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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
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HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES
19. Persons at work in agriculture and nonagricultural industries by hours of work
[Numbers in thousands]
Hours of work 2012
Persons at work Percent distribution
All
industries		 Agriculture
and related
industries		 Nonagricultural
industries		 All
industries		 Agriculture
and related
industries		 Nonagricultural
industries

Total, persons at work

 137,337 2,102 135,235 100.0 100.0 100.0

1 to 34 hours

 34,425 573 33,852 25.1 27.3 25.0

1 to 4 hours

 1,481 49 1,432 1.1 2.3 1.1

5 to 14 hours

 5,369 133 5,236 3.9 6.3 3.9

15 to 29 hours

 17,128 265 16,863 12.5 12.6 12.5

30 to 34 hours

 10,448 126 10,322 7.6 6.0 7.6

35 hours and over

 102,912 1,529 101,383 74.9 72.7 75.0

35 to 39 hours

 9,747 95 9,651 7.1 4.5 7.1

40 hours

 58,778 608 58,169 42.8 28.9 43.0

41 hours and over

 34,388 825 33,562 25.0 39.3 24.8

41 to 48 hours

 11,859 135 11,724 8.6 6.4 8.7

49 to 59 hours

 13,251 240 13,012 9.6 11.4 9.6

60 hours and over

 9,277 451 8,826 6.8 21.4 6.5

Average hours, total at work

 38.5 42.3 38.4 - - -

Average hours, persons who usually work full time

 42.5 48.5 42.4 - - -

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 (values not shown where base is less than 35,000).

Last Modified Date: February 5, 2013