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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
Aug.
2025		 Aug.
2026		 Aug.
2025		 Aug.
2026		 Aug.
2025		 Aug.
2026

NOT IN THE LABOR FORCE

Total not in the labor force

 102,966 105,367 42,538 43,272 60,429 62,096

People who currently want a job

 6,499 5,884 2,963 2,670 3,536 3,214

Marginally attached to the labor force(1)

 1,791 1,655 844 818 947 837

Discouraged workers(2)

 492 411 251 226 241 185

Other people marginally attached to the labor force(3)

 1,299 1,244 593 592 706 652

MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS

Total multiple jobholders(4)

 8,479 8,505 4,169 3,910 4,311 4,595

Percent of total employed

 5.2 5.2 4.8 4.6 5.7 6.0

Primary job full time, secondary job part time

 5,048 4,755 2,693 2,329 2,355 2,426

Primary and secondary jobs both part time

 2,000 2,107 669 770 1,331 1,337

Primary and secondary jobs both full time

 398 452 246 245 152 207

Hours vary on primary or secondary job

 969 1,095 522 531 447 564

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.
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Last Modified Date: September 04, 2026