Economic News Release

  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                                     HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-13.  Persons not in the labor force and multiple jobholders by sex, not seasonally adjusted

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                                   
                                                                      Total                          Men                          Women            
                                                                                                                                                   
                         Category                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                   
                                                               July           July           July           July           July           July     
                                                               2007           2008           2007           2008           2007           2008     
                                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                                   
                  NOT IN THE LABOR FORCE                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                                   
  Total not in the labor force...........................     77,087         77,564         28,839         29,040         48,248         48,523    
   Persons who currently want a job......................      4,900          5,213          2,141          2,251          2,758          2,961    
     Searched for work and available to work now (1).....      1,376          1,573            751            810            624            764    
       Reason not currently looking:                                                                                                               
         Discouragement over job prospects (2)...........        367            461            231            301            135            160    
         Reasons other than discouragement (3)...........      1,009          1,112            520            508            489            604    
                                                                                                                                                   
                    MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                   
  Total multiple jobholders (4)..........................      7,636          7,743          3,837          3,981          3,799          3,762    
      Percent of total employed..........................        5.2            5.3            4.8            5.0            5.6            5.5    
                                                                                                                                                   
      Primary job full time, secondary job part time.....      3,996          4,149          2,167          2,267          1,829          1,882    
      Primary and secondary jobs both part time..........      1,732          1,783            551            622          1,181          1,161    
      Primary and secondary jobs both full time..........        367            335            234            209            133            126    
      Hours vary on primary or secondary job.............      1,486          1,426            850            859            636            567    

    1 Data refer to persons who have searched for work during the prior 12 months and were available to take a job during the reference week.
    2 Includes 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 small number for which reason for nonparticipation was not determined.
    4 Includes persons who work part time on their primary job and full time on their secondary job(s), not shown separately.
    NOTE:  Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.