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.
2012		 Oct.
2013		 Oct.
2012		 Oct.
2013		 Oct.
2012		 Oct.
2013

NOT IN THE LABOR FORCE

Total not in the labor force

 88,204 91,463 34,995 36,654 53,209 54,809

Persons who currently want a job

 6,142 5,683 2,666 2,659 3,476 3,025

Marginally attached to the labor force(1)

 2,433 2,283 1,144 1,267 1,289 1,016

Discouraged workers(2)

 813 815 460 542 353 273

Other persons marginally attached to the labor force(3)

 1,620 1,468 684 725 936 743

MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS

Total multiple jobholders(4)

 6,976 6,989 3,427 3,428 3,550 3,562

Percent of total employed

 4.8 4.8 4.5 4.5 5.3 5.3

Primary job full time, secondary job part time

 3,633 3,645 2,027 2,028 1,607 1,617

Primary and secondary jobs both part time

 1,899 2,074 603 725 1,296 1,348

Primary and secondary jobs both full time

 253 232 159 146 95 86

Hours vary on primary or secondary job

 1,150 1,014 613 518 537 496

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 08, 2013