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. 
                                                   2007      2008      2008      2007      2008      2008      2008      2008      2008  
                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                         
              NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                         
  Job losers and persons who completed                                                                                                   
   temporary jobs..............................    3,208     4,735     4,699     3,622     4,282     4,370     4,407     4,824     5,171 
    On temporary layoff........................      613     1,126       904       963     1,113     1,077     1,037     1,266     1,407 
    Not on temporary layoff....................    2,595     3,609     3,795     2,660     3,169     3,292     3,370     3,559     3,764 
      Permanent job losers.....................    1,831     2,656     2,814      (1)       (1)       (1)       (1)       (1)       (1)  
      Persons who completed temporary jobs.....      764       953       980      (1)       (1)       (1)       (1)       (1)       (1)  
  Job leavers..................................      902     1,105     1,075       839       870       833       861       999       974 
  Reentrants...................................    2,190     2,729     2,624     2,154     2,460     2,498     2,705     2,652     2,555 
  New entrants.................................      652       909       801       685       828       748       811       820       822 
                                                                                                                                         
              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.............................     46.1      50.0      51.1      49.6      50.7      51.7      50.2      51.9      54.3 
     On temporary layoff.......................      8.8      11.9       9.8      13.2      13.2      12.7      11.8      13.6      14.8 
     Not on temporary layoff...................     37.3      38.1      41.3      36.4      37.5      39.0      38.4      38.3      39.5 
   Job leavers.................................     13.0      11.7      11.7      11.5      10.3       9.9       9.8      10.7      10.2 
   Reentrants..................................     31.5      28.8      28.5      29.5      29.1      29.6      30.8      28.5      26.8 
   New entrants................................      9.4       9.6       8.7       9.4       9.8       8.9       9.2       8.8       8.6 
                                                                                                                                         
         UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE                                                                                                  
                 CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                         
   Job losers and persons who completed                                                                                                  
    temporary jobs.............................      2.1       3.0       3.0       2.4       2.8       2.8       2.9       3.1       3.3 
   Job leavers.................................       .6        .7        .7        .5        .6        .5        .6        .6        .6 
   Reentrants..................................      1.4       1.8       1.7       1.4       1.6       1.6       1.7       1.7       1.7 
   New entrants................................       .4        .6        .5        .4        .5        .5        .5        .5        .5 

    1 Data not available.
    NOTE:  Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.