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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
July
2021		 June
2022		 July
2022		 July
2021		 Mar.
2022		 Apr.
2022		 May
2022		 June
2022		 July
2022

CLASS OF WORKER

Agriculture and related industries

 2,401 2,385 2,562 2,289 2,378 2,349 2,355 2,308 2,429

Wage and salary workers(1)

 1,636 1,553 1,724 1,560 1,571 1,505 1,553 1,520 1,621

Self-employed workers, unincorporated

 740 787 785 708 758 800 776 747 752

Unpaid family workers

 24 45 53 - - - - - -

Nonagricultural industries

 151,195 156,293 156,505 150,498 155,871 155,729 156,183 156,114 156,002

Wage and salary workers(1)

 141,412 146,848 147,354 140,699 146,955 146,638 146,455 146,346 146,627

Government

 19,923 20,265 20,462 20,760 21,296 20,948 20,885 20,601 21,272

Private industries

 121,489 126,582 126,892 119,966 125,204 125,371 125,619 125,767 125,421

Private households

 679 616 729 - - - - - -

Other industries

 120,810 125,966 126,163 119,326 124,505 124,658 124,955 125,210 124,799

Self-employed workers, unincorporated

 9,716 9,392 9,108 9,555 9,260 9,086 9,291 9,255 8,971

Unpaid family workers

 67 53 43 - - - - - -

PERSONS AT WORK PART TIME(2)

All industries

Part time for economic reasons(3)

 4,605 3,838 4,084 4,450 4,170 4,033 4,328 3,621 3,924

Slack work or business conditions

 2,997 2,426 2,726 2,972 2,880 2,647 2,996 2,366 2,697

Could only find part-time work

 1,149 906 938 1,099 1,055 1,071 999 914 910

Part time for noneconomic reasons(4)

 18,660 19,885 19,792 20,051 20,870 20,826 20,806 20,602 21,103

Nonagricultural industries

Part time for economic reasons(3)

 4,526 3,813 4,067 4,356 4,149 3,996 4,235 3,694 3,888

Slack work or business conditions

 2,953 2,415 2,715 2,919 2,842 2,617 2,927 2,345 2,676

Could only find part-time work

 1,127 901 933 1,084 1,049 1,064 988 912 909

Part time for noneconomic reasons(4)

 18,310 19,474 19,367 19,691 20,498 20,435 20,438 20,180 20,675

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 persons 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 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: August 05, 2022