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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
Feb.
2023
Feb.
2024
Feb.
2023
Feb.
2024
Feb.
2023
Feb.
2024

NOT IN THE LABOR FORCE

Total not in the labor force

99,934 100,426 41,689 42,221 58,245 58,205

Persons who currently want a job

4,987 5,546 2,514 2,621 2,472 2,925

Marginally attached to the labor force(1)

1,420 1,559 771 792 649 767

Discouraged workers(2)

361 425 202 245 159 180

Other persons marginally attached to the labor force(3)

1,059 1,135 569 548 490 587

MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS

Total multiple jobholders(4)

8,041 8,411 4,014 3,986 4,027 4,425

Percent of total employed

5.0 5.2 4.7 4.7 5.4 5.8

Primary job full time, secondary job part time

4,415 4,830 2,379 2,513 2,036 2,317

Primary and secondary jobs both part time

2,051 2,210 824 766 1,227 1,444

Primary and secondary jobs both full time

388 386 236 238 152 148

Hours vary on primary or secondary job

1,142 934 562 438 580 495

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.

Last Modified Date: March 08, 2024