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Reason, sex, and age | August 2024 | ||||||
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Total unemployed | Duration of unemployment | ||||||
Thousands of persons |
Percent | Less than 5 weeks |
5 to 14 weeks |
15 weeks and over | |||
Total | 15 to 26 weeks |
27 weeks and over |
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Total, 16 years and over |
7,415 | 100.0 | 32.9 | 32.3 | 34.8 | 13.9 | 20.9 |
Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs |
3,431 | 100.0 | 35.1 | 33.4 | 31.5 | 13.6 | 17.9 |
On temporary layoff |
922 | 100.0 | 48.8 | 43.0 | 8.2 | 3.8 | 4.4 |
Not on temporary layoff |
2,510 | 100.0 | 30.1 | 29.8 | 40.1 | 17.2 | 22.9 |
Permanent job losers |
1,743 | 100.0 | 28.2 | 29.3 | 42.5 | 19.1 | 23.4 |
Persons who completed temporary jobs |
766 | 100.0 | 34.4 | 30.9 | 34.7 | 13.0 | 21.7 |
Job leavers |
923 | 100.0 | 43.4 | 30.9 | 25.7 | 15.4 | 10.4 |
Reentrants |
2,239 | 100.0 | 27.5 | 28.4 | 44.1 | 16.0 | 28.1 |
New entrants |
821 | 100.0 | 27.0 | 39.9 | 33.0 | 7.4 | 25.7 |
Men, 20 years and over |
3,264 | 100.0 | 30.4 | 30.3 | 39.4 | 15.5 | 23.9 |
Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs |
1,812 | 100.0 | 33.8 | 30.5 | 35.7 | 16.3 | 19.4 |
On temporary layoff |
418 | 100.0 | 54.7 | 33.7 | 11.6 | 4.8 | 6.8 |
Not on temporary layoff |
1,394 | 100.0 | 27.5 | 29.5 | 43.0 | 19.8 | 23.2 |
Permanent job losers |
973 | 100.0 | 25.4 | 29.6 | 45.0 | 21.6 | 23.4 |
Persons who completed temporary jobs |
421 | 100.0 | 32.3 | 29.4 | 38.3 | 15.8 | 22.6 |
Job leavers |
385 | 100.0 | 48.1 | 28.7 | 23.2 | 15.4 | 7.8 |
Reentrants |
802 | 100.0 | 18.8 | 27.6 | 53.6 | 16.4 | 37.2 |
New entrants |
264 | 100.0 | 16.4 | 39.2 | 44.4 | 6.4 | 38.0 |
Women, 20 years and over |
3,202 | 100.0 | 33.7 | 31.4 | 34.9 | 14.5 | 20.4 |
Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs |
1,496 | 100.0 | 33.5 | 38.4 | 28.1 | 11.0 | 17.1 |
On temporary layoff |
455 | 100.0 | 38.9 | 55.5 | 5.6 | 2.9 | 2.7 |
Not on temporary layoff |
1,041 | 100.0 | 31.2 | 30.9 | 38.0 | 14.6 | 23.4 |
Permanent job losers |
740 | 100.0 | 30.6 | 29.6 | 39.8 | 16.5 | 23.2 |
Persons who completed temporary jobs |
300 | 100.0 | 32.6 | 33.9 | 33.5 | 9.7 | 23.7 |
Job leavers |
461 | 100.0 | 39.1 | 29.0 | 31.9 | 17.6 | 14.3 |
Reentrants |
1,125 | 100.0 | 32.5 | 23.6 | 43.8 | 18.5 | 25.3 |
New entrants |
121 | 100.0 | 25.2 | 27.7 | 47.1 | 7.6 | 39.5 |
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years |
949 | 100.0 | 39.2 | 42.2 | 18.6 | 6.4 | 12.2 |
Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs |
123 | 100.0 | 73.4 | 15.1 | 11.4 | 4.6 | 6.8 |
On temporary layoff |
49 | 100.0 | - | - | - | - | - |
Not on temporary layoff |
75 | 100.0 | 62.7 | 21.2 | 16.1 | 5.0 | 11.2 |
Permanent job losers |
30 | 100.0 | - | - | - | - | - |
Persons who completed temporary jobs |
45 | 100.0 | - | - | - | - | - |
Job leavers |
77 | 100.0 | 45.3 | 53.1 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.0 |
Reentrants |
312 | 100.0 | 31.5 | 47.9 | 20.6 | 6.2 | 14.4 |
New entrants |
436 | 100.0 | 34.0 | 43.7 | 22.3 | 7.9 | 14.4 |
NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. Dash indicates no data or data that do not meet publication criteria (values not shown where base is less than 75,000). |
Last Modified Date: September 06, 2024