Table Data - Not in Labor Force - Want a Job Now
| Title | Not in Labor Force - Want a Job Now |
|---|---|
| Series ID | NILFWJNN |
| Source | U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics |
| Release | Employment Situation |
| Seasonal Adjustment | Not Seasonally Adjusted |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Units | Thousands of Persons |
| Date Range | 1994-01-01 to 2025-12-01 |
| Last Updated | 2026-01-09 8:11 AM CST |
| Notes |
| DATE | VALUE |
|---|---|
| 1994-01-01 | 6998 |
| 1994-02-01 | 6410 |
| 1994-03-01 | 6257 |
| 1994-04-01 | 6574 |
| 1994-05-01 | 7297 |
| 1994-06-01 | 6498 |
| 1994-07-01 | 6026 |
| 1994-08-01 | 6153 |
| 1994-09-01 | 5862 |
| 1994-10-01 | 5510 |
| 1994-11-01 | 5411 |
| 1994-12-01 | 5604 |
| 1995-01-01 | 5999 |
| 1995-02-01 | 5852 |
| 1995-03-01 | 5715 |
| 1995-04-01 | 5433 |
| 1995-05-01 | 6533 |
| 1995-06-01 | 6005 |
| 1995-07-01 | 5292 |
| 1995-08-01 | 5718 |
| 1995-09-01 | 5514 |
| 1995-10-01 | 5370 |
| 1995-11-01 | 5140 |
| 1995-12-01 | 5466 |
| 1996-01-01 | 5751 |
| 1996-02-01 | 5836 |
| 1996-03-01 | 5400 |
| 1996-04-01 | 5378 |
| 1996-05-01 | 6215 |
| 1996-06-01 | 6043 |
| 1996-07-01 | 5196 |
| 1996-08-01 | 5666 |
| 1996-09-01 | 5219 |
| 1996-10-01 | 5080 |
| 1996-11-01 | 4878 |
| 1996-12-01 | 4746 |
| 1997-01-01 | 5164 |
| 1997-02-01 | 5267 |
| 1997-03-01 | 4949 |
| 1997-04-01 | 4836 |
| 1997-05-01 | 5901 |
| 1997-06-01 | 5325 |
| 1997-07-01 | 4777 |
| 1997-08-01 | 5030 |
| 1997-09-01 | 4705 |
| 1997-10-01 | 4485 |
| 1997-11-01 | 4469 |
| 1997-12-01 | 4390 |
| 1998-01-01 | 5026 |
| 1998-02-01 | 4912 |
| 1998-03-01 | 4756 |
| 1998-04-01 | 4901 |
| 1998-05-01 | 5313 |
| 1998-06-01 | 5187 |
| 1998-07-01 | 4763 |
| 1998-08-01 | 5180 |
| 1998-09-01 | 4753 |
| 1998-10-01 | 4550 |
| 1998-11-01 | 4212 |
| 1998-12-01 | 4187 |
| 1999-01-01 | 4800 |
| 1999-02-01 | 4703 |
| 1999-03-01 | 4471 |
| 1999-04-01 | 4797 |
| 1999-05-01 | 5267 |
| 1999-06-01 | 5204 |
| 1999-07-01 | 4490 |
| 1999-08-01 | 4742 |
| 1999-09-01 | 4196 |
| 1999-10-01 | 4020 |
| 1999-11-01 | 4077 |
| 1999-12-01 | 4045 |
| 2000-01-01 | 4401 |
| 2000-02-01 | 4476 |
| 2000-03-01 | 4510 |
| 2000-04-01 | 4437 |
| 2000-05-01 | 5004 |
| 2000-06-01 | 4670 |
| 2000-07-01 | 4446 |
| 2000-08-01 | 4479 |
| 2000-09-01 | 4218 |
| 2000-10-01 | 4096 |
| 2000-11-01 | 4009 |
| 2000-12-01 | 4208 |
| 2001-01-01 | 4517 |
| 2001-02-01 | 4543 |
| 2001-03-01 | 4144 |
| 2001-04-01 | 4491 |
| 2001-05-01 | 5180 |
| 2001-06-01 | 5011 |
| 2001-07-01 | 4542 |
| 2001-08-01 | 5107 |
| 2001-09-01 | 4396 |
| 2001-10-01 | 4386 |
| 2001-11-01 | 4375 |
| 2001-12-01 | 4388 |
| 2002-01-01 | 4938 |
| 2002-02-01 | 4491 |
| 2002-03-01 | 4426 |
| 2002-04-01 | 4554 |
| 2002-05-01 | 5533 |
| 2002-06-01 | 5128 |
| 2002-07-01 | 4921 |
| 2002-08-01 | 4811 |
| 2002-09-01 | 4500 |
| 2002-10-01 | 4192 |
| 2002-11-01 | 4407 |
| 2002-12-01 | 4227 |
| 2003-01-01 | 4779 |
| 2003-02-01 | 4495 |
| 2003-03-01 | 4763 |
| 2003-04-01 | 4373 |
| 2003-05-01 | 5482 |
| 2003-06-01 | 5085 |
| 2003-07-01 | 4955 |
| 2003-08-01 | 5030 |
| 2003-09-01 | 4637 |
| 2003-10-01 | 4561 |
| 2003-11-01 | 4201 |
| 2003-12-01 | 4355 |
| 2004-01-01 | 4913 |
| 2004-02-01 | 4622 |
| 2004-03-01 | 4667 |
| 2004-04-01 | 4598 |
| 2004-05-01 | 5371 |
| 2004-06-01 | 5000 |
| 2004-07-01 | 4767 |
| 2004-08-01 | 5145 |
| 2004-09-01 | 4720 |
| 2004-10-01 | 5065 |
| 2004-11-01 | 4755 |
| 2004-12-01 | 4607 |
| 2005-01-01 | 5136 |
| 2005-02-01 | 4844 |
| 2005-03-01 | 4858 |
| 2005-04-01 | 5022 |
| 2005-05-01 | 5386 |
| 2005-06-01 | 5645 |
| 2005-07-01 | 5081 |
| 2005-08-01 | 5017 |
| 2005-09-01 | 4757 |
| 2005-10-01 | 4796 |
| 2005-11-01 | 4466 |
| 2005-12-01 | 4808 |
| 2006-01-01 | 5095 |
| 2006-02-01 | 4800 |
| 2006-03-01 | 4729 |
| 2006-04-01 | 4648 |
| 2006-05-01 | 5201 |
| 2006-06-01 | 5126 |
| 2006-07-01 | 5006 |
| 2006-08-01 | 5131 |
| 2006-09-01 | 4434 |
| 2006-10-01 | 4661 |
| 2006-11-01 | 4476 |
| 2006-12-01 | 4121 |
| 2007-01-01 | 4633 |
| 2007-02-01 | 4635 |
| 2007-03-01 | 4365 |
| 2007-04-01 | 4729 |
| 2007-05-01 | 5551 |
| 2007-06-01 | 5288 |
| 2007-07-01 | 4900 |
| 2007-08-01 | 4965 |
| 2007-09-01 | 4503 |
| 2007-10-01 | 4131 |
| 2007-11-01 | 4337 |
| 2007-12-01 | 4398 |
| 2008-01-01 | 4977 |
| 2008-02-01 | 4689 |
| 2008-03-01 | 4492 |
| 2008-04-01 | 4677 |
| 2008-05-01 | 5393 |
| 2008-06-01 | 5374 |
| 2008-07-01 | 5213 |
| 2008-08-01 | 5024 |
| 2008-09-01 | 4895 |
| 2008-10-01 | 4800 |
| 2008-11-01 | 5077 |
| 2008-12-01 | 5180 |
| 2009-01-01 | 5866 |
| 2009-02-01 | 5588 |
| 2009-03-01 | 5535 |
| 2009-04-01 | 5868 |
| 2009-05-01 | 6612 |
| 2009-06-01 | 6454 |
| 2009-07-01 | 6244 |
| 2009-08-01 | 5728 |
| 2009-09-01 | 5650 |
| 2009-10-01 | 5621 |
| 2009-11-01 | 5618 |
| 2009-12-01 | 5939 |
| 2010-01-01 | 6108 |
| 2010-02-01 | 6086 |
| 2010-03-01 | 5719 |
| 2010-04-01 | 5865 |
| 2010-05-01 | 6381 |
| 2010-06-01 | 6461 |
| 2010-07-01 | 6143 |
| 2010-08-01 | 6083 |
| 2010-09-01 | 5949 |
| 2010-10-01 | 5867 |
| 2010-11-01 | 5832 |
| 2010-12-01 | 6212 |
| 2011-01-01 | 6643 |
| 2011-02-01 | 6405 |
| 2011-03-01 | 6250 |
| 2011-04-01 | 6482 |
| 2011-05-01 | 6821 |
| 2011-06-01 | 7124 |
| 2011-07-01 | 6810 |
| 2011-08-01 | 6493 |
| 2011-09-01 | 5929 |
| 2011-10-01 | 5969 |
| 2011-11-01 | 6183 |
| 2011-12-01 | 6135 |
| 2012-01-01 | 6495 |
| 2012-02-01 | 6376 |
| 2012-03-01 | 6041 |
| 2012-04-01 | 6328 |
| 2012-05-01 | 6835 |
| 2012-06-01 | 7157 |
| 2012-07-01 | 6837 |
| 2012-08-01 | 7031 |
| 2012-09-01 | 6427 |
| 2012-10-01 | 6142 |
| 2012-11-01 | 6495 |
| 2012-12-01 | 6532 |
| 2013-01-01 | 6781 |
| 2013-02-01 | 6842 |
| 2013-03-01 | 6399 |
| 2013-04-01 | 6329 |
| 2013-05-01 | 7193 |
| 2013-06-01 | 7152 |
| 2013-07-01 | 6862 |
| 2013-08-01 | 6291 |
| 2013-09-01 | 5775 |
| 2013-10-01 | 5683 |
| 2013-11-01 | 5437 |
| 2013-12-01 | 5932 |
| 2014-01-01 | 6508 |
| 2014-02-01 | 6091 |
| 2014-03-01 | 5891 |
| 2014-04-01 | 6088 |
| 2014-05-01 | 7031 |
| 2014-06-01 | 6694 |
| 2014-07-01 | 6624 |
| 2014-08-01 | 6382 |
| 2014-09-01 | 6007 |
| 2014-10-01 | 6122 |
| 2014-11-01 | 6227 |
| 2014-12-01 | 6212 |
| 2015-01-01 | 6467 |
| 2015-02-01 | 6575 |
| 2015-03-01 | 6065 |
| 2015-04-01 | 6096 |
| 2015-05-01 | 6536 |
| 2015-06-01 | 6561 |
| 2015-07-01 | 6446 |
| 2015-08-01 | 5920 |
| 2015-09-01 | 5584 |
| 2015-10-01 | 5703 |
| 2015-11-01 | 5326 |
| 2015-12-01 | 5705 |
| 2016-01-01 | 6166 |
| 2016-02-01 | 5949 |
| 2016-03-01 | 5446 |
| 2016-04-01 | 5671 |
| 2016-05-01 | 6449 |
| 2016-06-01 | 6101 |
| 2016-07-01 | 6244 |
| 2016-08-01 | 5824 |
| 2016-09-01 | 5753 |
| 2016-10-01 | 5613 |
| 2016-11-01 | 5524 |
| 2016-12-01 | 5449 |
| 2017-01-01 | 5934 |
| 2017-02-01 | 5641 |
| 2017-03-01 | 5507 |
| 2017-04-01 | 5560 |
| 2017-05-01 | 5976 |
| 2017-06-01 | 5725 |
| 2017-07-01 | 5713 |
| 2017-08-01 | 5852 |
| 2017-09-01 | 5415 |
| 2017-10-01 | 4938 |
| 2017-11-01 | 4877 |
| 2017-12-01 | 5071 |
| 2018-01-01 | 5364 |
| 2018-02-01 | 5152 |
| 2018-03-01 | 4793 |
| 2018-04-01 | 5010 |
| 2018-05-01 | 5696 |
| 2018-06-01 | 5654 |
| 2018-07-01 | 5483 |
| 2018-08-01 | 5534 |
| 2018-09-01 | 5070 |
| 2018-10-01 | 5048 |
| 2018-11-01 | 5060 |
| 2018-12-01 | 5121 |
| 2019-01-01 | 5435 |
| 2019-02-01 | 5196 |
| 2019-03-01 | 4887 |
| 2019-04-01 | 4951 |
| 2019-05-01 | 5500 |
| 2019-06-01 | 5725 |
| 2019-07-01 | 5289 |
| 2019-08-01 | 5331 |
| 2019-09-01 | 4637 |
| 2019-10-01 | 4412 |
| 2019-11-01 | 4515 |
| 2019-12-01 | 4643 |
| 2020-01-01 | 5107 |
| 2020-02-01 | 4973 |
| 2020-03-01 | 5215 |
| 2020-04-01 | 9761 |
| 2020-05-01 | 9422 |
| 2020-06-01 | 8633 |
| 2020-07-01 | 8003 |
| 2020-08-01 | 7184 |
| 2020-09-01 | 6984 |
| 2020-10-01 | 6317 |
| 2020-11-01 | 6791 |
| 2020-12-01 | 7088 |
| 2021-01-01 | 7129 |
| 2021-02-01 | 6902 |
| 2021-03-01 | 6576 |
| 2021-04-01 | 6466 |
| 2021-05-01 | 7087 |
| 2021-06-01 | 6869 |
| 2021-07-01 | 6818 |
| 2021-08-01 | 5810 |
| 2021-09-01 | 5710 |
| 2021-10-01 | 5567 |
| 2021-11-01 | 5491 |
| 2021-12-01 | 5524 |
| 2022-01-01 | 5872 |
| 2022-02-01 | 5299 |
| 2022-03-01 | 5502 |
| 2022-04-01 | 5712 |
| 2022-05-01 | 6180 |
| 2022-06-01 | 6100 |
| 2022-07-01 | 6224 |
| 2022-08-01 | 5633 |
| 2022-09-01 | 5650 |
| 2022-10-01 | 5341 |
| 2022-11-01 | 5211 |
| 2022-12-01 | 4948 |
| 2023-01-01 | 5466 |
| 2023-02-01 | 4987 |
| 2023-03-01 | 4646 |
| 2023-04-01 | 5145 |
| 2023-05-01 | 6004 |
| 2023-06-01 | 5846 |
| 2023-07-01 | 5578 |
| 2023-08-01 | 5482 |
| 2023-09-01 | 5299 |
| 2023-10-01 | 5037 |
| 2023-11-01 | 5006 |
| 2023-12-01 | 5465 |
| 2024-01-01 | 5964 |
| 2024-02-01 | 5546 |
| 2024-03-01 | 5110 |
| 2024-04-01 | 5502 |
| 2024-05-01 | 6259 |
| 2024-06-01 | 5655 |
| 2024-07-01 | 5950 |
| 2024-08-01 | 5749 |
| 2024-09-01 | 5591 |
| 2024-10-01 | 5330 |
| 2024-11-01 | 5133 |
| 2024-12-01 | 5294 |
| 2025-01-01 | 5658 |
| 2025-02-01 | 5809 |
| 2025-03-01 | 5600 |
| 2025-04-01 | 5534 |
| 2025-05-01 | 6567 |
| 2025-06-01 | 6455 |
| 2025-07-01 | 6533 |
| 2025-08-01 | 6499 |
| 2025-09-01 | 5792 |
| 2025-10-01 | . |
| 2025-11-01 | 5774 |
| 2025-12-01 | 5977 |