| Persons available to work but not seeking, thousands | Total | | 63.6 | 60.1 | 54.0 | 53.6 | 52.9 | 43.6 | 31.9 | 28.7 | 23.4 | 36.8 | 40.6 | 44.2 | 41.0 | 34.7 | 32.0 | 27.7 | 32.8 | 29.7 | 30.8 | 28.5 |
| Studies | | 9.0 | 7.5 | 8.3 | 5.6 | 8.7 | 6.4 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 4.4 | 8.8 | 9.6 | 10.5 | 7.9 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 5.2 |
| Illness or disability | | 7.3 | 6.1 | 7.3 | 5.9 | 6.4 | 6.0 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 6.6 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 8.2 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.6 | 4.8 |
| Taking care of children or other members of family | | 6.7 | 6.0 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 3.9 |
| Retirement age | | 17.4 | 13.0 | 10.5 | 14.0 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 5.8 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 8.6 | 10.9 | 11.1 | 11.3 | 9.2 | 7.1 | 5.2 | 8.9 | 7.9 | 7.3 | 7.0 |
| Discouraged (lost hope to find work) | | 21.0 | 23.9 | 19.9 | 20.1 | 19.7 | 15.0 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 5.4 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 9.8 | 7.2 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 6.3 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 4.0 |
| Other reason | | 2.4 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 3.6 |
| Proportion (persons available to work but not seeking total = 100), % | Total | | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Studies | | 14.1 | 12.5 | 15.5 | 10.4 | 16.4 | 14.6 | 20.9 | 24.3 | 18.7 | 23.9 | 23.6 | 23.8 | 19.3 | 13.5 | 16.1 | 13.8 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 18.4 |
| Illness or disability | | 11.4 | 10.2 | 13.5 | 11.1 | 12.0 | 13.9 | 15.2 | 17.6 | 20.8 | 14.0 | 16.4 | 15.9 | 17.4 | 23.5 | 24.0 | 27.1 | 21.8 | 23.8 | 24.5 | 16.8 |
| Taking care of children or other members of family | | 10.5 | 10.0 | 9.6 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 9.2 | 14.7 | 9.2 | 10.1 | 11.7 | 9.8 | 8.9 | 12.5 | 13.9 | 10.8 | 10.6 | 11.4 | 11.3 | 13.9 | 13.7 |
| Retirement age | | 27.3 | 21.7 | 19.5 | 26.2 | 20.8 | 22.5 | 18.3 | 17.3 | 19.3 | 23.4 | 26.8 | 25.1 | 27.6 | 26.4 | 22.3 | 18.8 | 27.0 | 26.6 | 23.8 | 24.5 |
| Discouraged (lost hope to find work) | | 32.9 | 39.8 | 36.8 | 37.6 | 37.2 | 34.4 | 23.4 | 25.7 | 23.0 | 23.5 | 21.3 | 22.3 | 17.7 | 17.6 | 18.7 | 21.4 | 19.3 | 18.1 | 15.6 | 14.0 |
| Other reason | | 3.8 | 5.8 | 5.1 | 6.6 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 7.5 | 5.9 | 8.0 | 3.5 | 2.2 | 4.0 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 8.1 | 8.4 | 7.9 | 6.8 | 7.1 | 12.5 |