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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
Apr.
2019		 Apr.
2020		 Apr.
2019		 Apr.
2020		 Apr.
2019		 Apr.
2020

NOT IN THE LABOR FORCE

Total not in the labor force

 96,596 104,066 39,087 42,887 57,510 61,179

Persons who currently want a job

 4,951 9,761 2,420 4,792 2,531 4,969

Marginally attached to the labor force(1)

 1,417 2,211 742 1,170 674 1,041

Discouraged workers(2)

 454 585 288 309 166 275

Other persons marginally attached to the labor force(3)

 963 1,626 455 860 508 766

MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS

Total multiple jobholders(4)

 7,765 5,360 3,693 2,641 4,072 2,719

Percent of total employed

 5.0 4.0 4.5 3.7 5.5 4.4

Primary job full time, secondary job part time

 4,317 3,202 2,227 1,709 2,090 1,493

Primary and secondary jobs both part time

 2,098 1,170 738 387 1,360 783

Primary and secondary jobs both full time

 252 275 168 145 84 130

Hours vary on primary or secondary job

 1,045 671 535 381 510 290

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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Last Modified Date: May 11, 2020