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)
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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 April 24, 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 April 24, 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: April 24, 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 April 24, 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/