HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-5. Employed persons by class of worker and part-time status
(In thousands)
Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted
Category
Apr. Mar. Apr. Apr. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.
2007 2008 2008 2007 2007 2008 2008 2008 2008
CLASS OF WORKER
Agriculture and related industries........... 2,040 2,057 2,074 2,053 2,248 2,213 2,213 2,192 2,109
Wage and salary workers.................... 1,166 1,218 1,203 1,196 1,368 1,259 1,324 1,331 1,244
Self-employed workers...................... 856 816 840 851 874 936 873 849 839
Unpaid family workers...................... 18 23 31 (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)
Nonagricultural industries................... 143,257 143,051 143,847 143,678 143,933 144,052 143,820 143,796 144,258
Wage and salary workers.................... 133,513 133,849 134,369 133,893 134,605 134,755 134,259 134,411 134,761
Government............................... 21,320 21,484 21,657 21,036 20,780 20,907 21,252 21,262 21,333
Private industries....................... 112,193 112,365 112,712 112,819 113,872 113,846 112,972 113,142 113,394
Private households..................... 819 744 780 (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)
Other industries....................... 111,374 111,621 111,932 111,993 113,035 113,042 112,212 112,383 112,650
Self-employed workers...................... 9,641 9,103 9,353 9,690 9,242 9,161 9,410 9,224 9,355
Unpaid family workers...................... 103 99 125 (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)
PERSONS AT WORK PART TIME (2)
All industries:
Part time for economic reasons............. 4,205 5,038 5,071 4,371 4,665 4,769 4,884 4,914 5,220
Slack work or business conditions........ 2,729 3,404 3,456 2,854 3,174 3,247 3,291 3,323 3,558
Could only find part-time work........... 1,236 1,382 1,348 1,238 1,236 1,163 1,222 1,362 1,323
Part time for noneconomic reasons.......... 20,336 19,853 20,607 19,919 19,526 19,613 19,348 19,409 19,809
Nonagricultural industries:
Part time for economic reasons............. 4,127 4,911 4,978 4,301 4,577 4,677 4,790 4,797 5,125
Slack work or business conditions........ 2,681 3,313 3,389 2,830 3,120 3,174 3,231 3,238 3,513
Could only find part-time work........... 1,226 1,370 1,345 1,232 1,219 1,149 1,216 1,354 1,331
Part time for noneconomic reasons.......... 20,001 19,553 20,289 19,550 19,225 19,296 19,019 19,072 19,456
1 Data not available.
2 Persons at work excludes employed persons who were absent from their jobs during the entire reference week for reasons such as
vacation, illness, or industrial dispute. Part time for noneconomic reasons excludes persons who usually work full time but worked
only 1 to 34 hours during the reference week for reasons such as holidays, illness, and bad weather.
NOTE: Detail for the seasonally adjusted data shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent
seasonal adjustment of the various series. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.
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