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

  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                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                   
                                                               June           June           June           June           June           June     
                                                               2007           2008           2007           2008           2007           2008     
                                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                                   
                  NOT IN THE LABOR FORCE                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                                   
  Total not in the labor force...........................     77,460         78,045         29,043         29,597         48,418         48,448    
   Persons who currently want a job......................      5,288          5,374          2,323          2,504          2,965          2,870    
     Searched for work and available to work now (1).....      1,454          1,558            727            863            727            695    
       Reason not currently looking:                                                                                                               
         Discouragement over job prospects (2)...........        401            420            256            297            145            123    
         Reasons other than discouragement (3)...........      1,053          1,137            470            565            582            572    
                                                                                                                                                   
                    MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                   
  Total multiple jobholders (4)..........................      7,538          7,694          3,777          3,888          3,761          3,805    
      Percent of total employed..........................        5.1            5.2            4.8            4.9            5.5            5.6    
                                                                                                                                                   
      Primary job full time, secondary job part time.....      4,019          4,073          2,227        c 2,236          1,792          1,836    
      Primary and secondary jobs both part time..........      1,804          1,796            537            574          1,266          1,222    
      Primary and secondary jobs both full time..........        289            351            202            243             88            107    
      Hours vary on primary or secondary job.............      1,371          1,439            771            820            600            619    
  
     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.
     c = corrected.
     NOTE:  Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

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