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Table A-16. Persons not in the labor force and multiple jobholders by sex, not seasonally adjusted

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-16. Persons not in the labor force and multiple jobholders by sex, not seasonally adjusted [Numbers in thousands]
Category Total Men Women
Oct.
2022		 Oct.
2023		 Oct.
2022		 Oct.
2023		 Oct.
2022		 Oct.
2023

NOT IN THE LABOR FORCE

Total not in the labor force

 99,782 99,868 41,212 42,087 58,570 57,781

Persons who currently want a job

 5,341 5,037 2,618 2,449 2,723 2,588

Marginally attached to the labor force(1)

 1,469 1,391 786 724 683 667

Discouraged workers(2)

 373 428 261 238 112 190

Other persons marginally attached to the labor force(3)

 1,096 963 525 486 571 477

MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS

Total multiple jobholders(4)

 7,676 8,542 3,846 4,043 3,830 4,499

Percent of total employed

 4.8 5.3 4.5 4.7 5.2 5.9

Primary job full time, secondary job part time

 4,449 4,978 2,449 2,510 1,999 2,468

Primary and secondary jobs both part time

 1,733 1,978 612 699 1,122 1,280

Primary and secondary jobs both full time

 347 394 194 203 154 191

Hours vary on primary or secondary job

 1,095 1,137 565 614 530 523

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.
(4) Includes a small number of persons who work part time on their primary job and full time on their secondary job(s), not shown separately.

NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.
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Last Modified Date: November 03, 2023