on temporary layoff 		32.7 32.0 33.8 %
Job leavers 		14.5 14.6 12.0 %
Reentrants 		29.1 29.0 31.3 %
New entrants 		10.7 11.8 9.9 %
UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE
Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs 		1.6 1.6 1.8 %
Job leavers 		0.5 0.5 0.4 %
Reentrants 		1.0 1.0 1.2 %
New entrants 		0.4 0.4 0.4 %
   

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