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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
Apr.
2025		 Mar.
2026		 Apr.
2026		 Apr.
2025		 Dec.
2025		 Jan.
2026		 Feb.
2026		 Mar.
2026		 Apr.
2026

CLASS OF WORKER

Agriculture and related industries

 2,173 2,159 2,227 2,237 2,332 2,152 2,257 2,256 2,288

Wage and salary workers(1)

 1,492 1,426 1,527 1,546 1,571 1,400 1,500 1,496 1,562

Self-employed workers, unincorporated

 663 702 670 667 751 756 757 721 678

Unpaid family workers

 19 31 30 - - - - - -

Nonagricultural industries

 161,895 160,606 160,553 161,472 161,716 160,883 160,706 160,550 160,256

Wage and salary workers(1)

 152,587 151,896 151,633 152,141 152,671 151,874 151,786 151,853 151,331

Government

 22,108 21,606 21,577 21,876 21,973 21,591 21,739 21,325 21,393

Private industries

 130,479 130,290 130,055 130,264 130,708 130,384 130,046 130,542 129,950

Private households

 596 641 566 - - - - - -

Other industries

 129,884 129,649 129,489 129,613 130,160 129,710 129,388 129,805 129,341

Self-employed workers, unincorporated

 9,253 8,669 8,877 9,279 9,052 9,056 8,841 8,737 8,904

Unpaid family workers

 55 40 43 - - - - - -

PEOPLE AT WORK PART TIME(2)

All industries

Part time for economic reasons(3)

 4,496 4,616 4,749 4,686 5,341 4,873 4,396 4,497 4,942

Slack work or business conditions

 3,007 3,196 3,152 3,146 3,436 3,181 2,838 3,107 3,289

Could only find part-time work

 1,272 1,131 1,266 1,265 1,514 1,379 1,251 1,126 1,267

Part time for noneconomic reasons(4)

 23,425 23,314 23,382 22,733 22,251 22,899 22,728 22,767 22,706

Nonagricultural industries

Part time for economic reasons(3)

 4,430 4,572 4,681 4,618 5,282 4,836 4,380 4,476 4,873

Slack work or business conditions

 2,962 3,168 3,135 3,100 3,427 3,167 2,846 3,096 3,274

Could only find part-time work

 1,267 1,131 1,259 1,258 1,497 1,373 1,250 1,124 1,258

Part time for noneconomic reasons(4)

 23,103 22,948 23,019 22,389 21,839 22,520 22,357 22,393 22,322

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: May 08, 2026