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Table A-8. Employed people by class of worker and part-time status

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-8. Employed people by class of worker and part-time status [In thousands]
Category Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted
Dec.
2024		 Nov.
2025		 Dec.
2025		 Dec.
2024		 Aug.
2025		 Sept.
2025		 Oct.
2025		 Nov.
2025		 Dec.
2025

CLASS OF WORKER

Agriculture and related industries

 2,202 2,148 2,289 2,246 2,242 2,206 - 2,200 2,332

Wage and salary workers(1)

 1,481 1,374 1,545 1,510 1,527 1,518 - 1,459 1,571

Self-employed workers, unincorporated

 696 760 738 710 675 662 - 761 751

Unpaid family workers

 26 15 6 - - - - - -

Nonagricultural industries

 159,091 161,918 161,431 159,387 161,219 161,423 - 161,635 161,716

Wage and salary workers(1)

 149,896 152,351 152,436 150,143 151,912 152,273 - 152,150 152,671

Government

 22,399 22,346 22,289 22,079 22,427 22,511 - 22,040 21,973

Private industries

 127,497 130,005 130,146 128,058 129,450 129,857 - 130,088 130,708

Private households

 581 584 633 - - - - - -

Other industries

 126,915 129,422 129,513 127,568 128,978 129,359 - 129,600 130,160

Self-employed workers, unincorporated

 9,157 9,499 8,953 9,257 9,246 9,078 - 9,476 9,052

Unpaid family workers

 38 68 42 - - - - - -

PEOPLE AT WORK PART TIME(2)

All industries

Part time for economic reasons(3)

 4,461 5,350 5,442 4,361 4,755 4,594 - 5,487 5,341

Slack work or business conditions

 2,989 3,379 3,560 2,866 3,069 3,129 - 3,445 3,436

Could only find part-time work

 1,150 1,612 1,473 1,187 1,332 1,200 - 1,650 1,514

Part time for noneconomic reasons(4)

 23,068 23,896 22,678 22,622 23,270 22,728 - 23,068 22,251

Nonagricultural industries

Part time for economic reasons(3)

 4,385 5,288 5,366 4,301 4,696 4,504 - 5,417 5,282

Slack work or business conditions

 2,936 3,357 3,529 2,834 3,020 3,056 - 3,434 3,427

Could only find part-time work

 1,150 1,600 1,453 1,189 1,331 1,190 - 1,635 1,497

Part time for noneconomic reasons(4)

 22,682 23,502 22,240 22,262 22,827 22,327 - 22,685 21,839

Footnotes
(1) Includes self-employed workers whose businesses are incorporated.
(2) Refers to those who worked 1 to 34 hours during the survey reference week and excludes employed people who were absent from their jobs for the entire week.
(3) Refers to those who worked 1 to 34 hours during the reference week for an economic reason such as slack work or unfavorable business conditions, inability to find full-time work, or seasonal declines in demand.
(4) Refers to people who usually work part time for noneconomic reasons such as childcare problems, family or personal obligations, school or training, retirement or Social Security limits on earnings, and other reasons. This excludes people who usually work full time but worked only 1 to 34 hours during the reference week for reasons such as vacations, holidays, illness, and bad weather.

- Data not available.
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. Data for October 2025 were not collected due to the federal government shutdown.
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Last Modified Date: January 09, 2026