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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
Jan.
2025		 Dec.
2025		 Jan.
2026		 Jan.
2025		 Sept.
2025		 Oct.
2025		 Nov.
2025		 Dec.
2025		 Jan.
2026

CLASS OF WORKER

Agriculture and related industries

 2,202 2,289 2,101 2,307 2,206 - 2,200 2,332 2,210

Wage and salary workers(1)

 1,486 1,545 1,348 1,558 1,518 - 1,459 1,571 1,445

Self-employed workers, unincorporated

 693 738 744 716 662 - 761 751 762

Unpaid family workers

 24 6 10 - - - - - -

Nonagricultural industries

 160,145 161,431 160,989 161,279 161,423 - 161,635 161,716 162,072

Wage and salary workers(1)

 151,281 152,436 152,047 152,247 152,273 - 152,150 152,671 152,984

Government

 22,102 22,289 21,997 21,763 22,511 - 22,040 21,973 21,702

Private industries

 129,179 130,146 130,051 130,577 129,857 - 130,088 130,708 131,376

Private households

 650 633 621 - - - - - -

Other industries

 128,529 129,513 129,430 129,864 129,359 - 129,600 130,160 130,695

Self-employed workers, unincorporated

 8,831 8,953 8,903 9,097 9,078 - 9,476 9,052 9,172

Unpaid family workers

 33 42 38 - - - - - -

PEOPLE AT WORK PART TIME(2)

All industries

Part time for economic reasons(3)

 4,935 5,442 5,337 4,478 4,594 - 5,487 5,341 4,888

Slack work or business conditions

 3,340 3,560 3,660 2,894 3,129 - 3,445 3,436 3,219

Could only find part-time work

 1,206 1,473 1,340 1,200 1,200 - 1,650 1,514 1,357

Part time for noneconomic reasons(4)

 22,325 22,678 22,957 22,334 22,728 - 23,068 22,251 22,929

Nonagricultural industries

Part time for economic reasons(3)

 4,854 5,366 5,282 4,416 4,504 - 5,417 5,282 4,850

Slack work or business conditions

 3,293 3,529 3,626 2,859 3,056 - 3,434 3,427 3,202

Could only find part-time work

 1,206 1,453 1,338 1,199 1,190 - 1,635 1,497 1,352

Part time for noneconomic reasons(4)

 21,961 22,240 22,582 21,970 22,327 - 22,685 21,839 22,549

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. Data for October 2025 were not collected due to the federal government shutdown.
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Last Modified Date: February 11, 2026