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Data extracted on: May 21, 2021 (4:54:35 PM)

Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey


Series Id:LNU05026645
Not Seasonally Adjusted
Series title:(Unadj) Not in labor force - Want a job now, Marginally attached, Discouraged workers
Labor force status:Not in labor force
Type of data:Number in thousands
Age:16 years and over
Job desires/not in labor force:Want a job now
Reasons not in labor force:Discouragement over job prospects (believes no job is available)
Graph of LNU05026645

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Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
20119931020921989822982111997710379671096945
2012105910068659688308218528448028139791068
20138048858038357801027988866852815762917
2014837755698783697676741775698770698740
2015682732738756563653668624635665594663
2016623599585568538502591576553487591426
2017532522460455355514536448421524469474
2018451373450408378359512434383506453375
2019426428412454338425368467321341325277
2020350421514585598684701551556594674661
2021638529488573