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16 to 24 years |
25 to 54 years |
55 years and over |
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Total not in the labor force |
100,426 | 102,731 | 17,762 | 18,101 | 21,018 | 21,432 | 61,646 | 63,198 | 42,221 | 43,297 | 58,205 | 59,435 |
Do not want a job now(1) |
94,880 | 96,922 | 16,070 | 16,318 | 18,750 | 19,077 | 60,060 | 61,526 | 39,600 | 40,600 | 55,280 | 56,322 |
Want a job(1) |
5,546 | 5,809 | 1,691 | 1,782 | 2,269 | 2,355 | 1,586 | 1,672 | 2,621 | 2,697 | 2,925 | 3,112 |
Did not search for work in previous year |
3,308 | 3,400 | 887 | 971 | 1,301 | 1,251 | 1,120 | 1,178 | 1,545 | 1,519 | 1,763 | 1,881 |
Searched for work in previous year(2), |
2,238 | 2,410 | 805 | 811 | 967 | 1,104 | 466 | 494 | 1,076 | 1,178 | 1,162 | 1,232 |
Not available to work now |
679 | 677 | 250 | 281 | 319 | 299 | 110 | 98 | 284 | 267 | 395 | 410 |
Marginally attached (available to work now)(3) |
1,559 | 1,733 | 554 | 530 | 649 | 805 | 357 | 397 | 792 | 911 | 767 | 822 |
Discouraged over job prospects(4) |
425 | 463 | 144 | 82 | 172 | 260 | 108 | 121 | 245 | 329 | 180 | 134 |
Reasons other than discouragement |
1,135 | 1,270 | 410 | 449 | 477 | 545 | 248 | 276 | 548 | 582 | 587 | 687 |
Family responsibilities |
129 | 178 | 15 | 19 | 84 | 115 | 29 | 43 | 65 | 70 | 64 | 108 |
In school or training |
190 | 192 | 152 | 179 | 37 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 70 | 118 | 122 |
Ill health or disability |
156 | 185 | 19 | 7 | 66 | 116 | 72 | 62 | 79 | 106 | 77 | 79 |
Other(5) |
661 | 715 | 224 | 243 | 290 | 301 | 147 | 171 | 332 | 336 | 328 | 380 |
Footnotes |
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NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. |
Last Modified Date: March 07, 2025