Note that some “discouraged” workers may not be classified as marginally attached; for example, some individuals will choose to take up further study, in which case they are no longer available for work nor are they searching for it.
Conversely, some individuals will be considered marginally attached even if they are not “discouraged” from searching for a job; for example, those that are searching but not yet available to enter the labour force. BIS central bankers’ speeches  Graph 8  The ageing of the population is not new.