In 2023, the number of individuals in the United States who were neither employed nor looking for employment, amounted to 99.83 million. This is a decrease from the previous year, when the inactive labor force amounted to 99.69 million people.
Inactive labor force of the United States from 1990 to 2023
(in millions)
The source defines the inactive labor force, or those "not in the labor force," as persons who are neither employed nor unemployed. This includes retired persons, students, those taking care of children or other family members, and others who are neither working nor seeking work.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (January 26, 2024). Inactive labor force of the United States from 1990 to 2023 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/192417/inactive-labor-force-of-the-us-since-1990/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Inactive labor force of the United States from 1990 to 2023 (in millions)." Chart. January 26, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/192417/inactive-labor-force-of-the-us-since-1990/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2024). Inactive labor force of the United States from 1990 to 2023 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/192417/inactive-labor-force-of-the-us-since-1990/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Inactive Labor Force of The United States from 1990 to 2023 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/192417/inactive-labor-force-of-the-us-since-1990/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Inactive labor force of the United States from 1990 to 2023 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/192417/inactive-labor-force-of-the-us-since-1990/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Inactive labor force of the United States from 1990 to 2023 (in millions) [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, January 26, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/192417/inactive-labor-force-of-the-us-since-1990/
