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. 
                                                       2003    2004    2004    2003    2004    2004    2004    2004    2004 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
                 NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED                                                                                       
                                                                                                                            
  Job losers and persons who completed temporary                                                                            
     jobs...........................................   4,500   3,809   3,644   4,947   4,211   4,099   4,181   3,936   3,984
    On temporary layoff.............................     763     914     615   1,110     926   1,011   1,065     982     917
    Not on temporary layoff.........................   3,737   2,895   3,029   3,837   3,286   3,088   3,116   2,955   3,068
      Permanent job losers..........................   2,956   2,009   2,157   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)  
      Persons who completed temporary jobs..........     781     886     872   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)  
  Job leavers.......................................     895     972     876     836     846     902     895     884     827
  Reentrants........................................   2,404   2,395   2,373   2,436   2,438   2,435   2,330   2,447   2,424
  New entrants......................................     637     764     652     684     713     636     680     694     692
                                                                                                                            
                 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...........................................    53.3    48.0    48.3    55.6    51.3    50.8    51.7    49.4    50.3
     On temporary layoff............................     9.0    11.5     8.2    12.5    11.3    12.5    13.2    12.3    11.6
     Not on temporary layoff........................    44.3    36.5    40.1    43.1    40.0    38.3    38.5    37.1    38.7
   Job leavers......................................    10.6    12.2    11.6     9.4    10.3    11.2    11.1    11.1    10.4
   Reentrants.......................................    28.5    30.2    31.4    27.4    29.7    30.2    28.8    30.7    30.6
   New entrants.....................................     7.5     9.6     8.6     7.7     8.7     7.9     8.4     8.7     8.7
                                                                                                                            
            UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE                                                                                  
                   CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE                                                                                     
                                                                                                                            
   Job losers and persons who completed temporary                                                                           
     jobs...........................................     3.1     2.6     2.5     3.4     2.9     2.8     2.8     2.7     2.7
   Job leavers......................................      .6      .7      .6      .6      .6      .6      .6      .6      .6
   Reentrants.......................................     1.6     1.6     1.6     1.7     1.7     1.7     1.6     1.7     1.6
   New entrants.....................................      .4      .5      .4      .5      .5      .4      .5      .5      .5

    1 Data not available.
    NOTE:  Beginning in January 2004, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.