Table 5. Persons not in the labor force by disability status, age, and sex, 2009 annual averages

Table 5. Persons not in the labor force by disability status, age, and sex, 2009 annual averages
[Numbers in thousands]
Category	Total, 16 years and over	16 to 64 years			Total, 65 years and over
Category	Total, 16 years and over	Total	Men	Women	Total, 65 years and over
PERSONS WITH A DISABILITY
Total not in the labor force	20,931	9,625	4,489	5,136	11,306
Persons who currently want a job	620	459	220	239	161
Marginally attached to the labor force(1)	193	166	87	79	27
Discouraged workers(2)	60	50	29	20	10
Other persons marginally attached to the labor force(3)	133	116	58	58	17

PERSONS WITH NO DISABILITY
Total not in the labor force	60,728	40,570	14,707	25,863	20,158
Persons who currently want a job	5,273	4,821	2,270	2,550	453
Marginally attached to the labor force(1)	2,034	1,927	1,027	900	107
Discouraged workers(2)	718	673	426	247	45
Other persons marginally attached to the labor force(3)	1,315	1,254	601	653	62
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.

Last Modified Date: September 12, 2024