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
Dec.
2017		 Dec.
2018		 Dec.
2017		 Dec.
2018		 Dec.
2017		 Dec.
2018

NOT IN THE LABOR FORCE

Total not in the labor force

 96,230 96,378 38,955 39,370 57,275 57,008

Persons who currently want a job

 5,071 5,121 2,330 2,514 2,742 2,607

Marginally attached to the labor force(1)

 1,623 1,556 811 878 812 678

Discouraged workers(2)

 474 375 316 232 158 143

Other persons marginally attached to the labor force(3)

 1,149 1,181 495 646 654 535

MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS

Total multiple jobholders(4)

 7,776 8,030 3,744 3,952 4,032 4,078

Percent of total employed

 5.1 5.1 4.6 4.8 5.6 5.5

Primary job full time, secondary job part time

 4,391 4,329 2,335 2,331 2,056 1,998

Primary and secondary jobs both part time

 1,964 2,177 668 733 1,296 1,445

Primary and secondary jobs both full time

 269 267 154 180 116 88

Hours vary on primary or secondary job

 1,091 1,203 560 700 531 504

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: January 04, 2019