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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 |
2018 |
2019 |
16 to 24 years |
25 to 54 years |
55 years and over |
Men |
Women |
2018 |
2019 |
2018 |
2019 |
2018 |
2019 |
2018 |
2019 |
2018 |
2019 |
Total not in the labor force |
95,716 |
95,636 |
17,020 |
16,656 |
22,685 |
22,102 |
56,010 |
56,879 |
38,582 |
38,667 |
57,134 |
56,970 |
Do not want a job now |
90,467 |
90,593 |
15,430 |
15,153 |
20,513 |
20,023 |
54,524 |
55,417 |
36,133 |
36,252 |
54,334 |
54,341 |
Want a job |
5,249 |
5,043 |
1,590 |
1,503 |
2,172 |
2,078 |
1,487 |
1,462 |
2,448 |
2,415 |
2,800 |
2,629 |
Did not search for work in previous year |
3,161 |
3,084 |
925 |
883 |
1,195 |
1,157 |
1,040 |
1,045 |
1,399 |
1,430 |
1,762 |
1,654 |
Searched for work in previous year, but not in past 4 weeks |
2,088 |
1,959 |
665 |
620 |
977 |
921 |
447 |
418 |
1,049 |
984 |
1,039 |
975 |
Not available to work now |
571 |
556 |
232 |
229 |
267 |
252 |
72 |
75 |
232 |
242 |
338 |
314 |
Marginally attached (available to work now) |
1,517 |
1,403 |
433 |
391 |
709 |
669 |
375 |
343 |
817 |
742 |
700 |
661 |
Discouraged over job prospects |
423 |
382 |
93 |
86 |
211 |
193 |
120 |
103 |
266 |
239 |
158 |
143 |
Reasons other than discouragement |
1,094 |
1,021 |
340 |
306 |
499 |
476 |
255 |
240 |
551 |
503 |
542 |
519 |
Family responsibilities |
173 |
156 |
25 |
21 |
114 |
103 |
35 |
32 |
50 |
44 |
123 |
112 |
In school or training |
184 |
146 |
144 |
116 |
36 |
27 |
4 |
4 |
99 |
76 |
85 |
70 |
Ill health or disability |
152 |
135 |
16 |
14 |
64 |
63 |
72 |
58 |
85 |
73 |
67 |
63 |
Other |
584 |
584 |
156 |
155 |
285 |
283 |
143 |
147 |
317 |
310 |
267 |
274 |
NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.
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Last Modified Date: January 22, 2020
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