Table 5. Persons not in the labor force by disability status, age, and sex, 2021 annual averages

Table 5. Persons not in the labor force by disability status, age, and sex, 2021 annual averages [Numbers in thousands]
Category	Total, 16 years and over	16 to 64 years			Total, 65 years and over
Category	Total, 16 years and over	Total	Men	Women	Total, 65 years and over
PERSONS WITH A DISABILITY
Total not in the labor force	24,465	10,108	4,890	5,218	14,357
Persons who currently want a job	735	510	257	253	225
Marginally attached to the labor force(1)	194	157	88	68	37
Discouraged workers(2)	44	36	23	13	8
Other persons marginally attached to the labor force(3)	150	120	65	55	30

PERSONS WITH NO DISABILITY
Total not in the labor force	75,776	44,542	16,705	27,837	31,234
Persons who currently want a job	5,594	4,960	2,323	2,637	635
Marginally attached to the labor force(1)	1,588	1,470	785	685	118
Discouraged workers(2)	466	424	264	161	42
Other persons marginally attached to the labor force(3)	1,122	1,046	522	524	76
Footnotes (1) Data refer to persons 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.

Last Modified Date: February 24, 2022