Table A-16.Persons not in the labor force and multiple jobholders by sex, not seasonally adjusted






HOUSEHOLD DATA
 Table A-16.  Persons not in the labor force and multiple jobholders by sex, not seasonally adjusted Numbers in thousands





	Category
	Total
	Men
	Women




	Jan.
2009		
	Jan.
2010		
	Jan.
2009		
	Jan.
2010		
	Jan.
2009		
	Jan.
2010		








	
NOT IN THE LABOR FORCE

				





	
Total not in the labor force

	81,293
	83,876
	31,848
	33,410
	49,445
	50,466





	
Persons who currently want a job

	5,866
	6,108
	2,725
	2,926
	3,141
	3,182





	
Marginally attached to the labor force(1)

	2,130
	2,539
	1,124
	1,367
	1,006
	1,172





	
Discouraged workers(2)

	734
	1,065
	465
	663
	269
	401





	
Other persons marginally attached to the labor force(3)

	1,396
	1,474
	659
	703
	737
	771





	




	
MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS

				





	
Total multiple jobholders(4)

	7,258
	6,751
	3,572
	3,223
	3,687
	3,527





	
Percent of total employed

	5.2
	4.9
	4.8
	4.5
	5.5
	5.4





	
Primary job full time, secondary job part time

	3,937
	3,558
	2,081
	1,866
	1,856
	1,691





	
Primary and secondary jobs both part time

	1,684
	1,727
	526
	527
	1,158
	1,199





	
Primary and secondary jobs both full time

	232
	241
	156
	144
	75
	97





	
Hours vary on primary or secondary job

	1,376
	1,186
	795
	666
	580
	520









	

		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.

		(4) Includes a small number of 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.

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