HOUSEHOLD DATA ANNUAL AVERAGES 35. Persons not in the labor force by desire and availability for work, age, and sex (In thousands) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | Total | Age | Sex | | | _____________ _________________________________________ ___________________________ | | | | | | | Category | | | 16 to 24 | 25 to 54 | 55 years | Men | Women | | | years | years | and over | | | 1994 | 1995 | | | | | _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1994 | 1995 | 1994 | 1995 | 1994 | 1995 | 1994 | 1995 | 1994 | 1995 | | | | | | | | | | | | ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total not in the labor force....................|65,758|66,280|10,937|10,922|18,720|18,854|36,101|36,503|23,538|23,818|42,221|42,462 Do not want a job now 1/......................|59,540|60,610| 8,635| 8,807|15,790|16,246|35,116|35,557|21,089|21,536|38,452|39,074 Want a job 1/.................................| 6,218| 5,670| 2,302| 2,115| 2,930| 2,608| 985| 947| 2,449| 2,282| 3,769| 3,388 _ Did not search for work in previous year....| 3,588| 3,286| 1,263| 1,153| 1,611| 1,436| 714| 697| 1,311| 1,231| 2,277| 2,054 Searched for work in previous year 2/.......| 2,630| 2,384| 1,040| 963| 1,319| 1,172| 272| 250| 1,138| 1,050| 1,492| 1,334 Not available to work now.................| 823| 791| 400| 397| 379| 350| 44| 45| 308| 302| 515| 490 Available to work now.....................| 1,807| 1,593| 639| 566| 939| 822| 228| 205| 830| 749| 977| 844 Reason not currently looking: | | | | | | | | | | | | Discouragement over job prospects 3/..| 500| 410| 143| 108| 278| 231| 79| 72| 296| 245| 204| 166 Reasons other than discouragement.....| 1,307| 1,182| 496| 458| 661| 591| 149| 133| 534| 504| 772| 679 Family responsibilities.............| 213| 185| 44| 39| 153| 131| 17| 15| 31| 26| 183| 159 In school or training...............| 267| 245| 213| 199| 52| 44| 1| 2| 137| 131| 129| 114 Ill health or disability............| 150| 131| 21| 19| 92| 84| 36| 28| 69| 60| 81| 71 Other 4/............................| 677| 621| 219| 201| 364| 331| 94| 89| 298| 287| 379| 334 | | | | | | | | | | | | ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1/ Includes some persons who are not asked if they want a job. 2/ Persons who had a job in the prior 12 months must have searched since the end of that job. 3/ Includes believes no work available, could not find work, lacks necessary schooling or training, employer thinks too young or old, and other types of discrimination. 4/ Includes those who did not actively look for work in the prior 4 weeks for such reasons as child care and transportation problems, as well as a small number for which reason for nonparticipation was not ascertained.