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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
HOUSEHOLD DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
A-25. People at work 1 to 34 hours in all and in nonagricultural industries by reason for working less than 35 hours and usual full- or part-time status [Numbers in thousands]
Reason for working less than 35 hours August 2025
All industries Nonagricultural industries
Total Usually
work
full time		 Usually
work
part time		 Total Usually
work
full time		 Usually
work
part time

Total, at work 1 to 34 hours

 35,768 10,733 25,035 35,204 10,639 24,565

Economic reasons

 4,684 1,554 3,129 4,632 1,540 3,092

Slack work or business conditions

 2,945 1,188 1,756 2,907 1,176 1,731

Could only find part-time work

 1,298 - 1,298 1,291 - 1,291

Seasonal work

 294 220 75 287 218 69

Job started or ended during week

 147 147 - 147 147 -

Noneconomic reasons

 31,084 9,179 21,905 30,571 9,099 21,473

Child-care problems

 1,212 112 1,100 1,202 112 1,091

Other family or personal obligations

 4,423 672 3,752 4,378 665 3,713

Health or medical limitations

 1,270 - 1,270 1,246 - 1,246

In school or training

 5,666 118 5,547 5,594 117 5,477

Retired or Social Security limit on earnings

 3,097 - 3,097 2,920 - 2,920

Vacation or personal day

 5,581 5,581 - 5,546 5,546 -

Holiday, legal or religious

 91 91 - 91 91 -

Weather-related curtailment

 93 93 - 88 88 -

All other reasons

 9,652 2,511 7,140 9,505 2,480 7,026

Average hours, economic reasons

 22.1 22.0 22.2 22.1 22.0 22.1

Average hours, noneconomic reasons

 21.2 24.1 20.1 21.3 24.1 20.1

NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. Dash indicates no data or data that do not meet publication criteria (values not shown where base is less than 75,000).

 

Last Modified Date: September 05, 2025