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 Persons not in the labor force who want a job, seasonally adjusted(Numbers in thousands)


Month
	ThousandsApr 2004
	4,690May 2004
	4,741June 2004
	4,648July 2004
	4,661Aug 2004
	4,933Sept 2004
	4,930Oct 2004
	5,277Nov 2004
	5,113Dec 2004
	4,949Jan 2005
	4,992Feb 2005
	4,968Mar 2005
	5,018Apr 2005
	5,114May 2005
	4,771June 2005
	5,222July 2005
	4,947Aug 2005
	4,813Sept 2005
	4,990Oct 2005
	4,993Nov 2005
	4,818Dec 2005
	5,183Jan 2006
	4,964Feb 2006
	4,901Mar 2006
	4,918Apr 2006
	4,719May 2006
	4,635June 2006
	4,726July 2006
	4,862Aug 2006
	4,951Sept 2006
	4,666Oct 2006
	4,868Nov 2006
	4,818Dec 2006
	4,390Jan 2007
	4,506Feb 2007
	4,706Mar 2007
	4,565Apr 2007
	4,794May 2007
	4,968June 2007
	4,857July 2007
	4,737Aug 2007
	4,827Sept 2007
	4,750Oct 2007
	4,352Nov 2007
	4,648Dec 2007
	4,657Jan 2008
	4,846Feb 2008
	4,739Mar 2008
	4,718Apr 2008
	4,733May 2008
	4,851June 2008
	4,929July 2008
	5,023Aug 2008
	4,922Sept 2008
	5,153Oct 2008
	5,094Nov 2008
	5,421Dec 2008
	5,431Jan 2009
	5,708Feb 2009
	5,617Mar 2009
	5,807Apr 2009
	5,927May 2009
	5,986June 2009
	5,908July 2009
	6,003Aug 2009
	5,649Sept 2009
	5,949Oct 2009
	6,002Nov 2009
	5,998Dec 2009
	6,186Jan 2010
	5,942Feb 2010
	6,098Mar 2010
	5,993Apr 2010
	5,913May 2010
	5,824June 2010
	5,909July 2010
	5,895Aug 2010
	6,037Sept 2010
	6,270Oct 2010
	6,289Nov 2010
	6,182Dec 2010
	6,431Jan 2011
	6,472Feb 2011
	6,390Mar 2011
	6,527Apr 2011
	6,537May 2011
	6,289June 2011
	6,519July 2011
	6,513Aug 2011
	6,463Sept 2011
	6,262Oct 2011
	6,384Nov 2011
	6,538Dec 2011
	6,323Jan 2012
	6,343Feb 2012
	6,335Mar 2012
	6,302Apr 2012
	6,426May 2012
	6,309June 2012
	6,564July 2012
	6,516Aug 2012
	7,011Sept 2012
	6,817Oct 2012
	6,551Nov 2012
	6,833Dec 2012
	6,728Jan 2013
	6,637Feb 2013
	6,772Mar 2013
	6,670Apr 2013
	6,428May 2013
	6,726June 2013
	6,614July 2013
	6,526Aug 2013
	6,284Sept 2013
	6,119Oct 2013
	6,024Nov 2013
	5,754Dec 2013
	6,126Jan 2014
	6,360Feb 2014
	6,011Mar 2014
	6,174Apr 2014
	6,207May 2014
	6,553June 2014
	6,207July 2014
	6,264Aug 2014
	6,376Sept 2014
	6,326Oct 2014
	6,431Nov 2014
	6,558Dec 2014
	6,406Jan 2015
	6,300Feb 2015
	6,503Mar 2015
	6,355Apr 2015
	6,221May 2015
	6,051June 2015
	6,130July 2015
	6,097Aug 2015
	5,890Sept 2015
	5,868Oct 2015
	5,997Nov 2015
	5,649Dec 2015
	5,909Jan 2016
	6,006Feb 2016
	5,927Mar 2016
	5,730Apr 2016
	5,812May 2016
	5,962June 2016
	5,590July 2016
	5,906Aug 2016
	5,752Sept 2016
	6,017Oct 2016
	5,948Nov 2016
	5,864Dec 2016
	5,668Jan 2017
	5,758Feb 2017
	5,653Mar 2017
	5,758Apr 2017
	5,708May 2017
	5,465June 2017
	5,277July 2017
	5,425Aug 2017
	5,734Sept 2017
	5,637Oct 2017
	5,293Nov 2017
	5,219Dec 2017
	5,275Jan 2018
	5,201Feb 2018
	5,208Mar 2018
	5,047Apr 2018
	5,151May 2018
	5,189June 2018
	5,203July 2018
	5,168Aug 2018
	5,419Sept 2018
	5,263Oct 2018
	5,393Nov 2018
	5,392Dec 2018
	5,341Jan 2019
	5,279Feb 2019
	5,282Mar 2019
	5,178Apr 2019
	5,095May 2019
	4,980June 2019
	5,264July 2019
	4,970Aug 2019
	5,215Sept 2019
	4,788Oct 2019
	4,755Nov 2019
	4,852Dec 2019
	4,853Jan 2020
	4,957Feb 2020
	5,073Mar 2020
	5,509Apr 2020
	9,905May 2020
	8,899June 2020
	8,171July 2020
	7,677Aug 2020
	7,073Sept 2020
	7,125Oct 2020
	6,661Nov 2020
	7,125Dec 2020
	7,293Jan 2021
	6,978Feb 2021
	7,012Mar 2021
	6,874Apr 2021
	6,609May 2021
	6,561June 2021
	6,408July 2021
	6,486Aug 2021
	5,702Sept 2021
	5,843Oct 2021
	5,909Nov 2021
	5,826Dec 2021
	5,732Jan 2022
	5,723Feb 2022
	5,421Mar 2022
	5,808Apr 2022
	5,854May 2022
	5,650June 2022
	5,638July 2022
	5,888Aug 2022
	5,524Sept 2022
	5,776Oct 2022
	5,680Nov 2022
	5,546Dec 2022
	5,157Jan 2023
	5,318Feb 2023
	5,113Mar 2023
	4,959Apr 2023
	5,286May 2023
	5,472June 2023
	5,383July 2023
	5,244Aug 2023
	5,374Sept 2023
	5,424Oct 2023
	5,376Nov 2023
	5,343Dec 2023
	5,671Jan 2024
	5,793Feb 2024
	5,672Mar 2024
	5,443Apr 2024
	5,637
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