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 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 2024-10-01
Last Updated 2024-11-01 7:48 AM CDT
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

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