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.
2013		 Feb.
2014		 Feb.
2013		 Feb.
2014		 Feb.
2013		 Feb.
2014

NOT IN THE LABOR FORCE

Total not in the labor force

 90,100 92,058 35,937 37,352 54,163 54,707

Persons who currently want a job

 6,842 6,091 3,131 2,984 3,712 3,107

Marginally attached to the labor force(1)

 2,588 2,303 1,344 1,295 1,244 1,008

Discouraged workers(2)

 885 755 527 466 358 289

Other persons marginally attached to the labor force(3)

 1,704 1,548 817 829 886 719

MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS

Total multiple jobholders(4)

 7,435 7,163 3,680 3,466 3,755 3,697

Percent of total employed

 5.2 5.0 4.9 4.6 5.6 5.4

Primary job full time, secondary job part time

 3,988 3,702 2,185 1,974 1,802 1,728

Primary and secondary jobs both part time

 2,043 1,973 671 680 1,371 1,293

Primary and secondary jobs both full time

 236 275 142 166 94 109

Hours vary on primary or secondary job

 1,123 1,154 665 619 458 535

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: March 07, 2014