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   |             |
                                                | 1994 | 1995 |             |             |             |             |
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                                                |      |      | 1994 | 1995 | 1994 | 1995 | 1994 | 1995 | 1994 | 1995 | 1994 | 1995
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Total not in the labor force....................|65,758|66,280|10,937|10,922|18,720|18,854|36,101|36,503|23,538|23,818|42,221|42,462
  Do not want a job now 1/......................|59,540|60,610| 8,635| 8,807|15,790|16,246|35,116|35,557|21,089|21,536|38,452|39,074
  Want a job 1/.................................| 6,218| 5,670| 2,302| 2,115| 2,930| 2,608|   985|   947| 2,449| 2,282| 3,769| 3,388
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    Did not search for work in previous year....| 3,588| 3,286| 1,263| 1,153| 1,611| 1,436|   714|   697| 1,311| 1,231| 2,277| 2,054
    Searched for work in previous year 2/.......| 2,630| 2,384| 1,040|   963| 1,319| 1,172|   272|   250| 1,138| 1,050| 1,492| 1,334
      Not available to work now.................|   823|   791|   400|   397|   379|   350|    44|    45|   308|   302|   515|   490
      Available to work now.....................| 1,807| 1,593|   639|   566|   939|   822|   228|   205|   830|   749|   977|   844
        Reason not currently looking:           |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
          Discouragement over job prospects 3/..|   500|   410|   143|   108|   278|   231|    79|    72|   296|   245|   204|   166
          Reasons other than discouragement.....| 1,307| 1,182|   496|   458|   661|   591|   149|   133|   534|   504|   772|   679
            Family responsibilities.............|   213|   185|    44|    39|   153|   131|    17|    15|    31|    26|   183|   159
            In school or training...............|   267|   245|   213|   199|    52|    44|     1|     2|   137|   131|   129|   114
            Ill health or disability............|   150|   131|    21|    19|    92|    84|    36|    28|    69|    60|    81|    71
            Other 4/............................|   677|   621|   219|   201|   364|   331|    94|    89|   298|   287|   379|   334
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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.