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Table 5. Employed workers with alternative and traditional work arrangements by selected characteristics, May 2017

Table 5. Employed workers with alternative and traditional work arrangements by selected characteristics, May 2017
(In thousands)
Characteristic Total employed Workers with alternative arrangements Workers with
traditional
arrangements
Independent
contractors
On-call
workers
Temporary
help agency
workers
Workers
provided by
contract firms

AGE AND SEX

Total, 16 years and over

153,331 10,614 2,579 1,356 933 137,853

16 to 19 years

4,842 43 107 25 14 4,647

20 to 24 years

14,212 330 263 195 53 13,370

25 to 34 years

33,991 1,593 516 303 224 31,361

35 to 44 years

32,065 2,160 565 283 207 28,849

45 to 54 years

32,745 2,562 446 276 206 29,263

55 to 64 years

26,236 2,426 399 170 124 23,110

65 years and over

9,240 1,500 283 105 106 7,253

Men, 16 years and over

81,545 6,820 1,355 709 625 72,035

16 to 19 years

2,365 42 53 20 9 2,235

20 to 24 years

7,412 187 169 100 28 6,931

25 to 34 years

18,169 1,016 271 170 157 16,554

35 to 44 years

17,585 1,430 329 122 144 15,557

45 to 54 years

17,099 1,611 208 166 146 14,971

55 to 64 years

13,840 1,547 209 81 81 11,914

65 years and over

5,076 986 117 50 60 3,873

Women, 16 years and over

71,785 3,794 1,224 647 308 65,818

16 to 19 years

2,477 1 55 5 5 2,412

20 to 24 years

6,800 143 94 95 25 6,439

25 to 34 years

15,823 577 245 133 67 14,807

35 to 44 years

14,480 730 237 161 63 13,292

45 to 54 years

15,646 951 238 110 60 14,292

55 to 64 years

12,396 878 190 88 44 11,196

65 years and over

4,164 514 166 55 45 3,380

RACE AND HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY

White

120,638 8,975 2,019 797 614 108,237

Black or African American

18,588 880 323 351 132 16,902

Asian

9,110 461 129 104 115 8,297

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

25,525 1,566 449 345 163 22,973

FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS

Full-time workers

125,240 7,485 1,428 1,042 785 114,496

Part-time workers

28,091 3,129 1,151 314 148 23,357

NOTE: Workers with traditional arrangements are those who do not fall into any of the "alternative arrangements" categories. Detail may not add to totals because the total employed includes day laborers (an alternative arrangement, not shown separately) and there are a small number of workers who were both "on call" and "provided by contract firms." Estimates for the above race groups (White, Black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals because data are not presented for all races. Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. Detail for other characteristics may not sum to totals due to rounding.

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Last Modified Date: June 07, 2018