In October 2024, the inactive labor force amounted to about 100.72 million people in the United States. Labor force measures are based on the civilian non-institutional population 16 years old and over. Excluded are persons under 16 years of age, all persons confined to institutions such as nursing homes and prisons, and persons on active duty in the Armed Forces. The labor force is made up of the employed and the unemployed. The remainder — those who have no job and are not looking for one — are counted as "not in the labor force." Many who are not in the labor force are going to school or are retired. Family responsibilities keep others out of the labor force.
Monthly size of inactive labor force of the United States from October 2022 to October 2024
(in millions, not seasonally adjusted)
Characteristic
Number of people in millions
Oct '24
100.72
Sep '24
100.51
Aug '24
100.09
Jul '24
98.92
Jun '24
99.43
May '24
100.67
Apr '24
100.58
Mar '24
99.92
Feb '24
100.43
Jan '24
101.11
Dec '23
101.33
Nov '23
99.85
Oct '23
99.87
Sep '23
99.71
Aug '23
99.16
Jul '23
98.65
Jun '23
98.89
May '23
99.92
Apr '23
100.22
Mar '23
99.49
Feb '23
99.93
Jan '23
100.89
Dec '22
100.62
Nov '22
100.36
Oct '22
99.78
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (November 1, 2024). Monthly size of inactive labor force of the United States from October 2022 to October 2024 (in millions, not seasonally adjusted) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/193215/unadjusted-monthly-number-of-inactive-labor-force-in-the-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Monthly size of inactive labor force of the United States from October 2022 to October 2024 (in millions, not seasonally adjusted)." Chart. November 1, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/193215/unadjusted-monthly-number-of-inactive-labor-force-in-the-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2024). Monthly size of inactive labor force of the United States from October 2022 to October 2024 (in millions, not seasonally adjusted). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/193215/unadjusted-monthly-number-of-inactive-labor-force-in-the-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Monthly Size of Inactive Labor Force of The United States from October 2022 to October 2024 (in Millions, Not Seasonally Adjusted)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Nov 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/193215/unadjusted-monthly-number-of-inactive-labor-force-in-the-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Monthly size of inactive labor force of the United States from October 2022 to October 2024 (in millions, not seasonally adjusted) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/193215/unadjusted-monthly-number-of-inactive-labor-force-in-the-us/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Monthly size of inactive labor force of the United States from October 2022 to October 2024 (in millions, not seasonally adjusted) [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, November 1, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/193215/unadjusted-monthly-number-of-inactive-labor-force-in-the-us/
