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Table A-16. People not in the labor force and multiple jobholders by sex, not seasonally adjusted

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-16. People not in the labor force and multiple jobholders by sex, not seasonally adjusted
[Numbers in thousands]
Category Total Men Women
July
2024
July
2025
July
2024
July
2025
July
2024
July
2025

NOT IN THE LABOR FORCE

Total not in the labor force

98,921 102,140 40,719 42,212 58,203 59,928

People who currently want a job

5,950 6,533 2,723 2,995 3,227 3,538

Marginally attached to the labor force(1)

1,628 1,751 896 891 732 860

Discouraged workers(2)

449 457 282 270 167 187

Other people marginally attached to the labor force(3)

1,178 1,294 614 621 565 673

MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS

Total multiple jobholders(4)

8,402 8,243 4,056 4,086 4,346 4,157

Percent of total employed

5.2 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.7 5.4

Primary job full time, secondary job part time

4,793 4,757 2,577 2,537 2,216 2,220

Primary and secondary jobs both part time

2,028 2,069 679 754 1,349 1,315

Primary and secondary jobs both full time

464 391 264 240 199 151

Hours vary on primary or secondary job

1,043 948 499 527 544 421

Footnotes
(1) Data refer to people 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 people 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: August 01, 2025