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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES
21. Persons at work in nonagricultural industries by class of worker and usual full- or part-time status
[Numbers in thousands]
Industry and class of worker 2012
Total
at
work
Worked 1 to 34 hours Worked
35 hours
or more
Average hours
Total For
economic
reasons
For noneconomic
reasons
Total
at
work
Persons who
usually work
full time
Usually
work
full
time
Usually
work
part
time

Total, nonagricultural industries

135,235 33,852 8,003 7,404 18,446 101,383 38.4 42.4

Wage and salary workers(1)

126,987 30,584 7,065 6,862 16,657 96,403 38.6 42.3

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

904 68 12 35 20 836 49.5 50.4

Construction

7,234 1,338 575 430 332 5,897 40.1 42.0

Manufacturing

14,045 1,567 350 715 502 12,479 42.0 43.0

Durable goods

8,864 897 171 456 269 7,967 42.3 43.2

Nondurable goods

5,182 670 179 258 233 4,512 41.4 42.8

Wholesale and retail trade

18,493 5,541 1,488 758 3,294 12,953 37.1 42.3

Transportation and utilities

6,667 1,060 276 358 426 5,607 41.6 43.6

Information

2,757 520 103 160 258 2,237 40.0 42.9

Financial activities

8,687 1,364 183 539 642 7,323 40.4 42.4

Professional and business services

14,044 2,780 711 748 1,320 11,264 39.7 42.7

Education and health services

29,492 8,098 1,318 1,810 4,970 21,394 37.2 41.4

Leisure and hospitality

12,189 5,390 1,524 470 3,396 6,799 33.6 41.6

Other services

5,969 1,939 447 282 1,209 4,030 36.3 42.4

Other services, except private households

5,255 1,527 322 244 961 3,728 37.3 42.6

Private households

713 412 125 39 248 302 28.8 39.7

Public administration

6,504 920 76 556 287 5,585 40.8 42.0

Self-employed workers, unincorporated

8,167 3,224 932 538 1,753 4,943 36.0 43.6

Unpaid family workers

81 45 6 4 35 37 33.2 44.0

Footnotes
(1) Includes self-employed workers whose businesses are incorporated.

NOTE: Full time is 35 hours or more per week; part time is less than 35 hours. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

Last Modified Date: February 5, 2013