Table 5. Persons not in the labor force by disability status, age, and sex, 2023 annual averages

Table 5. Persons not in the labor force by disability status, age, and sex, 2023 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	25,389	9,970	4,796	5,174	15,419
Persons who currently want a job	734	480	228	252	255
Marginally attached to the labor force(1)	184	136	61	75	48
Discouraged workers(2)	31	22	12	10	9
Other persons marginally attached to the labor force(3)	153	114	49	65	40

PERSONS WITH NO DISABILITY
Total not in the labor force	74,437	42,792	16,518	26,274	31,645
Persons who currently want a job	4,596	4,038	1,925	2,113	558
Marginally attached to the labor force(1)	1,275	1,178	618	560	96
Discouraged workers(2)	339	312	193	118	28
Other persons marginally attached to the labor force(3)	935	867	425	442	68
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 22, 2024