HOUSEHOLD DATA ANNUAL AVERAGES 35. Persons not in the labor force by desire and availability for work, age, and sex (In thousands) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | Total | Age | Sex | | | _____________ _________________________________________ ___________________________ | | | | | | | Category | | | 16 to 24 | 25 to 54 | 55 years | Men | Women | | | years | years | and over | | | 1995 | 1996 | | | | | _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1995 | 1996 | 1995 | 1996 | 1995 | 1996 | 1995 | 1996 | 1995 | 1996 | | | | | | | | | | | | ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total not in the labor force....................|66,280|66,647|10,922|11,160|18,854|18,720|36,503|36,768|23,818|24,119|42,462|42,528 Do not want a job now 1/......................|60,610|61,197| 8,807| 9,110|16,246|16,205|35,557|35,882|21,536|21,929|39,074|39,267 Want a job 1/.................................| 5,670| 5,451| 2,115| 2,050| 2,608| 2,514| 947| 886| 2,282| 2,190| 3,388| 3,261 Did not search for work in previous year....| 3,286| 3,161| 1,153| 1,100| 1,436| 1,407| 697| 654| 1,231| 1,185| 2,054| 1,976 Searched for work in previous year 2/.......| 2,384| 2,290| 963| 950| 1,172| 1,108| 250| 232| 1,050| 1,005| 1,334| 1,285 Not available to work now.................| 791| 732| 397| 365| 350| 328| 45| 40| 302| 277| 490| 455 Available to work now.....................| 1,593| 1,558| 566| 585| 822| 780| 205| 192| 749| 728| 844| 830 Reason not currently looking: | | | | | | | | | | | | Discouragement over job prospects 3/..| 410| 397| 108| 115| 231| 225| 72| 58| 245| 233| 166| 164 Reasons other than discouragement.....| 1,182| 1,160| 458| 471| 591| 555| 133| 135| 504| 495| 679| 666 Family responsibilities.............| 185| 177| 39| 35| 131| 125| 15| 17| 26| 31| 159| 146 In school or training...............| 245| 257| 199| 211| 44| 43| 2| 3| 131| 138| 114| 119 Ill health or disability............| 131| 121| 19| 22| 84| 73| 28| 27| 60| 49| 71| 72 Other 4/............................| 621| 605| 201| 203| 331| 314| 89| 88| 287| 277| 334| 328 | | | | | | | | | | | | ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1/ Includes some persons who are not asked if they want a job. 2/ Persons who had a job in the prior 12 months must have searched since the end of that job. 3/ Includes believes no work available, could not find work, lacks necessary schooling or training, employer thinks too young or old, and other types of discrimination. 4/ Includes those who did not actively look for work in the prior 4 weeks for such reasons as child care and transportation problems, as well as a small number for which reason for nonparticipation was not ascertained.