HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES
 
35. Persons not in the labor force by desire and availability for work, age, and sex
 
(In thousands)
 
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                                                |    Total    |                   Age                   |            Sex
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                    Category                    |      |      |  16 to 24   |  25 to 54   |  55 years   |     Men     |    Women
                                                |      |      |    years    |    years    |  and over   |             |
                                                | 1995 | 1996 |             |             |             |             |
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                                                |      |      | 1995 | 1996 | 1995 | 1996 | 1995 | 1996 | 1995 | 1996 | 1995 | 1996
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Total not in the labor force....................|66,280|66,647|10,922|11,160|18,854|18,720|36,503|36,768|23,818|24,119|42,462|42,528
  Do not want a job now 1/......................|60,610|61,197| 8,807| 9,110|16,246|16,205|35,557|35,882|21,536|21,929|39,074|39,267

  Want a job 1/.................................| 5,670| 5,451| 2,115| 2,050| 2,608| 2,514|   947|   886| 2,282| 2,190| 3,388| 3,261
    Did not search for work in previous year....| 3,286| 3,161| 1,153| 1,100| 1,436| 1,407|   697|   654| 1,231| 1,185| 2,054| 1,976
    Searched for work in previous year 2/.......| 2,384| 2,290|   963|   950| 1,172| 1,108|   250|   232| 1,050| 1,005| 1,334| 1,285
      Not available to work now.................|   791|   732|   397|   365|   350|   328|    45|    40|   302|   277|   490|   455
      Available to work now.....................| 1,593| 1,558|   566|   585|   822|   780|   205|   192|   749|   728|   844|   830
        Reason not currently looking:           |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
          Discouragement over job prospects 3/..|   410|   397|   108|   115|   231|   225|    72|    58|   245|   233|   166|   164
          Reasons other than discouragement.....| 1,182| 1,160|   458|   471|   591|   555|   133|   135|   504|   495|   679|   666
            Family responsibilities.............|   185|   177|    39|    35|   131|   125|    15|    17|    26|    31|   159|   146
            In school or training...............|   245|   257|   199|   211|    44|    43|     2|     3|   131|   138|   114|   119
            Ill health or disability............|   131|   121|    19|    22|    84|    73|    28|    27|    60|    49|    71|    72
            Other 4/............................|   621|   605|   201|   203|   331|   314|    89|    88|   287|   277|   334|   328
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   1/  Includes some persons who are not asked if they want a job.
   2/  Persons who had a job in the prior 12 months must have searched since the end of that job.
   3/  Includes believes no work available, could not find work, lacks necessary schooling or training, employer thinks too young or
 old, and other types of discrimination.
   4/  Includes those who did not actively look for work in the prior 4 weeks for such reasons as child care and transportation
 problems, as well as a small number for which reason for nonparticipation was not ascertained.