Federal Reserve Economic Data

Table Data - Not in Labor Force - Want a Job Now

Title Not in Labor Force - Want a Job Now
Series ID NILFWJN
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Release Employment Situation
Seasonal Adjustment Seasonally Adjusted
Frequency Monthly
Units Thousands of Persons
Date Range 1994-01-01 to 2024-10-01
Last Updated 2024-11-01 7:46 AM CDT
Notes
DATE VALUE
1994-01-01 6723
1994-02-01 6315
1994-03-01 6387
1994-04-01 6636
1994-05-01 6363
1994-06-01 6082
1994-07-01 6278
1994-08-01 6019
1994-09-01 6014
1994-10-01 5858
1994-11-01 5890
1994-12-01 5945
1995-01-01 5790
1995-02-01 5746
1995-03-01 5837
1995-04-01 5484
1995-05-01 5719
1995-06-01 5602
1995-07-01 5501
1995-08-01 5563
1995-09-01 5655
1995-10-01 5704
1995-11-01 5587
1995-12-01 5852
1996-01-01 5599
1996-02-01 5689
1996-03-01 5515
1996-04-01 5500
1996-05-01 5456
1996-06-01 5591
1996-07-01 5375
1996-08-01 5461
1996-09-01 5350
1996-10-01 5394
1996-11-01 5300
1996-12-01 5128
1997-01-01 5045
1997-02-01 5146
1997-03-01 5069
1997-04-01 4893
1997-05-01 5200
1997-06-01 4923
1997-07-01 4914
1997-08-01 4819
1997-09-01 4836
1997-10-01 4772
1997-11-01 4852
1997-12-01 4766
1998-01-01 4930
1998-02-01 4812
1998-03-01 4900
1998-04-01 4891
1998-05-01 4691
1998-06-01 4792
1998-07-01 4852
1998-08-01 4951
1998-09-01 4915
1998-10-01 4862
1998-11-01 4568
1998-12-01 4550
1999-01-01 4706
1999-02-01 4638
1999-03-01 4631
1999-04-01 4778
1999-05-01 4635
1999-06-01 4797
1999-07-01 4517
1999-08-01 4533
1999-09-01 4350
1999-10-01 4310
1999-11-01 4428
1999-12-01 4394
2000-01-01 4302
2000-02-01 4458
2000-03-01 4689
2000-04-01 4428
2000-05-01 4385
2000-06-01 4313
2000-07-01 4430
2000-08-01 4290
2000-09-01 4389
2000-10-01 4393
2000-11-01 4332
2000-12-01 4551
2001-01-01 4401
2001-02-01 4571
2001-03-01 4297
2001-04-01 4509
2001-05-01 4516
2001-06-01 4637
2001-07-01 4489
2001-08-01 4900
2001-09-01 4577
2001-10-01 4691
2001-11-01 4751
2001-12-01 4737
2002-01-01 4803
2002-02-01 4559
2002-03-01 4598
2002-04-01 4609
2002-05-01 4825
2002-06-01 4766
2002-07-01 4847
2002-08-01 4627
2002-09-01 4687
2002-10-01 4429
2002-11-01 4733
2002-12-01 4567
2003-01-01 4632
2003-02-01 4600
2003-03-01 4916
2003-04-01 4451
2003-05-01 4810
2003-06-01 4740
2003-07-01 4855
2003-08-01 4830
2003-09-01 4832
2003-10-01 4760
2003-11-01 4534
2003-12-01 4695
2004-01-01 4769
2004-02-01 4750
2004-03-01 4816
2004-04-01 4690
2004-05-01 4741
2004-06-01 4648
2004-07-01 4661
2004-08-01 4933
2004-09-01 4930
2004-10-01 5277
2004-11-01 5113
2004-12-01 4949
2005-01-01 4992
2005-02-01 4968
2005-03-01 5018
2005-04-01 5114
2005-05-01 4771
2005-06-01 5222
2005-07-01 4947
2005-08-01 4813
2005-09-01 4990
2005-10-01 4993
2005-11-01 4818
2005-12-01 5183
2006-01-01 4964
2006-02-01 4901
2006-03-01 4918
2006-04-01 4719
2006-05-01 4635
2006-06-01 4726
2006-07-01 4862
2006-08-01 4951
2006-09-01 4666
2006-10-01 4868
2006-11-01 4818
2006-12-01 4390
2007-01-01 4506
2007-02-01 4706
2007-03-01 4565
2007-04-01 4794
2007-05-01 4968
2007-06-01 4857
2007-07-01 4737
2007-08-01 4827
2007-09-01 4750
2007-10-01 4352
2007-11-01 4648
2007-12-01 4657
2008-01-01 4846
2008-02-01 4739
2008-03-01 4718
2008-04-01 4733
2008-05-01 4851
2008-06-01 4929
2008-07-01 5023
2008-08-01 4922
2008-09-01 5153
2008-10-01 5094
2008-11-01 5421
2008-12-01 5431
2009-01-01 5708
2009-02-01 5617
2009-03-01 5807
2009-04-01 5927
2009-05-01 5986
2009-06-01 5908
2009-07-01 6003
2009-08-01 5649
2009-09-01 5949
2009-10-01 6002
2009-11-01 5998
2009-12-01 6186
2010-01-01 5942
2010-02-01 6098
2010-03-01 5993
2010-04-01 5913
2010-05-01 5824
2010-06-01 5909
2010-07-01 5895
2010-08-01 6037
2010-09-01 6270
2010-10-01 6289
2010-11-01 6182
2010-12-01 6431
2011-01-01 6472
2011-02-01 6390
2011-03-01 6527
2011-04-01 6537
2011-05-01 6289
2011-06-01 6519
2011-07-01 6513
2011-08-01 6463
2011-09-01 6262
2011-10-01 6384
2011-11-01 6538
2011-12-01 6323
2012-01-01 6343
2012-02-01 6335
2012-03-01 6302
2012-04-01 6426
2012-05-01 6309
2012-06-01 6564
2012-07-01 6516
2012-08-01 7011
2012-09-01 6817
2012-10-01 6551
2012-11-01 6833
2012-12-01 6728
2013-01-01 6637
2013-02-01 6772
2013-03-01 6670
2013-04-01 6428
2013-05-01 6726
2013-06-01 6614
2013-07-01 6526
2013-08-01 6284
2013-09-01 6119
2013-10-01 6024
2013-11-01 5754
2013-12-01 6126
2014-01-01 6360
2014-02-01 6011
2014-03-01 6174
2014-04-01 6207
2014-05-01 6553
2014-06-01 6207
2014-07-01 6264
2014-08-01 6376
2014-09-01 6326
2014-10-01 6431
2014-11-01 6558
2014-12-01 6406
2015-01-01 6300
2015-02-01 6503
2015-03-01 6355
2015-04-01 6221
2015-05-01 6051
2015-06-01 6130
2015-07-01 6097
2015-08-01 5890
2015-09-01 5868
2015-10-01 5997
2015-11-01 5649
2015-12-01 5909
2016-01-01 6006
2016-02-01 5927
2016-03-01 5730
2016-04-01 5812
2016-05-01 5962
2016-06-01 5590
2016-07-01 5906
2016-08-01 5752
2016-09-01 6017
2016-10-01 5948
2016-11-01 5864
2016-12-01 5668
2017-01-01 5758
2017-02-01 5653
2017-03-01 5758
2017-04-01 5708
2017-05-01 5465
2017-06-01 5277
2017-07-01 5425
2017-08-01 5734
2017-09-01 5637
2017-10-01 5293
2017-11-01 5219
2017-12-01 5275
2018-01-01 5201
2018-02-01 5208
2018-03-01 5047
2018-04-01 5151
2018-05-01 5189
2018-06-01 5203
2018-07-01 5168
2018-08-01 5419
2018-09-01 5263
2018-10-01 5393
2018-11-01 5392
2018-12-01 5341
2019-01-01 5279
2019-02-01 5282
2019-03-01 5178
2019-04-01 5095
2019-05-01 4980
2019-06-01 5264
2019-07-01 4970
2019-08-01 5215
2019-09-01 4788
2019-10-01 4755
2019-11-01 4852
2019-12-01 4853
2020-01-01 4957
2020-02-01 5073
2020-03-01 5509
2020-04-01 9905
2020-05-01 8899
2020-06-01 8171
2020-07-01 7677
2020-08-01 7073
2020-09-01 7125
2020-10-01 6661
2020-11-01 7125
2020-12-01 7293
2021-01-01 6978
2021-02-01 7012
2021-03-01 6874
2021-04-01 6609
2021-05-01 6561
2021-06-01 6408
2021-07-01 6486
2021-08-01 5702
2021-09-01 5843
2021-10-01 5909
2021-11-01 5826
2021-12-01 5732
2022-01-01 5723
2022-02-01 5421
2022-03-01 5808
2022-04-01 5854
2022-05-01 5650
2022-06-01 5638
2022-07-01 5888
2022-08-01 5524
2022-09-01 5776
2022-10-01 5680
2022-11-01 5546
2022-12-01 5157
2023-01-01 5318
2023-02-01 5113
2023-03-01 4959
2023-04-01 5286
2023-05-01 5472
2023-06-01 5383
2023-07-01 5244
2023-08-01 5374
2023-09-01 5424
2023-10-01 5376
2023-11-01 5343
2023-12-01 5671
2024-01-01 5793
2024-02-01 5672
2024-03-01 5443
2024-04-01 5637
2024-05-01 5717
2024-06-01 5234
2024-07-01 5600
2024-08-01 5637
2024-09-01 5697
2024-10-01 5666

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