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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
May
2025		 May
2026		 May
2025		 May
2026		 May
2025		 May
2026

NOT IN THE LABOR FORCE

Total not in the labor force

 103,169 105,253 43,102 43,696 60,067 61,558

People who currently want a job

 6,567 6,756 3,148 3,268 3,419 3,488

Marginally attached to the labor force(1)

 1,500 1,637 782 817 718 820

Discouraged workers(2)

 352 449 197 241 155 208

Other people marginally attached to the labor force(3)

 1,148 1,188 585 576 563 612

MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS

Total multiple jobholders(4)

 8,501 8,361 4,152 3,915 4,350 4,446

Percent of total employed

 5.2 5.1 4.8 4.6 5.7 5.7

Primary job full time, secondary job part time

 4,678 4,776 2,500 2,441 2,177 2,335

Primary and secondary jobs both part time

 2,344 2,142 842 696 1,503 1,446

Primary and secondary jobs both full time

 404 368 271 202 133 165

Hours vary on primary or secondary job

 980 1,044 499 565 481 479

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: June 05, 2026