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

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-16. People not in the labor force and multiple jobholders by sex, not seasonally adjusted
[Numbers in thousands]
Category Total Men Women
Nov.
2024
Nov.
2025
Nov.
2024
Nov.
2025
Nov.
2024
Nov.
2025

NOT IN THE LABOR FORCE

Total not in the labor force

101,299 103,165 42,450 43,433 58,850 59,733

People who currently want a job

5,133 5,774 2,290 2,841 2,843 2,933

Marginally attached to the labor force(1)

1,615 1,873 853 984 762 889

Discouraged workers(2)

427 681 234 442 194 240

Other people marginally attached to the labor force(3)

1,188 1,192 619 542 568 649

MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS

Total multiple jobholders(4)

8,716 9,471 4,075 4,385 4,641 5,086

Percent of total employed

5.4 5.8 4.8 5.1 6.1 6.6

Primary job full time, secondary job part time

4,954 5,278 2,505 2,709 2,449 2,569

Primary and secondary jobs both part time

2,161 2,525 762 879 1,400 1,646

Primary and secondary jobs both full time

348 412 184 195 164 217

Hours vary on primary or secondary job

1,207 1,173 601 569 606 604

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.
(4) Includes a small number of people 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.

Last Modified Date: December 16, 2025