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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