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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
June
2025		 May
2026		 June
2026		 June
2025		 Feb.
2026		 Mar.
2026		 Apr.
2026		 May
2026		 June
2026

CLASS OF WORKER

Agriculture and related industries

 2,284 2,278 2,415 2,170 2,257 2,256 2,288 2,261 2,291

Wage and salary workers(1)

 1,644 1,664 1,739 1,526 1,500 1,496 1,562 1,648 1,595

Self-employed workers, unincorporated

 609 580 652 587 757 721 678 582 638

Unpaid family workers

 30 34 24 - - - - - -

Nonagricultural industries

 161,599 160,619 160,307 161,325 160,706 160,550 160,256 160,589 160,100

Wage and salary workers(1)

 152,376 151,502 151,395 152,081 151,786 151,853 151,331 151,624 151,206

Government

 20,974 21,264 21,231 21,591 21,739 21,325 21,393 21,270 21,812

Private industries

 131,402 130,238 130,165 130,436 130,046 130,542 129,950 130,318 129,330

Private households

 614 576 647 - - - - - -

Other industries

 130,788 129,662 129,518 129,774 129,388 129,805 129,341 129,721 128,657

Self-employed workers, unincorporated

 9,184 9,066 8,879 9,090 8,841 8,737 8,904 8,943 8,792

Unpaid family workers

 39 52 33 - - - - - -

PEOPLE AT WORK PART TIME(2)

All industries

Part time for economic reasons(3)

 4,659 4,602 4,863 4,473 4,396 4,497 4,942 4,805 4,681

Slack work or business conditions

 3,120 3,113 3,015 3,111 2,838 3,107 3,289 3,263 3,010

Could only find part-time work

 1,159 1,190 1,427 1,171 1,251 1,126 1,267 1,208 1,409

Part time for noneconomic reasons(4)

 21,564 22,969 21,570 22,572 22,728 22,767 22,706 22,853 22,618

Nonagricultural industries

Part time for economic reasons(3)

 4,577 4,564 4,807 4,381 4,380 4,476 4,873 4,750 4,615

Slack work or business conditions

 3,049 3,096 2,984 3,025 2,846 3,096 3,274 3,235 2,964

Could only find part-time work

 1,154 1,190 1,415 1,165 1,250 1,124 1,258 1,205 1,398

Part time for noneconomic reasons(4)

 21,221 22,572 21,173 22,218 22,357 22,393 22,322 22,445 22,213

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: July 02, 2026