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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
June
2024
June
2025
June
2024
June
2025
June
2024
June
2025

NOT IN THE LABOR FORCE

Total not in the labor force

99,431 102,242 40,974 42,202 58,457 60,041

People who currently want a job

5,655 6,455 2,850 3,106 2,805 3,349

Marginally attached to the labor force(1)

1,548 1,862 941 1,064 607 798

Discouraged workers(2)

369 654 238 464 131 190

Other people marginally attached to the labor force(3)

1,179 1,208 703 600 476 608

MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS

Total multiple jobholders(4)

8,194 8,703 3,893 4,216 4,302 4,487

Percent of total employed

5.1 5.3 4.5 4.8 5.7 5.9

Primary job full time, secondary job part time

4,714 5,053 2,438 2,568 2,276 2,485

Primary and secondary jobs both part time

1,999 2,186 675 800 1,324 1,386

Primary and secondary jobs both full time

367 447 195 293 172 154

Hours vary on primary or secondary job

1,064 965 565 534 499 430

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: July 03, 2025