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
Oct.
2017		 Oct.
2018		 Oct.
2017		 Oct.
2018		 Oct.
2017		 Oct.
2018

NOT IN THE LABOR FORCE

Total not in the labor force

 95,301 95,792 38,380 38,960 56,921 56,832

Persons who currently want a job

 4,938 5,048 2,287 2,298 2,650 2,750

Marginally attached to the labor force(1)

 1,535 1,491 837 823 698 668

Discouraged workers(2)

 524 506 335 314 190 192

Other persons marginally attached to the labor force(3)

 1,010 984 503 509 508 476

MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS

Total multiple jobholders(4)

 7,409 8,093 3,681 3,958 3,727 4,135

Percent of total employed

 4.8 5.2 4.5 4.8 5.2 5.6

Primary job full time, secondary job part time

 4,167 4,484 2,256 2,490 1,912 1,994

Primary and secondary jobs both part time

 1,770 2,180 587 723 1,183 1,457

Primary and secondary jobs both full time

 295 284 226 171 70 114

Hours vary on primary or secondary job

 1,124 1,073 598 539 526 534

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: November 02, 2018