NOT EMPLOYED
Total Donated
$705,024,732
Contributions
10,041,177
Unique Donors
156,403
Donors who entered NOT-EMPLOYED as occupation account for $9,120,241 in itemized federal receipts in LobbyVault’s index of FEC.gov files. That sum sits on 122,823 contributions from 2,084 donor records. The hyphenated status string is stored separately from UNEMPLOYED if that spelling did not normalize here. In compact millions the occupation total is $9.1 million.
Key figures
- NOT-EMPLOYED occupation itemizations sum to $9,120,241 from 122,823 contributions and 2,084 donors.
- Mean amounts are about $74 per contribution and about $4,376 per donor record.
- The hyphenated string is stored separately from UNEMPLOYED unless the extract merged them.
- Headline dollars arrive through high line count, not a large per-gift mean.
High line count, a $74 mean gift
$9,120,241, 122,823 itemizations, and 2,084 donor records are the occupation-level facts. Mean contribution size is about $74. Mean dollars per donor record are about $4,376. Repeat giving is about 59 itemizations per donor record.
122,823 lines from 2,084 records is a high-repeat status stack: many schedules, a low per-line mean. Headline dollars near $9.1 million arrive through volume rather than large average gifts.
The packet has no unemployment-duration field, no party split, and no median gift. A few large itemizations can lift the average while most lines remain small.
NOT-EMPLOYED is not UNEMPLOYED
The FEC record does not verify labor-force status. Form software, ActBlue-style occupation pickers, and donors who typed a hyphenated phrase can all produce this key. Best-efforts rules do not force a controlled vocabulary.
This page cites only $9,120,241, 122,823 contributions, and 2,084 donors. UNEMPLOYED, RETIRED, and NOT EMPLOYED without a hyphen remain other keys unless the bulk extract merged them.
Full analysis: What not-employed occupation donors give in federal races →
Questions
- How much have not-employed occupation donors given in FEC data?
- The NOT-EMPLOYED occupation string is attached to $9,120,241 across 122,823 contributions and 2,084 donor records in LobbyVault’s FEC bulk index. The figure is itemized occupation money, not a census of people out of work. Occupation is self-reported free text on FEC Form 3 and Form 3X schedules. Unitemized receipts never enter this occupation total.
- Does NOT-EMPLOYED include UNEMPLOYED filings?
- Only if the bulk extract normalized UNEMPLOYED to this hyphenated string. Otherwise UNEMPLOYED is a separate key. This page covers NOT-EMPLOYED: $9,120,241, 122,823 contributions, and 2,084 donors. Occupation is self-reported free text on FEC Form 3 and Form 3X schedules.
- What is the average not-employed contribution?
- Dividing $9,120,241 by 122,823 itemizations yields about $74 per contribution. Dividing by 2,084 donors yields about $4,376 per donor record. Both are means, not medians. Repeat giving is about 59 itemizations per donor record. Unitemized receipts never enter this occupation total.
- Does listing not-employed prove the donor had no job?
- No. Occupation is self-reported free text. The FEC record does not verify labor-force status. Quote 122,823 contributions and 2,084 donor records with the $9,120,241 total. Occupation is self-reported free text on FEC Form 3 and Form 3X schedules. Unitemized receipts never enter this occupation total.
Occupation is self-reported on FEC Form 3/3X itemizations. Indexed on LobbyVault from FEC bulk data.