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HOUSEHOLD DATA ANNUAL AVERAGES 35. Persons not in the labor force by desire and availability for work, age, and sex
[In thousands]
Category |
Total |
Age |
Sex |
2016 |
2017 |
16 to 24 years |
25 to 54 years |
55 years and over |
Men |
Women |
2016 |
2017 |
2016 |
2017 |
2016 |
2017 |
2016 |
2017 |
2016 |
2017 |
Total not in the labor force |
94,351 |
94,759 |
17,232 |
16,989 |
23,513 |
23,014 |
53,606 |
54,756 |
37,743 |
38,130 |
56,608 |
56,629 |
Do not want a job now |
88,502 |
89,242 |
15,452 |
15,335 |
21,032 |
20,732 |
52,018 |
53,175 |
35,009 |
35,591 |
53,492 |
53,650 |
Want a job |
5,849 |
5,518 |
1,780 |
1,655 |
2,481 |
2,282 |
1,587 |
1,581 |
2,733 |
2,539 |
3,116 |
2,979 |
Did not search for work in previous year |
3,415 |
3,320 |
994 |
953 |
1,353 |
1,281 |
1,069 |
1,086 |
1,522 |
1,450 |
1,894 |
1,870 |
Searched for work in previous year, but not in past 4 weeks |
2,434 |
2,198 |
787 |
702 |
1,128 |
1,001 |
519 |
495 |
1,211 |
1,089 |
1,222 |
1,109 |
Not available to work now |
630 |
610 |
257 |
263 |
287 |
258 |
86 |
90 |
251 |
254 |
379 |
357 |
Marginally attached (available to work now) |
1,804 |
1,587 |
530 |
439 |
841 |
743 |
433 |
405 |
960 |
835 |
843 |
752 |
Discouraged over job prospects |
553 |
476 |
130 |
115 |
267 |
223 |
156 |
138 |
345 |
299 |
208 |
177 |
Reasons other than discouragement |
1,250 |
1,112 |
400 |
324 |
573 |
519 |
277 |
268 |
615 |
536 |
635 |
575 |
Family responsibilities |
199 |
188 |
26 |
23 |
127 |
121 |
46 |
44 |
61 |
53 |
138 |
135 |
In school or training |
224 |
187 |
171 |
141 |
47 |
41 |
7 |
6 |
120 |
103 |
105 |
84 |
Ill health or disability |
144 |
139 |
16 |
13 |
67 |
54 |
62 |
71 |
77 |
68 |
67 |
71 |
Other |
682 |
598 |
187 |
147 |
333 |
304 |
162 |
147 |
356 |
312 |
326 |
286 |
NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.
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Last Modified Date: January 16, 2019
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