Table 5. People not in the labor force by disability status, age, and sex, 2024 annual averages

Table 5. People not in the labor force by disability status, age, and sex, 2024 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
PEOPLE WITH A DISABILITY
Total not in the labor force	25,618	10,029	4,876	5,152	15,589
People who currently want a job	798	542	253	289	256
Marginally attached to the labor force(1)	203	159	77	83	43
Discouraged workers(2)	45	31	18	13	14
Other people marginally attached to the labor force(3)	157	128	59	69	29

PEOPLE WITH NO DISABILITY
Total not in the labor force	74,847	42,340	16,227	26,113	32,507
People who currently want a job	4,792	4,170	2,009	2,161	622
Marginally attached to the labor force(1)	1,355	1,239	676	563	116
Discouraged workers(2)	363	332	202	130	31
Other people marginally attached to the labor force(3)	992	907	475	433	85
Footnotes (1) Data refer to people 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 25, 2025