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
May
2012		 May
2013		 May
2012		 May
2013		 May
2012		 May
2013

NOT IN THE LABOR FORCE

Total not in the labor force

 87,968 89,629 34,768 35,469 53,200 54,160

Persons who currently want a job

 6,835 7,193 3,214 3,313 3,622 3,880

Marginally attached to the labor force(1)

 2,423 2,164 1,239 1,081 1,183 1,083

Discouraged workers(2)

 830 780 469 424 360 356

Other persons marginally attached to the labor force(3)

 1,593 1,384 770 657 823 727

MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS

Total multiple jobholders(4)

 7,174 7,123 3,605 3,570 3,569 3,553

Percent of total employed

 5.0 4.9 4.8 4.7 5.3 5.2

Primary job full time, secondary job part time

 3,655 3,704 2,111 2,082 1,544 1,622

Primary and secondary jobs both part time

 1,979 1,954 639 689 1,340 1,265

Primary and secondary jobs both full time

 250 191 170 117 80 74

Hours vary on primary or secondary job

 1,245 1,237 656 671 589 566

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: June 07, 2013