A-25. Persons 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

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A-25. Persons 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	March 2024
	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	36,680	10,221	26,458	36,159	10,120	26,039

Economic reasons	4,422	1,379	3,043	4,343	1,358	2,985
Slack work or business conditions	3,051	1,175	1,876	3,010	1,165	1,846
Could only find part-time work	1,053	-	1,053	1,033	-	1,033
Seasonal work	234	120	114	220	114	106
Job started or ended during week	84	84	-	79	79	-

Noneconomic reasons	32,258	8,842	23,416	31,816	8,762	23,054
Child-care problems	1,277	123	1,155	1,269	123	1,147
Other family or personal obligations	5,329	785	4,545	5,239	769	4,470
Health or medical limitations	1,233	-	1,233	1,223	-	1,223
In school or training	6,381	87	6,293	6,345	83	6,262
Retired or Social Security limit on earnings	3,172	-	3,172	3,026	-	3,026
Vacation or personal day	4,428	4,428	-	4,405	4,405	-
Holiday, legal or religious	90	90	-	90	90	-
Weather-related curtailment	327	327	-	323	323	-
All other reasons	10,020	3,002	7,018	9,896	2,969	6,927

Average hours, economic reasons	23.2	24.1	22.8	23.2	24.1	22.8
Average hours, noneconomic reasons	20.8	23.8	19.8	20.9	23.8	19.8
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: April 05, 2024