Federal Reserve Economic Data

Not in Labor Force - Want a Job Now (NILFWJN)

Observations

Dec 2025: 69
Updated: Jan 9, 2026 8:11 AM CST
Next Release Date: Feb 6, 2026
Dec 2025:  69  
Nov 2025:  .  
Oct 2025:  .  
Sep 2025:  -404  
Aug 2025:  161  
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Change, Thousands of Persons,
Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:

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Notes

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics  

Release: Employment Situation  

Units:  Thousands of Persons, Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:  Monthly

Notes:

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

The source code is: LNS15026639

Suggested Citation:

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

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