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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
Total Men Women

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