Not in Labor Force/(Working Age Population: Aged 15-64: All Persons for United States/1000)*100

Citations

- Not in Labor Force  (LNS15000000)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Not in Labor Force [LNS15000000], retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/LNS15000000, February 16, 2024.

- Working Age Population: Aged 15-64: All Persons for United States  (LFWA64TTUSM647S)

Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, Working Age Population: Aged 15-64: All Persons for United States [LFWA64TTUSM647S], retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/LFWA64TTUSM647S, February 16, 2024. 

Definitions

- Not in the labor force (source: https://www.bls.gov/cps/lfcharacteristics.htm#nlf)

"Persons who are neither employed nor unemployed are not in the labor force. This category includes retired persons, students, those taking care of children or other family members, and others who are neither working nor seeking work. Information is collected on their desire for and availability for work, job search activity in the prior year, and reasons for not currently searching."

- Working age population

"The working age population is defined as those aged 15 to 64." (source: OECD (2024), Working age population (indicator). doi: 10.1787/d339918b-en (Accessed on 16 February 2024)).