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



HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-8. Employed persons by class of worker and part-time status
In thousands
Category Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted
Jan.
2009
Dec.
2009
Jan.
2010
Jan.
2009
Sept.
2009
Oct.
2009
Nov.
2009
Dec.
2009
Jan.
2010

CLASS OF WORKER

Agriculture and related industries

1,988 1,952 1,974 2,147 2,009 2,041 2,086 2,056 2,115

Wage and salary workers

1,106 1,228 1,218 1,224 1,177 1,263 1,331 1,308 1,342

Self-employed workers

860 707 743 908 796 736 752 755 781

Unpaid family workers

22 17 13 - - - - - -

Nonagricultural industries

138,449 136,001 134,836 140,014 136,752 136,311 136,357 135,717 136,276

Wage and salary workers

129,888 127,003 126,126 131,132 127,650 127,312 127,160 126,539 127,269

Government

21,142 21,128 21,144 21,225 20,978 21,161 21,233 21,110 21,227

Private industries

108,746 105,875 104,982 109,922 106,662 106,173 105,856 105,428 106,031

Private households

749 736 688 - - - - - -

Other industries

107,997 105,139 104,295 109,140 105,885 105,401 105,097 104,666 105,329

Self-employed workers

8,520 8,915 8,643 8,827 9,009 8,960 9,111 9,135 9,007

Unpaid family workers

41 83 66 - - - - - -

PERSONS AT WORK PART TIME(1)

All industries

Part time for economic reasons(2)

8,829 9,354 9,290 7,897 9,158 9,240 9,225 9,165 8,316

Slack work or business conditions

6,909 6,758 6,825 5,833 6,815 6,882 6,684 6,453 5,873

Could only find part-time work

1,593 2,286 2,159 1,689 2,081 2,084 2,238 2,346 2,295

Part time for noneconomic reasons(3)

19,051 19,082 18,782 18,879 18,590 18,632 18,354 18,364 18,563

Nonagricultural industries

Part time for economic reasons(2)

8,675 9,222 9,161 7,755 8,983 9,158 9,137 9,055 8,193

Slack work or business conditions

6,797 6,672 6,739 5,713 6,695 6,797 6,616 6,378 5,792

Could only find part-time work

1,583 2,267 2,149 1,676 2,063 2,033 2,241 2,349 2,288

Part time for noneconomic reasons(3)

18,734 18,740 18,444 18,563 18,251 18,317 18,066 18,056 18,218

Footnotes
(1) Refers to those who worked 1 to 34 hours during the survey reference week and excludes employed persons who were absent from their jobs for the entire week.
(2) 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.
(3) Refers to persons 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 persons 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.

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Last Modified Date: February 05, 2010