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
Mar.
2017		 Mar.
2018		 Mar.
2017		 Mar.
2018		 Mar.
2017		 Mar.
2018

NOT IN THE LABOR FORCE

Total not in the labor force

 94,502 95,549 38,227 38,407 56,275 57,142

Persons who currently want a job

 5,507 4,793 2,613 2,272 2,894 2,521

Marginally attached to the labor force(1)

 1,595 1,454 804 770 791 684

Discouraged workers(2)

 460 450 246 271 214 179

Other persons marginally attached to the labor force(3)

 1,135 1,004 558 498 578 506

MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS

Total multiple jobholders(4)

 8,137 7,771 4,093 3,991 4,044 3,781

Percent of total employed

 5.3 5.0 5.1 4.9 5.6 5.2

Primary job full time, secondary job part time

 4,566 4,272 2,467 2,396 2,099 1,877

Primary and secondary jobs both part time

 2,144 2,040 800 766 1,344 1,274

Primary and secondary jobs both full time

 297 307 172 199 124 109

Hours vary on primary or secondary job

 1,079 1,108 635 612 444 496

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: April 06, 2018