Table A-8. Employed persons by class of worker and part-time status

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-8. Employed persons by class of worker and part-time status
[In thousands]
Category Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted
May
2012
Apr.
2013
May
2013
May
2012
Jan.
2013
Feb.
2013
Mar.
2013
Apr.
2013
May
2013

CLASS OF WORKER

Agriculture and related industries

2,371 1,951 2,168 2,274 2,057 2,065 2,001 2,017 2,059

Wage and salary workers(1)

1,482 1,144 1,322 1,421 1,245 1,258 1,250 1,227 1,263

Self-employed workers, unincorporated

843 783 831 809 775 792 710 772 793

Unpaid family workers

46 23 15 - - - - - -

Nonagricultural industries

140,356 141,774 142,263 140,033 141,255 141,415 141,317 141,592 141,890

Wage and salary workers(1)

131,493 133,065 133,483 131,321 132,445 132,694 132,761 132,847 133,201

Government

20,322 20,635 20,537 20,079 20,696 20,571 20,633 20,269 20,361

Private industries

111,172 112,429 112,947 111,288 111,746 112,141 112,147 112,558 112,865

Private households

834 617 663 - - - - - -

Other industries

110,337 111,813 112,284 110,486 110,873 111,411 111,462 111,932 112,274

Self-employed workers, unincorporated

8,784 8,632 8,715 8,640 8,746 8,686 8,407 8,651 8,597

Unpaid family workers

78 77 65 - - - - - -

PERSONS AT WORK PART TIME(2)

All industries

Part time for economic reasons(3)

7,837 7,709 7,618 8,116 7,973 7,988 7,638 7,916 7,904

Slack work or business conditions

4,961 4,920 4,604 5,174 5,126 5,136 4,906 5,129 4,841

Could only find part-time work

2,620 2,530 2,727 2,693 2,630 2,578 2,576 2,527 2,721

Part time for noneconomic reasons(4)

19,694 19,829 19,315 19,356 18,464 18,908 18,745 18,908 18,934

Nonagricultural industries

Part time for economic reasons(3)

7,736 7,590 7,523 7,991 7,867 7,865 7,544 7,793 7,797

Slack work or business conditions

4,901 4,845 4,544 5,106 5,047 5,045 4,832 5,058 4,778

Could only find part-time work

2,588 2,513 2,714 2,646 2,610 2,542 2,510 2,454 2,686

Part time for noneconomic reasons(4)

19,319 19,494 18,993 18,893 18,182 18,549 18,435 18,542 18,511

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 persons 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 persons 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 persons 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 07, 2013