Persons Not in the Labor Force statistics


				1994						1995						1996						1997						1998						1999

STATUS AND REASON			AGE		SEX				AGE		SEX				AGE		SEX				AGE		SEX				AGE		SEX				AGE		SEX

		16 to 24	25 to 54	55 years old				16 to 24	25 to 54	55 years old				16 to 24	25 to 54	55 years old				16 to 24	25 to 54	55 years old				16 to 24	25 to 54	55 years old				16 to 24	25 to 54	55 years old
	Total	years old	years old	and over	Male	Female	Total	years old	years old	and over	Male	Female	Total	years old	years old	and over	Male	Female	Total	years old	years old	and over	Male	Female	Total	years old	years old	and over	Male	Female	Total	years old	years old	and over	Male	Female

Total not in the labor force	65,758	10,937	18,720	36,101	23,538	42,221	66,280	10,922	18,854	36,503	23,818	42,462	66,647	11,160	18,720	36,768	24,119	42,528	66,837	11,343	18,552	36,942	24,454	42,382	67,547	11,343	18,732	37,472	24,799	42,748	68,385	11,740	18,785	37,861	25,210	43,175

Do not want a job now ¹	59,540	8,635	15,790	35,116	21,089	38,452	60,610	8,807	16,246	35,557	21,536	39,074	61,197	9,110	16,205	35,882	21,929	39,267	61,895	9,434	16,311	36,151	22,420	39,475	62,735	9,491	16,580	36,664	22,790	39,945	63,818	9,938	16,814	37,066	23,307	40,511
Want a job now	6,218	2,302	2,930	985	2,449	3,769	5,670	2,115	2,608	947	2,282	3,388	5,451	2,050	2,514	886	2,190	3,261	4,941	1,909	2,241	791	2,034	2,907	4,812	1,852	2,152	807	2,008	2,803	4,568	1,802	1,971	795	1,903	2,665
In the previous year--
Did not search for a job	3,588	1,263	1,611	714	1,311	2,277	3,286	1,153	1,436	697	1,231	2,054	3,161	1,100	1,407	654	1,185	1,976	2,857	1,034	1,245	579	1,118	1,739	2,859	1,011	1,240	608	1,134	1,725	2,723	981	1,144	599	1,083	1,640
Did search for a job ²	2,630	1,040	1,319	272	1,138	1,492	2,384	963	1,172	250	1,050	1,334	2,290	950	1,108	232	1,005	1,285	2,084	875	997	212	917	1,168	1,953	841	912	200	875	1,078	1,844	822	827	196	820	1,024
Not available for work now	823	400	379	44	308	515	791	397	350	45	302	490	732	365	328	40	277	455	669	346	289	34	257	412	643	332	275	36	250	392	644	345	258	41	249	395
Available for work now, not looking for work	1,807	639	939	228	830	977	1,593	566	822	205	749	844	1,558	585	780	192	728	830	1,416	529	708	178	659	756	1,310	509	637	164	624	686	1,201	477	569	155	571	629
Reason for not currently looking for work:
Discouraged over job prospects ³	500	143	278	79	296	204	410	108	231	72	245	166	397	115	225	58	233	164	343	107	184	52	200	143	331	108	170	53	198	133	273	86	146	41	161	113
Family responsibilities	213	44	153	17	31	183	185	39	131	15	26	159	177	35	125	17	31	146	139	26	97	16	21	117	143	37	93	13	23	120	132	29	92	11	29	103
In school or training	267	213	52	1	137	129	245	199	44	2	131	114	257	211	43	3	138	119	235	188	45	2	113	121	206	173	32	1	105	102	214	176	34	4	110	104
Ill health or disability	150	21	92	36	69	81	131	19	84	28	60	71	121	22	73	27	49	72	116	17	71	28	52	64	104	14	69	21	52	52	97	13	57	26	39	58
Other ⁴	677	219	364	94	298	379	621	201	331	89	287	334	605	203	314	88	277	328	583	191	311	81	273	311	525	177	273	75	247	278	485	173	239	73	234	251

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These tables are based on figures supplied by the United States Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Commerce and are subject to revision by the Census Bureau.

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668. Persons Not in the Labor Force