Economic News Release

  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                                     HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-13.  Persons not in the labor force and multiple jobholders by sex, not seasonally adjusted

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                                   
                                                                      Total                         Men                          Women             
                                                                                                                                                   
                         Category                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                   
                                                               Oct.           Oct.           Oct.           Oct.           Oct.           Oct.     
                                                               2008           2009           2008           2009           2008           2009     
                                                                                                                                                   
                  NOT IN THE LABOR FORCE                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                                   
  Total not in the labor force...........................     79,601         82,915         30,775         32,707         48,826         50,207    
   Persons who currently want a job......................      4,800          5,621          2,146          2,711          2,655          2,910    
     Marginally attached to the labor force (1) .........      1,637          2,373            872          1,287            765          1,086    
       Reason not currently looking:                                                                                                               
         Discouragement over job prospects (2) ..........        484            808            323            500            161            309    
         Reasons other than discouragement (3) ..........      1,153          1,565            550            787            603            778    
                                                                                                                                                   
                    MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                   
  Total multiple jobholders (4) .........................      7,817          7,224          3,957          3,579          3,859          3,645    
      Percent of total employed..........................        5.4            5.2            5.1            4.9            5.7            5.5    
                                                                                                                                                   
      Primary job full time, secondary job part time.....      4,281          3,931          2,376          2,147          1,905          1,784    
      Primary and secondary jobs both part time..........      1,923          1,804            659            624          1,264          1,180    
      Primary and secondary jobs both full time..........        288            240            193            155             95             85    
      Hours vary on primary or secondary job.............      1,269          1,217            698            640            572            577    

     1 Data refer to persons who have searched for work during the prior 12 months and were available to take a job during the reference week.
     2 Includes 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 small number for which reason for nonparticipation was not determined.
     4 Includes persons who work part time on their primary job and full time on their secondary job(s), not shown separately.
     NOTE:  Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.