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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
May
2024		 Apr.
2025		 May
2025		 May
2024		 Jan.
2025		 Feb.
2025		 Mar.
2025		 Apr.
2025		 May
2025

CLASS OF WORKER

Agriculture and related industries

 2,283 2,173 2,089 2,230 2,319 2,259 2,371 2,246 2,062

Wage and salary workers(1)

 1,545 1,492 1,403 1,517 1,573 1,489 1,595 1,556 1,414

Self-employed workers, unincorporated

 680 663 646 657 723 753 740 666 628

Unpaid family workers

 59 19 40 - - - - - -

Nonagricultural industries

 159,058 161,895 161,312 158,936 161,357 160,930 160,920 161,591 161,223

Wage and salary workers(1)

 149,507 152,587 151,760 149,448 152,363 152,034 151,946 152,265 151,789

Government

 21,710 22,108 21,879 21,627 21,764 21,653 21,748 21,856 21,807

Private industries

 127,797 130,479 129,881 127,773 130,742 130,414 130,227 130,408 129,957

Private households

 617 596 556 - - - - - -

Other industries

 127,180 129,884 129,325 127,120 130,025 129,816 129,585 129,731 129,357

Self-employed workers, unincorporated

 9,502 9,253 9,508 9,395 9,103 8,946 9,055 9,281 9,385

Unpaid family workers

 49 55 44 - - - - - -

PEOPLE AT WORK PART TIME(2)

All industries

Part time for economic reasons(3)

 4,217 4,496 4,425 4,415 4,477 4,937 4,780 4,690 4,624

Slack work or business conditions

 2,937 3,007 2,857 3,085 2,893 3,292 3,156 3,148 3,007

Could only find part-time work

 1,025 1,272 1,369 1,064 1,195 1,253 1,255 1,260 1,385

Part time for noneconomic reasons(4)

 22,754 23,425 22,710 22,631 22,299 22,435 22,625 22,723 22,588

Nonagricultural industries

Part time for economic reasons(3)

 4,152 4,430 4,367 4,333 4,416 4,899 4,717 4,622 4,548

Slack work or business conditions

 2,892 2,962 2,806 3,025 2,857 3,273 3,125 3,103 2,941

Could only find part-time work

 1,014 1,267 1,362 1,050 1,193 1,253 1,255 1,253 1,375

Part time for noneconomic reasons(4)

 22,382 23,103 22,372 22,254 21,935 22,039 22,196 22,381 22,239

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: June 06, 2025