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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.
2024		 July
2025		 Aug.
2025		 Aug.
2024		 Apr.
2025		 May
2025		 June
2025		 July
2025		 Aug.
2025

CLASS OF WORKER

Agriculture and related industries

 2,393 2,365 2,314 2,321 2,246 2,062 2,162 2,216 2,238

Wage and salary workers(1)

 1,719 1,775 1,598 1,647 1,556 1,414 1,529 1,610 1,530

Self-employed workers, unincorporated

 652 571 689 632 666 628 581 554 670

Unpaid family workers

 22 18 27 - - - - - -

Nonagricultural industries

 158,955 161,434 160,973 159,125 161,591 161,223 161,353 160,962 161,165

Wage and salary workers(1)

 149,379 152,274 151,608 149,578 152,265 151,789 152,125 151,816 151,837

Government

 20,854 20,688 21,874 21,488 21,856 21,807 21,532 21,635 22,446

Private industries

 128,526 131,586 129,734 127,974 130,408 129,957 130,589 130,131 129,247

Private households

 613 587 505 - - - - - -

Other industries

 127,913 130,998 129,229 127,371 129,731 129,357 129,930 129,534 128,781

Self-employed workers, unincorporated

 9,545 9,146 9,345 9,458 9,281 9,385 9,095 9,060 9,247

Unpaid family workers

 31 14 20 - - - - - -

PEOPLE AT WORK PART TIME(2)

All industries

Part time for economic reasons(3)

 4,757 4,838 4,684 4,822 4,690 4,624 4,465 4,684 4,749

Slack work or business conditions

 3,203 3,027 2,945 3,320 3,148 3,007 3,109 3,035 3,063

Could only find part-time work

 1,133 1,374 1,298 1,146 1,260 1,385 1,161 1,264 1,308

Part time for noneconomic reasons(4)

 21,050 21,307 21,905 22,555 22,723 22,588 22,556 22,770 23,298

Nonagricultural industries

Part time for economic reasons(3)

 4,677 4,729 4,632 4,734 4,622 4,548 4,372 4,559 4,682

Slack work or business conditions

 3,157 2,941 2,907 3,263 3,103 2,941 3,022 2,932 3,010

Could only find part-time work

 1,108 1,363 1,291 1,128 1,253 1,375 1,156 1,257 1,309

Part time for noneconomic reasons(4)

 20,682 20,917 21,473 22,166 22,381 22,239 22,208 22,392 22,855

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 05, 2025