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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
Aug.
2025		 July
2026		 Aug.
2026		 Aug.
2025		 Apr.
2026		 May
2026		 June
2026		 July
2026		 Aug.
2026

CLASS OF WORKER

Agriculture and related industries

 2,314 2,356 2,551 2,242 2,288 2,261 2,291 2,216 2,444

Wage and salary workers(1)

 1,598 1,667 1,735 1,527 1,562 1,648 1,595 1,508 1,630

Self-employed workers, unincorporated

 689 676 795 675 678 582 638 670 770

Unpaid family workers

 27 13 21 - - - - - -

Nonagricultural industries

 160,973 160,444 160,116 161,219 160,256 160,589 160,100 160,093 160,325

Wage and salary workers(1)

 151,608 151,209 151,171 151,912 151,331 151,624 151,206 150,852 151,467

Government

 21,874 20,909 21,744 22,427 21,393 21,270 21,812 21,881 22,198

Private industries

 129,734 130,300 129,427 129,450 129,950 130,318 129,330 128,906 129,200

Private households

 505 515 536 - - - - - -

Other industries

 129,229 129,786 128,891 128,978 129,341 129,721 128,657 128,382 128,651

Self-employed workers, unincorporated

 9,345 9,168 8,867 9,246 8,904 8,943 8,792 9,066 8,778

Unpaid family workers

 20 67 78 - - - - - -

PEOPLE AT WORK PART TIME(2)

All industries

Part time for economic reasons(3)

 4,684 4,954 4,316 4,755 4,942 4,805 4,681 4,804 4,390

Slack work or business conditions

 2,945 3,006 2,686 3,069 3,289 3,263 3,010 3,019 2,815

Could only find part-time work

 1,298 1,553 1,227 1,332 1,267 1,208 1,409 1,428 1,263

Part time for noneconomic reasons(4)

 21,905 21,297 21,380 23,270 22,706 22,853 22,618 22,770 22,752

Nonagricultural industries

Part time for economic reasons(3)

 4,632 4,906 4,275 4,696 4,873 4,750 4,615 4,743 4,341

Slack work or business conditions

 2,907 2,969 2,660 3,020 3,274 3,235 2,964 2,968 2,776

Could only find part-time work

 1,291 1,548 1,221 1,331 1,258 1,205 1,398 1,426 1,262

Part time for noneconomic reasons(4)

 21,473 20,859 20,917 22,827 22,322 22,445 22,213 22,345 22,291

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.
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Last Modified Date: September 04, 2026