Table 5. Persons not in the labor force by disability status, age, and sex, 2020 annual averages

Table 5. Persons not in the labor force by disability status, age, and sex, 2020 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	23,796	9,847	4,799	5,048	13,948
Persons who currently want a job	719	515	261	254	204
Marginally attached to the labor force(1)	182	140	77	63	42
Discouraged workers(2)	46	34	23	11	12
Other persons marginally attached to the labor force(3)	136	106	54	52	30

PERSONS WITH NO DISABILITY
Total not in the labor force	75,791	45,744	17,234	28,510	30,047
Persons who currently want a job	6,404	5,750	2,776	2,974	654
Marginally attached to the labor force(1)	1,780	1,655	884	771	126
Discouraged workers(2)	528	488	287	201	40
Other persons marginally attached to the labor force(3)	1,252	1,167	596	570	86
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, 2021