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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
May
2025		 Apr.
2026		 May
2026		 May
2025		 Jan.
2026		 Feb.
2026		 Mar.
2026		 Apr.
2026		 May
2026

CLASS OF WORKER

Agriculture and related industries

 2,089 2,227 2,278 2,073 2,152 2,257 2,256 2,288 2,261

Wage and salary workers(1)

 1,403 1,527 1,664 1,428 1,400 1,500 1,496 1,562 1,648

Self-employed workers, unincorporated

 646 670 580 631 756 757 721 678 582

Unpaid family workers

 40 30 34 - - - - - -

Nonagricultural industries

 161,312 160,553 160,619 161,214 160,883 160,706 160,550 160,256 160,589

Wage and salary workers(1)

 151,760 151,633 151,502 151,804 151,874 151,786 151,853 151,331 151,624

Government

 21,879 21,577 21,264 21,836 21,591 21,739 21,325 21,393 21,270

Private industries

 129,881 130,055 130,238 129,923 130,384 130,046 130,542 129,950 130,318

Private households

 556 566 576 - - - - - -

Other industries

 129,325 129,489 129,662 129,339 129,710 129,388 129,805 129,341 129,721

Self-employed workers, unincorporated

 9,508 8,877 9,066 9,376 9,056 8,841 8,737 8,904 8,943

Unpaid family workers

 44 43 52 - - - - - -

PEOPLE AT WORK PART TIME(2)

All industries

Part time for economic reasons(3)

 4,425 4,749 4,602 4,624 4,873 4,396 4,497 4,942 4,805

Slack work or business conditions

 2,857 3,152 3,113 3,009 3,181 2,838 3,107 3,289 3,263

Could only find part-time work

 1,369 1,266 1,190 1,376 1,379 1,251 1,126 1,267 1,208

Part time for noneconomic reasons(4)

 22,710 23,382 22,969 22,600 22,899 22,728 22,767 22,706 22,853

Nonagricultural industries

Part time for economic reasons(3)

 4,367 4,681 4,564 4,549 4,836 4,380 4,476 4,873 4,750

Slack work or business conditions

 2,806 3,135 3,096 2,943 3,167 2,846 3,096 3,274 3,235

Could only find part-time work

 1,362 1,259 1,190 1,366 1,373 1,250 1,124 1,258 1,205

Part time for noneconomic reasons(4)

 22,372 23,019 22,572 22,248 22,520 22,357 22,393 22,322 22,445

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: June 05, 2026