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
Category	May 2024	May 2025	May 2024	May 2025	May 2024	May 2025
NOT IN THE LABOR FORCE
Total not in the labor force	100,672	103,169	42,191	43,102	58,481	60,067
People who currently want a job	6,259	6,567	3,096	3,148	3,163	3,419
Marginally attached to the labor force(1)	1,481	1,500	796	782	685	718
Discouraged workers(2)	445	352	273	197	172	155
Other people marginally attached to the labor force(3)	1,036	1,148	523	585	513	563

MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS
Total multiple jobholders(4)	8,352	8,501	4,144	4,152	4,208	4,350
Percent of total employed	5.2	5.2	4.9	4.8	5.5	5.7
Primary job full time, secondary job part time	4,736	4,678	2,570	2,500	2,165	2,177
Primary and secondary jobs both part time	2,058	2,344	758	842	1,300	1,503
Primary and secondary jobs both full time	395	404	195	271	200	133
Hours vary on primary or secondary job	1,080	980	586	499	494	481
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.

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