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                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                   
                                                               Aug.           Aug.           Aug.           Aug.           Aug.           Aug.     
                                                               2007           2008           2007           2008           2007           2008     
                                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                                   
                  NOT IN THE LABOR FORCE                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                                   
  Total not in the labor force...........................     78,717         78,719         29,813         29,986         48,904         48,734    
   Persons who currently want a job......................      4,965          5,024          2,177          2,057          2,789          2,967    
     Searched for work and available to work now (1).....      1,365          1,640            686            809            679            832    
       Reason not currently looking:                                                                                                               
         Discouragement over job prospects (2)...........        392            381            209            237            184            144    
         Reasons other than discouragement (3)...........        972          1,259            477            572            495            688    
                                                                                                                                                   
                    MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                   
  Total multiple jobholders (4)..........................      7,221          7,706          3,690          4,040          3,531          3,666    
    Percent of total employed............................        4.9            5.3            4.7            5.2            5.2            5.4    
                                                                                                                                                   
      Primary job full time, secondary job part time.....      4,065          4,210          2,194          2,351          1,870          1,859    
      Primary and secondary jobs both part time..........      1,490          1,755            475            614          1,015          1,141    
      Primary and secondary jobs both full time..........        287            345            193            253             94             91    
      Hours vary on primary or secondary job.............      1,353          1,353            812            805            542            548    

    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.