HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA ANNUAL AVERAGES ANNUAL AVERAGES 20. Persons at work 1 to 34 hours in all and in nonagricultural industries by reason for working less than 35 hours and usual full- or part-time status (Numbers in thousands) 2009 All industries Nonagricultural industries Reason for working less than 35 hours Usually Usually Usually Usually Total work work Total work work full time part time full time part time Total, 16 years and over............................ 37,614 12,853 24,761 37,041 12,679 24,362 Economic reasons........................................ 8,913 2,861 6,051 8,791 2,801 5,990 Slack work or business conditions..................... 6,648 2,632 4,015 6,556 2,586 3,970 Could only find part-time work........................ 1,966 - 1,966 1,955 - 1,955 Seasonal work......................................... 192 122 70 174 109 65 Job started or ended during week...................... 108 108 - 107 107 - Noneconomic reasons..................................... 28,701 9,991 18,710 28,250 9,878 18,372 Child-care problems................................... 713 57 656 709 57 652 Other family or personal obligations.................. 4,916 644 4,272 4,844 636 4,208 Health or medical limitations......................... 793 - 793 773 - 773 In school or training................................. 5,714 81 5,634 5,654 79 5,575 Retired or Social Security limit on earnings.......... 2,200 - 2,200 2,098 - 2,098 Vacation or personal day.............................. 3,626 3,626 - 3,592 3,592 - Holiday, legal or religious........................... 2,834 2,834 - 2,822 2,822 - Weather-related curtailment........................... 420 420 - 393 393 - All other reasons..................................... 7,485 2,329 5,156 7,364 2,299 5,065 Average hours: Economic reasons....................................... 22.7 23.6 22.2 22.7 23.7 22.2 Other reasons........ ................................. 21.9 26.1 19.6 21.9 26.1 19.7 NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. Dash indicates no data or data that do not meet publication criteria.