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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
June
2019		 June
2020		 June
2019		 June
2020		 June
2019		 June
2020

NOT IN THE LABOR FORCE

Total not in the labor force

 94,917 99,321 37,870 40,431 57,048 58,890

Persons who currently want a job

 5,725 8,633 2,725 4,301 3,000 4,332

Marginally attached to the labor force(1)

 1,571 2,486 811 1,380 759 1,106

Discouraged workers(2)

 425 684 295 395 130 289

Other persons marginally attached to the labor force(3)

 1,146 1,803 516 985 629 818

MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS

Total multiple jobholders(4)

 7,987 6,114 3,893 2,986 4,094 3,128

Percent of total employed

 5.1 4.3 4.6 3.9 5.6 4.7

Primary job full time, secondary job part time

 4,340 3,428 2,340 1,835 2,000 1,594

Primary and secondary jobs both part time

 2,052 1,503 684 479 1,368 1,023

Primary and secondary jobs both full time

 330 320 213 211 118 108

Hours vary on primary or secondary job

 1,186 817 623 434 563 383

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: July 02, 2020