Table 5. Persons not in the labor force by disability status, age, and sex, 2010 annual averages

Table 5. Persons not in the labor force by disability status, age, and sex, 2010 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

 20,797 9,735 4,609 5,126 11,062

Persons who currently want a job

 570 429 209 220 141

Marginally attached to the labor force(1)

 209 178 95 83 31

Discouraged workers(2)

 106 85 52 33 21

Other persons marginally attached to the labor force(3)

 104 93 44 49 10

PERSONS WITH NO DISABILITY

Total not in the labor force

 63,144 42,218 15,512 26,705 20,926

Persons who currently want a job

 5,489 5,015 2,375 2,640 474

Marginally attached to the labor force(1)

 2,278 2,141 1,148 993 137

Discouraged workers(2)

 1,067 986 618 368 81

Other persons marginally attached to the labor force(3)

 1,211 1,155 530 625 56

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 24, 2011