Table 5. Persons not in the labor force by disability status, age, and sex, 2011 annual averages

Table 5. Persons not in the labor force by disability status, age, and sex, 2011 annual averages
[Numbers in thousands]
Category Total,
16 years and
over		 16 to 64 years Total,
65 years and
over
Total Men Women

PERSONS WITH A DISABILITY

Total not in the labor force

 21,659 10,192 4,887 5,305 11,467

Persons who currently want a job

 662 477 238 240 184

Marginally attached to the labor force(1)

 235 198 106 92 37

Discouraged workers(2)

 74 58 34 24 16

Other persons marginally attached to the labor force(3)

 161 140 72 68 21

PERSONS WITH NO DISABILITY

Total not in the labor force

 64,342 43,192 15,972 27,220 21,150

Persons who currently want a job

 5,775 5,224 2,447 2,776 552

Marginally attached to the labor force(1)

 2,338 2,178 1,135 1,043 160

Discouraged workers(2)

 915 840 494 346 75

Other persons marginally attached to the labor force(3)

 1,423 1,338 641 697 85

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.

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Last Modified Date: June 08, 2012