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Line 1 - Not in Labor Force - Want a Job Now
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(a) Not in Labor Force - Want a Job Now, Thousands of Persons, Not Seasonally Adjusted (NILFWJNN)
The series comes from the 'Current Population Survey (Household Survey)' The source code is: LNU05026639

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    (a) Not in Labor Force - Want a Job Now, Marginally Attached (Searched for Work in Previous Year, Available to Work Now), Thousands of Persons, Not Seasonally Adjusted (LNU05026642)
    The series comes from the 'Current Population Survey (Household Survey)' The source code is: LNU05026642

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    You can begin by adding a series to combine with your existing series.

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      Now create a custom formula to combine or transform the series.

      For example, invert an exchange rate by using formula 1/a, where “a” refers to the first FRED data series added to this line. Or calculate the spread between 2 interest rates, a and b, by using the formula a - b.

      Use the assigned data series variables (a, b, c, etc.) together with operators (+, -, *, /, ^, etc.), parentheses and constants (1, 1.5, 2, etc.) to create your own formula (e.g., 1/a, a-b, (a+b)/2, (a/(a+b+c))*100). As noted above, you may add other data series to this line before entering a formula.

      Finally, you can change the units of your new series.

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      Not in Labor Force - Want a Job Now
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      Not in Labor Force - Want a Job Now, Marginally Attached (Searched for Work in Previous Year, Available to Work Now)
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      Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics  

      Release: Employment Situation  

      Units:  Thousands of Persons, Not Seasonally Adjusted

      Frequency:  Monthly

      Notes:

      The series comes from the 'Current Population Survey (Household Survey)'

      The source code is: LNU05026639

      Suggested Citation:

      U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Not in Labor Force - Want a Job Now [NILFWJNN], retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/NILFWJNN, April 18, 2025.

      Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics  

      Release: Employment Situation  

      Units:  Thousands of Persons, Not Seasonally Adjusted

      Frequency:  Monthly

      Notes:

      The series comes from the 'Current Population Survey (Household Survey)'

      The source code is: LNU05026642

      Suggested Citation:

      U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Not in Labor Force - Want a Job Now, Marginally Attached (Searched for Work in Previous Year, Available to Work Now) [LNU05026642], retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/LNU05026642, April 18, 2025.


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