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Table 5. Persons not in the labor force by disability status, age, and sex, 2023 annual averages

Table 5. Persons not in the labor force by disability status, age, and sex, 2023 annual averages [Numbers in thousands]
Category Total,
16 years and
over
16 to 64 years Total,
65 years and
over
Total Men Women

PERSONS WITH A DISABILITY

Total not in the labor force

25,389 9,970 4,796 5,174 15,419

Persons who currently want a job

734 480 228 252 255

Marginally attached to the labor force(1)

184 136 61 75 48

Discouraged workers(2)

31 22 12 10 9

Other persons marginally attached to the labor force(3)

153 114 49 65 40

PERSONS WITH NO DISABILITY

Total not in the labor force

74,437 42,792 16,518 26,274 31,645

Persons who currently want a job

4,596 4,038 1,925 2,113 558

Marginally attached to the labor force(1)

1,275 1,178 618 560 96

Discouraged workers(2)

339 312 193 118 28

Other persons marginally attached to the labor force(3)

935 867 425 442 68

Footnotes
(1) Data refer to persons who want a job, have searched for work during the prior 12 months, and were available to take a job during the reference week, but had not looked for work in the past 4 weeks.
(2) Includes those who did not actively look for work in the prior 4 weeks for reasons such as thinks no work available, could not find work, lacks schooling or training, employer thinks too young or old, and other types of discrimination.
(3) Includes those who did not actively look for work in the prior 4 weeks for such reasons as school or family responsibilities, ill health, and transportation problems, as well as a number for whom reason for nonparticipation was not determined.

Last Modified Date: February 22, 2024