Table 5. Persons not in the labor force by disability status, age, and sex, 2022 annual averages

Table 5. Persons not in the labor force by disability status, age, and sex, 2022 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	25,068	10,219	4,989	5,230	14,849
Persons who currently want a job	748	510	267	244	238
Marginally attached to the labor force(1)	197	150	81	69	46
Discouraged workers(2)	44	30	19	10	14
Other persons marginally attached to the labor force(3)	153	121	62	59	32

PERSONS WITH NO DISABILITY
Total not in the labor force	74,618	43,655	16,495	27,160	30,964
Persons who currently want a job	4,891	4,257	2,002	2,254	634
Marginally attached to the labor force(1)	1,287	1,172	617	555	115
Discouraged workers(2)	363	326	208	117	38
Other persons marginally attached to the labor force(3)	923	846	409	437	77
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 23, 2023